Lekkert informasjon inkluderer telefonnummer, Facebook ID, fullt navn, sted, tidligere steder, fødselsdato, e-postadresse, forholdsstatus og bio.

I følge en sikkerhetsanalytiker ble sensitiv personlig informasjon for over en halv milliard Facebook-brukere lekket på et godt trafikkert hackingsforum tidligere i dag – en potensiell risiko for millioner av kryptovalutahandlere og hodlers som nå kan være sårbare for sim-bytte og annen identitets- baserte angrep.

Informasjonskilden ble først oppdaget av Alon Gal, CTO i sikkerhetsfirma Hudson Rock, som postet på Twitter om lekkasjen tidligere i dag:

Ifølge Gal er lekkasjen relatert til et sikkerhetsproblem som først ble oppdaget i 2019. I januar 2021 ble det kjent at hackere klarte å bruke informasjonen til å få tilgang til brukerens telefonnumre; lekkasjen har nå utvidet seg til å omfatte „Telefonnummer, Facebook ID, Fullt navn, Plassering, Tidligere Sted, Fødselsdato, (Noen ganger) E-postadresse, Kontoopprettelsesdato, Forholdsstatus, Bio.“

Ifølge Gal kan informasjonen nå gjøre det mulig for hackere og svindlere å distribuere en rekke sosiale manipulasjonsutnyttelser og andre nefarioustaktics:

„Dårlige skuespillere vil absolutt bruke informasjonen til sosial engineering, svindel, hacking og markedsføring.“

Brukere av kryptovaluta har særlig risiko for slike angrep. Tidligere i år saksøkte et offer for et sim-swapping-angrep mobiltelefonselskapet T-Mobile for $ 450.000 , og i 2018 fant Kaspersky Labs at hackere var i stand til å stjele 21.000 ETH , for tiden verdt over $ 43 millioner, i sosialtekniske angrep over en 12 -månedersperiode.

Databruddet er også størrelsesorden større enn Ledger-bruddet sent i fjor. Rett etter at over 270.000 brukeres informasjon ble lekket på nettet, rapporterte brukerne om utpressingstrusler, og vurderte søksmål mot maskinvarepungeselskapet.

1º de abril de 2021 – Freewallet tem o prazer de anunciar o lançamento de novas opções e campanhas para seus clientes. Março de 2021 marcou o lançamento de novos recursos e atualizações para o público do Freewallet, uma marca popular para a família de aplicativos móveis de criptomoeda e a versão da web para desktop. No próximo mês, o Freewallet fará a campanha para compradores de cartões-presente. Mais informações serão publicadas em seu blog: https://freewallet.org/blog

Integração Apple Pay

Por meio de uma parceria com seus provedores de serviços Simplex e Moonpay, a carteira há muito é conhecida como a plataforma para a compra de mais de 40 criptomoedas com Visa e Mastercard. Buscando estender o escopo das opções de pagamento, o Freewallet lançou o recurso Apple Pay para usuários do iPhone. Quando os compradores de moedas criptográficas chegam ao caixa, eles podem escolher o Apple Pay sem precisar preencher manualmente os detalhes do cartão.

Moeda BTCV no Freewallet

Freewallet visa expandir continuamente a gama de moedas suportadas. Atualmente, esta lista tem mais de 50 moedas e mais de 400 tokens ERC-20. Bitcoin Vault (BTCV) juntou-se a esta lista, bem como a lista de ativos permutáveis. A plataforma BTCV se esforça para manter um ecossistema seguro, consistindo de três elementos. O gerador de três chaves para a produção de chaves privadas exclusivas é um desses elementos de construção.

Mais de 1.000 vales-presente

Além de seus recursos principais, o Freewallet oferece uma escolha impressionante de cartões-presente de lojas online globais. Com a atualização recente, o número total ultrapassou 1.000. Em particular, mais de 180 marcas de cartões-presente foram adicionadas para Austrália, Polônia, Suíça, Rússia e muitos mais. Novas lojas e países também estão a caminho. Para permitir que mais clientes apreciem essa melhoria, o Freewallet fará uma campanha especial para compradores de cartões-presente. A empresa anunciará mais informações a partir de 1º de abril.

O chefe de relações públicas e comunicações do Freewallet, Solomon Brown, comentou sobre as atualizações recentes:

“Sempre priorizamos a melhoria da escolha de nossos clientes em relação às moedas disponíveis, opções de pagamento e recursos adicionais. Acompanhe nossas comunidades nas redes sociais e fique por dentro das últimas novidades da empresa. ”

Sobre Freewallet

O Freewallet é uma carteira criptografada que atende a mais de 3 milhões de usuários desde seu início em 2016. A carteira permite enviar, receber e trocar serviços por mais de 50 moedas e centenas de tokens ERC-20.

A wrapped version of the XMR privacy currency was released on the Ethereum network.

BTSE cryptomoney custodian has launched an ERC-20 token representing Monero (XMR) in the Ethereum block chain, giving investors a new privacy-focused exposure to the currency.

Represented by the trading symbol WXMR, Wrapped Monero is intended to provide greater liquidity to the DeFi ecosystem. The new asset is fully backed by Monero on a one-to-one basis and is insured by BTSE.

In a press release shared with Cointelegraph, BTSE said that WXMR „gives Monero holders more flexibility to use their tokens without having to sell them for Ethereum or stable currencies, in order to access the many exciting opportunities in the DeFi universe.

Monero represents one of the most compelling use cases of cryptomonies, and its proponents believe that XMR meets one of the primary tenants of decentralized networks: privacy guarantees.

While governments have consistently adopted digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), they have been much more critical of privacy currencies profit secret such as XMR and Zcash. Tired of know-your-customer protocols and anti-money laundering regulations, exchanges have eliminated privacy coins to ensure they don’t violate the law.

Recently, Bittrex became the latest high-profile exchange to eliminate privacy coins, including XMR.

In this regard, BTSE says that Monero’s greatest strength – robust privacy features – is sometimes seen as a disadvantage. By maintaining Wrapped Monero, users can provide the transparency needed to meet the KYC/AML requirements that are becoming increasingly pervasive in cryptomoney trading.

If the wrapped version of Bitcoin is an indication, Monero could get a boost from WXMR. Wrapped Bitcoin, or WBTC, allows people to use BTC as collateral in the Ethereum block chain, a movement that has driven the rise of DeFi.

In the case of WBTC, there has been a greater flow of DeFi at the price of Bitcoin, according to Sam Bankman-Fried of Alameda Research. It remains to be seen whether a similar continuous flow will benefit the value of XMR.

XRP investors have filed a petition against the SEC citing irreparable harm.

The petitioners believe the SEC is not looking out for the best interests of investors by declaring XRP to be a security.

The value of XRP has fallen by more than 50% since the SEC brought charges against Ripple Labs and two of its executives.

For almost every common cryptocurrency available in the market, 2020 has been a big year. For the most part, 2021 looks very promising, but XRP is not.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially tasked Ripple Labs and two of its executives with selling more than $ 1 billion in unregistered securities. Today, former investors are suing the SEC in turn. It appears that XRP holders do not approve of the token being labeled as a security by the SEC and therefore are suing the government for the harm caused to them by these charges.

What does their legal action involve?

XRP investors who filed the petition say the SEC is not doing its best to protect U.S. investors . These investors argue in the first bullet that stating that XRP is a security is in fact serving the interests of investors. This result is the opposite of what the SEC claims to do.

In its second point, the petition states:

As chairman of the SEC, it was Jay Clayton (Clayton’s) fiduciary duty to uphold the SEC’s mission statement. Instead of protecting investors and sharing information to help them make informed decisions, the defendant knowingly and intentionally caused losses of billions of dollars to innocent investors who bought, traded, received and / or acquired the XRP digital asset, including named plaintiffs, and all others in a similar situation.

Complainants say the SEC has had nearly seven years to make an official statement or work with Ripple Lab and its executives. This delay, they say, was more than enough time for the government to act. In their eyes, it is unfair that the SEC is making these accusations now. Worse yet, this action cost investors billions of dollars in “unnecessary” losses.

The petition also claims that Jay Clayton, the head of the SEC, acted for improper motives and subjected Ripple Labs and XRP to irreparable harm. They point out that the SEC considers Bitcoin and Ether not to be securities, and argue that the same is true for XRP. They thus believe that the SEC should consider the third largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization (now fourth according to Coin Gecko, a cryptocurrency market capitalization aggregator) as not being a security. In addition, they cite the use of XRP as „currency“ with over 150 applications and commercial consumption.

What is XRP?

XRP is the cryptocurrency created by Ripple, an enterprise blockchain platform intended to facilitate payments and fund transfers. The Ripple network claims to be able to conduct international transactions instantly for a fraction of the cost of the traditional money transfer system.

Until recently, Ripple has partnered with many banks. XRP was listed on almost every cryptocurrency exchange before the charges were brought against Ripple. Following this announcement, many partners and exchanges suspended their services until everything was legally settled with Ripple.

Mark Yusko sees long-term Bitcoin HODLers clearly at an advantage over short-term speculators.

Intent and time horizon are the two key parameters that determine whether or not investors will succeed in their Bitcoin ( BTC ) investment .

At least that’s what crypto pioneer Mark Yusko thinks

Yusko, who is the executive director of asset management company Morgan Creek Capital Management, made this statement yesterday, Friday, in the context of the recent waves of negative headlines about the cryptocurrency. In several tweets , the investment expert says that the financial industry has good reason to defend itself against the disruptive power of Bitcoin, which is why every means is right to prevent the adoption of the crypto currency.

Accordingly, it would be only natural for the financial industry to “create barriers to adoption and innovation,” says Yusko. And further:

„When the long-time residents are threatened, they try to influence governments to slow down the adoption of new technologies through strict regulation.“

However, this „has repeatedly turned out to be a bad strategy throughout history

Speculators who are out for a quick profit and therefore only invest in Bitcoin for a short time can continue to influence the price of the crypto currency by reacting to negative headlines. They have had more than enough of that in the last few days, because while the Chinese government has confiscated US $ 4.2 billion in crypto assets , new regulations are looming in the US that could be very detrimental to the crypto industry.

Nonetheless, Yusko is convinced that investors with long-term intentions will ultimately be the ones who laugh last as the intrinsic value of Bitcoin continues to prevail.

This is how the investment expert comes to a clear classification:

„Investors are long-term investors who focus on added value, whereas speculators are short-term investors who orientate themselves on the price.“

Bitcoin investors are notorious for their low time preference , which means they are hoping for long-term value instead of making the quick buck. The „long-term added value“ includes not only a considerable increase in value, but rather a fundamental change in the monetary system.

This affinity of Bitcoin investors for holding is reflected in the term „HODLer“. This is derived from the English verb „to hold“, whereby the wrong spelling of the word is intentional. The sharp decline after the strong climb in recent weeks has apparently only strengthened the Bitcoin HODLers in their conviction, because new data show that 61% of the amount of Bitcoin in circulation has not been moved for more than a year, although the chance of profit is currently is as high as rarely.

In the past week, Bitcoin climbed to a new annual high of over 19,200 US dollars. As a result, market capitalization rose to a new record high of $ 352 billion. After crashing violently on Thursday, the price was able to pull back to $ 17,700 at the time of going to press.