Tag Archives: Cryptocurrency

YAM Cryptocurrency dies almost immediately after launch

Photo: Alex Wong / Staff (Getty Images) What happens if you mix esoteric financial instruments with bad coding practices? You get decentralized finance (DeFi), a new buzzword popular with crypto fans who see it as a way to invest in new startups or put money to work by lending dormant …

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Errors could have exposed crypto exchanges to hackers

Most people use it whether an app, an online platform, or a small hardware device as a wallet to store their cryptocurrency securely. The exchanges through which cryptocurrency changes hands, though, and other high-stakes operations are something more needed than a massive digital bank vault. At Black Hat’s security conference …

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Robinhood rules out launch of UK investment app

Robinhood investment app seen on a smartphone in this photo illustration on June 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | AFP | fake pictures Robinhood has postponed the launch of its popular UK stock trading app indefinitely. The Menlo Park, California-based fintech firm told people who signed up on …

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