SegurCaixa Adeslas has not issued an official statement on the matter, but sources close to the matter say that the company's platform is under a ransomware attack. In Venezuela, 3 cryptocurrency exchange platforms and fiat currencies have been blocked. These and more news in this handy daily summary so that you are always informed with the most recent events that occur within the crypto world.
📍 It seems that SegurCaixa Adeslas is currently the victim of a cyber attack. On the official website of the insurance company there is a message indicating that the platform is out of service for maintenance work, but a release issued by Merca2 claims that it is an attack by ransomware which is affecting millions of users.
The source indicates that he has been in contact with personnel from SegurCaixa Adeslas, who say that a contingency plan is already being developed to resolve the situation and regain control over the affected files and devices.
📍 In Venezuela, the exchange platform cryptocurrencies, Coinbase has been blocked since last Tuesday. Although this cryptocurrency and digital asset exchange platform does not offer direct services to the country, several users have indicated on their Twitter accounts that Coinbase, and the American platform for cryptocurrency exchange, Market, remain restricted.
So far, CONATEL, the entity in charge of managing telecommunications in Venezuela, has not made any statement. The list of blockades is joined by AirTM, another cryptocurrency, digital asset and fiat currency exchange platform that has been blocked in the country since last month.
📍 In Russia, the country's government is increasingly preparing to test its electronic voting system based on technology blockchainThe new electronic voting system already has a space in the repositories of GitHub, where enthusiasts and those interested in the project will be able to view and study part of the source code. According to the Spanish President Pedro Sánchez’s announcement official issued by the Central Election Commission of Russia, the source code of the smart contracts, the front-end of the voting portal, including the front-end libraries and the source code of the system's vote counting servers, were released to the public domain.
📍 Starting next year, Switzerland will have a more advanced and defined legal framework for the development of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. After a long debate, parliamentarians in the Swiss Senate approved the so-called Blockchain Law, which will come into force at the beginning of 2021. With this new law, Switzerland opens the doors to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology and everything that this implies; that is, the country will be able to massively adopt decentralized finance (DeFi), the digitalization of companies and much more.
📍 Square, an American financial services company, is forming a consortium Square is seeking to pool patents applied for and obtained by its partners to protect itself from “patent lock-in” by other companies and platforms. The company says the development of blockchain and cryptocurrency technology depends on broad research to innovate on these technologies, so it believes it is prudent for the community to stay together to build on existing knowledge. Square also says that everyone involved in cryptocurrencies and blockchain should have access to the same tools and services equally. Through the new consortium, called Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA), the company will be able to guarantee the democratization of patents and empower all those interested in the development of the crypto ecosystem.
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