Tether is leading the current markets, with more than 70% of transactions made with this stablecoin. Meanwhile, Electrum integrates a new function to cancel Bitcoin transactions that are not confirmed by the network. These and more news in this practical daily summary so that you are always informed with the most recent events that occur within the crypto world.
📍 Tether, the stablecoin With parity to the US dollar, it is gaining great popularity within the markets and the exchanges as the most popular pair for trading. Over the weekend, the total cumulative transaction volume with this stablecoin exceeded $600 billion, leaving Bitcoin aside.
The data shown by GlassNode, a data and analytics provider in blockchain, point out that around 70% of the total volume of transactions carried out within cryptocurrency exchanges and exchanges occur in Tether; while 15% of the total of these operations occur in Bitcoin and 4% in other stablecoins on the market.
📍 Electruma whirlpool bath, wallet Lightweight designed for management and storage of Bitcoin, asset a new feature that allows unconfirmed Bitcoin transactions to be suspended from the wallet. The new feature “Cancel TX» enabled within this wallet allows users to correct errors when sending a transfer, so if the transaction is unconfirmed by the network, the user has the possibility to cancel or suspend the money transfer. This function is active within version 4.0.4 of the wallet, and uses the replacement fee (RBF) for this.
📍 Users and clients of the financial and investment services company Robinhood reported the hacking of several of their accounts, bringing the total to around 2.000 accounts affected. During the hack, the attackers were able to extract an unquantified amount of funds in cash. fiat, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets.
On its Twitter account, the exchange warned users and its community to activate additional protections for their accounts, such as two-factor authentication (2FA), and to be cautious when opening emails and internal links and when creating their user passwords.
It also encouraged users to verify a phone number, verify their email addresses and even verify the devices linked to their accounts, in order to avoid falling victim to attacks. PhishingHowever, Robinhood did not provide any details on how the hackers accessed users' accounts, nor how much money they have extracted from the attack, although several media outlets indicate that the platform itself was not hacked, but that users' accounts were accessed by hackers.
📍 Ripple Impact just donar 10 million dollars to Mercy Corps Ventures, an international non-profit organization that provides humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations. The donation will be used to facilitate access to new financial technologies for the 1,7 billion unbanked citizens, who do not have bank accounts or access to the traditional financial system.
“Among Ripple’s core ideas is the expansion of global financial inclusion to everyone, not just those in wealthy nations. The existing financial system is outdated, broken, and poorly designed to meet the needs of those in emerging markets.”
The initiative seeks to accelerate the financial inclusion of these citizens in emerging financial markets, ensuring that their needs are met, their growth and development, and their economic empowerment globally.
📍 Atomyze LLC, a Russian company dedicated to the tokenization of metals is expanding its horizons towards the United States. Recently, the tokenization firm announced that it will establish itself in Greenwich, Connecticut, through a new branch for the sale and trading of tokenized metals in the United States.
📍 El Bank of Canada published recently launched a recruitment process, where it explains its need for an economist with skills and experience to initiate research projects related to complex economic and policy issues, generate innovative solutions and develop tools to monitor the evolution of money and payments. The vacancy is available for a professional in the sector, who preferably has knowledge of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies on the market, as well as learning about the management and analysis of public data in blockchain and on traditional and digital payment systems. The Bank of Canada claims to be an entity committed to becoming a leading, dynamic and reliable central bank for the construction of a better country, in addition, the deputy governor of the bank, Tim Lane, expressed its research plans for the possible development of a CBDC digital currency.
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