Tutellus gave 1 euro in Bitcoin (BTC) to the 350 members of the Spanish Congress, joining the educational campaign of the Chamber of Digital Commerce in the US. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says the entity will have to take a positive approach to cryptocurrencies and digital assets. These and more news in this practical daily summary so that you are always informed with the most recent events that occur in the crypto sector.
📍 Lawmakers in the Lower House of the Spanish Congress received 1 euro in Bitcoin (BTC) by the decentralized platform Tutellus, as a way of raising awareness among members of the Spanish Congress of the potential benefits of cryptocurrencies, and technology blockchain, and the fundamental role that these assets play in today's society. Each member of Congress I receivedó an email notifying them of the cryptocurrency shipment as an opportunity for them to begin to familiarize themselves with Bitcoin and the opportunities that this technology provides.
📍 Hester Peirce, SEC commissioner in the United States, said during a interview It will not be easy for the regulatory body to adopt a positive approach to cryptocurrencies and digital assets, but it will have to do so in the future.
“While we have been very slow to provide guidance, there is growing interest from a broad spectrum of people, both within the crypto space and within traditional financial institutions, asking us for guidance.”
The constant changes in the current landscape will force the entity to change its vision and offer guidance on these financial innovations, leaving aside the bureaucracy that so characterizes this entity. Peirce highlighted that the favorable movements of the CFTC and the OCC will lead the SEC to act in harmony and in a friendly manner with digital systems.
📍 The crypto community established a support and research group called EMN Investigation, intended to investigate the hacking of the recently defunct protocol Eminence (EMN) already raising funds to file a lawsuit against Andre Cronje, the lead developer of Year Finance (YFI) and Eminence. The Cronje lawsuit will be based on the hack of the EMN project that resulted in the loss of $15 million, of which $8 million was returned to Cronje by the hackers.
The project was not ready to be launched, however a Twitter post by Cronje led to several investors putting their money into the project. At the time of the hack, Cronje claimed that the returned $8 million was sent to a wallet Yearn Finance multi-signature tokens, so they remain secure until they are returned to investors.
📍 CoinGecko claims that the popularity of decentralized finance platforms (DeFi) is similar to that experienced by Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) in 2017. The data and analysis portal presented a report where it shows that in recent months the practice known as yield farming or yield farming is having great success and is paving the way for the creation of more token usage and coin offerings. For the month of August, yield farming’s popularity grew by 375%.
📍 The United States Department of Homeland Security performed a total donation of $817.712 USD through its Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)The beneficiaries were 5 startups and blockchain service companies that will help the department improve and optimize its operations through this technology. The companies that received these resources were: Mattr Limited, Mesur.IO, SecureKey Technologies, Mavennet Systems y Spherity GmbH.
Proposed improvements to the Department of Homeland Security's systems include the creation of digital work licenses, the creation of a system to track toxins, pathogens and other hazards in the supply chain, and much more.
📍 ESET, a computer security company, published a report recent news about new attacks ransomware specifically aimed at companies linked to the health sector in different countries around the world. eResearchTechnology (ESR), a medical software development company, was one of the most recent victims. During the attack, which lasted two weeks, no patient data was affected or exposed, but the attack did significantly delay the company's work and testing.
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