Donald Trump's campaign website was hacked to promote messages intended to discredit the current president and candidate, and to solicit donations in cryptocurrency. This 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.
📍 With less than a week to go before the most important elections in the United States, the campaign website of Donald Trump, the current president of the country, is hacked to announce fake promotions in cryptocurrencies, . According to report, the attack lasted less than 30 minutes, but it allowed the attackers to send fake messages to trick users into sending donations in Monero, claiming that they had private information and confidential conversations of Trump and his family, and that they would reveal them if they received the donations.
One of the claims made by the hackers is that they had information about Trump and his connection to the origin of the coronavirus. Currently, US authorities and the FBI are investigating the origin of the attack, and they claim that there is no evidence that the attackers possess information that discredits Trump, and that none of the current president's private data was compromised, as it was not actually stored within the website.
📍 The Territorio Bitcoin organization will be present in Spain and Latin America, starting today, October 29, until next November 5, to celebrate two virtual conferences that will allow citizens to get closer to new technological developments. The vision of this organization is to bring the potential of new technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies to the largest possible audience. The events are 100% online and free, so anyone interested in participating and enjoying this series of conferences can do so from anywhere. This event brings together great personalities from the crypto space.
📍 In Panama, the National Assembly presented a blueprint of a law that addresses the use and commercialization of cryptocurrencies in the country, establishing a 4% tax for those who make and receive transactions with these assets, in addition to the fact that they must declare 100% of their holdings in digital assets. Panama seeks to establish new regulations that allow it to control the use of cryptocurrencies and virtual currencies within its territory.
The initiative, although still under discussion, is not being well received by the Panamanian community, which claims that the country does not have adequate financial or technological infrastructure.
📍 In Italy, a company called PlanetWatch, is implementing the potential of blockchain technology to control its air measurement equipment located in two major cities in the country. According to the report, the company implements the blockchain of Algorand to build a quality record of parameters from air and environmental monitoring meters. PlanetWatch's aspirations are to build a global air quality monitoring network and expand its services by offering cost-effective air quality monitoring solutions for cities around the world.
📍 The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) launched an investigation into Visa's acquisition of fintech Plaid announced earlier this year. According to the release In a notice issued by the regulator, Bain, a global management consulting firm, “has withheld important documents required under the CID, asserting unsubstantiated claims of privilege over the documents, thereby impeding the Antitrust Division’s investigation.” The DOJ warns that American consumers rely on the Antitrust Division to investigate and enforce the agency’s regulatory requirements for the benefit of consumers.
📍 In Wyoming, United States, the Wyoming State Banking Board approved unanimously the banking statute of Avanti Financial, joining Kraken as the second approved crypto bank in the United States. According to the release, Avanti will offer several products and services, including: a programmable, tokenized U.S. dollar called Avit; digital asset custody services; API-based online banking services where customer deposits must be 100% backed by reserves; and core services for digital assets.
As an reported This medium, in mid-September, Kraken announced the launch of Kraken Financial, the first crypto bank to offer commercial and investment banking services to cryptocurrency and digital asset users in the country.
📍 Firo, the new name that it adopts Zcoin to differentiate itself Zcash. By announced the team of developers behind Zcoin, the cryptocurrency will be known, from now on, as Firo (XFR), in an attempt to break the similarity of its old name with Zcash, a cryptocurrency focused on offering privacy in its transactions.
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