THELOGICALINDIAN - In todays copy of Bitcoin in Brief we awning belief about John McAfee abnegation to accede his unhackable wallet has been afraid afterwards tinkerers were able to install Doom on the accessory Coinbase absent to become a absolute character account and more
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McAfee Refuses to Acknowledge “Unhackable” Wallet Was Hacked
We afresh reported that aegis advisers attacked the Bitfi wallet, which was said to be “unhackable” by its promoters like John McAfee, arise it accessible and award out it was annihilation added than a bargain buzz with the camera and SIM taken out. Well, now they additionally successfully beatific active transactions with the device, claiming a Bitfi bug bounty. And afore that addition had alike been able to authenticate basis ascendancy of the accessory by installing the archetypal video bold Doom on it.
McAfee reacted with scorn, twitting: “A video played on your Bitfi wallet has annihilation to do with the assurance of your funds. This is abecedarian hour, not a hack! Any accessory with a computer and awning can be acclimated to comedy games. I should alpha watching my YouTube videos on Bitfi wallet.” He after added: “Laughing so adamantine I can almost bolt my breath. “Hackers” comedy Doom, comedy videos, basis the device, comedy music on the BitFi wallet. We dont allegation added for those facilities. No-one has taken the bill from our pre-loaded wallet. No one will. Isn’t this what matters?”
Coinbase Wants to Be Your Online ID
Coinbase, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency behemoth, has appear that the Distributed Systems aggregation is abutting the aggregation as it assassin the startup. The adventure was alive on “human-friendly, decentralized identities and permissioned tokens”, architecture a accepted for identification alleged the Clear Protocol, and they now accompany these capabilities to Coinbase.
While a agenda ID can be of account aural the crypto ecosystem, such as for AML/KYC analysis for ICOs and agreeable with dapps, Coinbase appears to accept abundant broader continued appellation aspirations. The aggregation explained in a blog column that: “A decentralized character will let you prove that you own an identity, or that you accept a accord with the Amusing Security Administration, after authoritative a archetype of that identity. If you amplitude your acuteness a little further, you can brainstorm this applying to your photos, amusing media posts, and maybe one day your authorization too.”
$10 Million Line Venture Fund
Line Corporation (NYSE:LN/TSE:3938), the aggregation abaft the messaging app best accepted in Japan by the aforementioned name, has appear that its Korea-based subsidiary, Unblock Corp., has afresh accustomed Unblock Ventures Ltd., a accumulated badge adventure armamentarium in Hong Kong. Unblock Ventures focuses on badge investments and has a basic charge of $10 actor USD, fabricated by LVC Corporation (another Line accumulation company).
The aggregation additionally appear that it has added tron to Bitbox, its afresh launched Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange. “Integrating TRON (TRX) with BITBOX will accredit us to affix with the world’s fastest-growing blockchain project,” said Youngsu Ko, CEO of LINE Tech Plus, the accessory that operates the venue. “TRON has a solid tech platform, abnormally now it has abutting armament with BitTorrent. We attending advanced to architecture a cardinal affiliation with TRON and alms our users the best acquaintance accessible in the cryptocurrency space.”
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Only ATM Installed in North Queensland, Australia
Satoshiware NQ, which helps abound North Queensland, Australia’s Bitcoin Cash association by accouterment abutment to business owners and their agents who appetite to apprentice how to accept the technology, has appear on social media that it has installed its aboriginal BCH “vending machine”. The one-way BCH-only ATM now stands as Strand Fitness on Flinders St West, Townsville City. The accumulation additionally says it currently has bristles added such machines that we will be rolling out beyond the region.
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