In pictures: Australia's first Bitcoin ATM pops up in Sydney
Get ready to buy and sell Bitcoin at the mall. ABA Technologies has launched Australia's first Bitcoin ATM machine in Sydney.
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Alarmed by Libra, EU to look into issuing public digital currency
The European Central Bank should consider issuing a public digital currency, an EU draft document said, after plans by Facebook to introduce a private one met with a hostile response from global regulators.
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How to prevent, detect, and recover from cryptojacking
Cryptojacking is the unauthorized use of someone else’s computer to mine cryptocurrency. Hackers do this by either getting the victim to click on a malicious link in an email that loads cryptomining code on the computer, or by infecting a website or online ad with JavaScript code that auto-executes once loaded in the victim’s browser.
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Facebook's Libra announces board as support shrinks further
Backers of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project pledged to forge ahead after selecting a five-member board on Monday, shrugging off the latest member defection by online travel company Booking Holding earlier in the day.
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France, Germany blast Facebook's Libra, back public cryptocurrency
France and Germany said on Friday that Facebook's Libra currency posed risks to the financial sector that could block its authorization in Europe, and backed the development of an alternative public cryptocurrency.
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Privacy watchdogs demand answers from Facebook on ‘Libra’ cryptocurrency
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and its counterparts in the UK, US, Canada and EU have called on Facebook and its subsidiary Calibra will ensure personal information is protected when as the Libra cryptocurrency project is rolled out.