According to CNBC, Venezuela may be the first example of the bitcoinization of a sovereign state. The comments came from Daniel Osorio of Andean Capital Advisors.

According to Bleeping Computer, Coinhive is quickly becoming a favorite tool among malware developers on the Internet. The tool allows webmasters to have their sites’ visitors mine monero on the site’s behalf.

According to Bleeping Computer, two Showtime domains loaded the monero mining script Coinhive in their visitors’ web browsers. It is unclear if this was a test by Showtime or the result of a hack.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced the creation of a Cyber Unit that will focus on targeting cyber-related misconduct. Initial coin offerings are mentioned as one area of focus for the new unit.

According to Quartz, a new study by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance has found that one in five central banks will deploy some form of blockchain technology within the next two years.

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