Xinhua, the state-owned Chinese publication, conducted a study according to which last year, investment in blockchain in the country was reduced by 40%. The report says that if in 2018 in China 604 transactions were concluded to invest and finance blockchain companies, then in 2019 their number dropped to 245.…
Although possession of digital currency is now protected by law, a number of measures have been taken to exclude the flagship cryptocurrency, one of which is a complete ban on all initial offers of coins (ICO).
An ransomware virus called Ryuk is distributed in China and requires users of infected devices to pay a large amount in BTC. Tencent Security examined the Ryuk virus and found that it encrypts data on the infected device and requires a ransom from the BTC. The buyback is usually quite…