So a couple years ago Ethereum rolled out the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) The domains end in .ETH. During the rollout the .ETH domains had to be 7 characters or more. But now they are going to roll out the short .ETH domains. And they ain't cheap. EnCirca who just extended pre registration to August 9, are offering the following: 3-character domain names $19204-character domain names … [Read more...]
The largest .io sale of all time is going to be used for a Crypto app
Last month Swipe.io sold for $68,000 at Park.io. This marks the largest reported .io sale of all time. It looks like the name was bought by a crypto company and Swipe.io will be an app that allows users to spend 20+ cryptocurrencies from a non-custodial wallet. Interestingly there is a Swipe.io that is a game produced by Diginity Games. This is an actual game in both the App store and … [Read more...]
“Scammers flock to buy Libra domains”
Right after the Facebook announcement of Libra, I wrote an article about 1,000 Libra related names being registered almost immediately. The threat intelligence outfit Digital Shadows reported on all the registrations and that the company has already found several sites deliberately trying to trick consumers into thinking they are related to the new Facebook project. According to an article … [Read more...]
Close to 1,000 Libra related names registered in last 7 days
So there is a lot of discussion everywhere about Libra, Tech Crunch wrote an all you need to know, including the following: Facebook has finally revealed the details of its cryptocurrency, Libra, which will let you buy things or send money to people with nearly zero fees. You’ll pseudonymously buy or cash out your Libra online or at local exchange points like grocery stores, and … [Read more...]
Making a fortune squatting domains on the Dark Web?
Typosquatting on corporate names is not the only squatting game in town. TheNextWeb has a story about someone claiming to have made $760,000 in BTC by squatting on websites that reside on the Tor network. From the article: A scammer is claiming to have made 200 BTC ($760,000) through ‘typosquatting’ criminal dark web sites on the Tor network, over the past four years. The scammer says 800 … [Read more...]
FBcoin.com closes at $10,000, Facebook getting into crypto?
FBcoin.com closed at $10,000 on DropCatch on Thursday. There has been speculation that Facebook might get into crypto and have their own coin. The New York Times wrote an article last month titled, "Facebook and Telegram Are Hoping to Succeed Where Bitcoin Failed" From the article: The most anticipated but secretive project is underway at Facebook. The company is working on a coin that … [Read more...]
U.K. tax authorities do not see crypto assets as currency
The Next Web published an article today on a new paper published out of the U.K. The document is Cryptoassets for individuals. It basically lays out how the U.K. government sees things like financial trading, mining, airdrops, etc.. of crypto assets and how they should be taxed. From the article: Indeed, the HMRC sees crypotcurrency, tokens, and digital assets of this nature as property … [Read more...]
