Hackers have defaced the campaign website of U.S. President Donald Trump to promote a Monero (XMR) scam. The hack lasted less than 30 minutes, and it’s unclear whether the attackers received any XMR.

Crypto exchange Coinbase is expanding its Visa debit card to the U.S. early next year, and it will be available in all states except Hawaii. IT comes with a new crypto rewards feature giving users 4% back in XLM and 1% back in BTC.

The number of unconfirmed transactions being processed on the Bitcoin network has surpassed 100,000, a figure that hasn’t been seen in the flagship cryptocurrency’s blockchain since late 2017, when BTC was trading close to $20,000.

Sponsored: Heartstrings and Shanghai Nights are the two striking new games developed by the CryptoSlots team. The crypto casino’s inventive Mega Matrix series has grown remarkably since launching nearly a year ago, with 23 unique slots now in the roster. 

Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:

• Hackers Deface Trump Campaign Website to Promote Crypto Scam
• Coinbase to Launch its Debit Card in U.S. With Crypto Cashback
• Unconfirmed Bitcoin Transactions Hit Highest Level Since 2017
• Sponsored: CryptoSlots Expands their Game Selection with 2 New Provably Fair Games

Hackers Deface Trump Campaign Website to Promote Crypto Scam

Hackers have defaced the campaign website of U.S. President Donald Trump to promote a Monero (XMR) scam. The hack lasted less than 30 minutes, and it’s unclear whether the attackers receive any XMR.

In a statement Tim Murtaugh, a spokesman for the Trump campaign, confirmed the defacement and said the campaign is “working with law enforcement authorities to investigate the source of the attack,” and added no sensitive data was exposed.

The defacement saw hackers accuse the Trump administration, without proof, of having a hand in the origin of the coronavirus and cooperating with “foreign actors manipulating the 2020 elections.” The hackers claimed to have compromised “multiple devices” that gave them access to “internal and secret conversations” of the president and his relatives.

 They asked for visitors to donate XMR to one of two funds as a “vote” – one to share the data, and one to not share it. The hackers also posted an encryption key to verify future information came from them. The key was tied to an email address at a non-existent website.

Coinbase to Launch its Debit Card in U.S. With Crypto Cashback

Crypto exchange Coinbase is expanding its Visa debit card to the U.S. early next year, and it will be available in all states except Hawaii. IT comes with a new crypto rewards feature giving users 4% back in XLM and 1% back in BTC.

The Coinbase Card has been active in the UK and EU since April 2019 and is currently available in 30 countries. Customers in the U.S. will be able to manage their cards directly through their Coinbase accounts, and any cryptocurrencies that the exchange supports in the country can be spent using the card.

The crypto debit card is issued by South Dakota-based MetaBank and powered by payments platform Marqeta.

Unconfirmed Bitcoin Transactions Hit Highest Level Since 2017

The number of unconfirmed transactions being processed on the Bitcoin network has surpassed 100,000, a figure that hasn’t been seen in the flagship cryptocurrency’s blockchain since late 2017, when BTC was trading close to $20,000.

According to mempool data from Blockchain.com, there are at press time over 140,000 unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin network. The all-time high of unconfirmed transactions in the mempool was seen in early December 2017, when 180,000 transactions were waiting to be included in blocks.

The rise in the number of unconfirmed transactions came after Bitcoin tested its 2019 high close to the $14,000 mark, and after PayPal launched a new service letting users buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies on its platform.

Bitcoin’s hashrate, a key indicator of health on the network, has tumbled from 151.1 EH/s to 116.2 EH/s. The drop could be related to environmental conditions in Sichuan, where various miners are located.

DGB, SNX, FTT Are Moving in the Crypto Market

DigiByte (DGB) – DigiByte is one of the older cryptocurrencies and became operational in 2014, it is similar to Bitcoin with its 21 million supply but has 60 second block times. DGB is one of the only tokens to see double digit gains in the past 24 hours. 

Synthetix (SNX) – Synthetix is one of the most popular DeFi tokens and and is used in the governance and operation of the Synthetix decentralised exchange. It is one of the only DeFi tokens to post positive return in the last 24 hours.

FTX Token (FTT) – FTX Token (FTT) is the backbone of the FTX exchange which is one of the most popular exchanges with significant volumes. The token is up over 5% in the last 24 hours as it has been a good week for the FTX exchange in terms of trading activity.

CryptoSlots Expands their Game Selection with 2 New Provably Fair Games

October 21, 2020 – Heartstrings and Shanghai Nights are the two striking new games developed by the CryptoSlots team. The crypto casino’s inventive Mega Matrix series has grown remarkably since launching nearly a year ago, with 23 unique slots now in the roster. 

Players old and new can claim $100 cash top ups, 70% matches, and more this week, in celebration of this double launch. 

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Heartstrings is romantic in theme, with unusual heart-shaped reels and a pink neon lovestruck sign. Double Wild symbols maximize wins and recurring Mystery bonuses appear to boost wins with surprise multipliers. Bet from $0.60 to $6 to play and set your heart beating to the tune of crypto winning. 

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