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Australia saw a surge in reports of scams involving cryptocurrencies last year, according to the country's consumer watchdog. origin »
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It’s Monday morning, you know the drill. But if you don’t, here’s a wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. 1. British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover announced that it’s testing software from IOTA which would allow it to reward its drivers for sharing data about their car journeys, reports Reuters.
2019-4-29 11:22 | |
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The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million.
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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SBI’s Crypto Exchange SBIVC Considers STO After Achieving Profits During Its Fiscal Year SBI Virtual Currencies (SBIVC), the crypto exchange created by SBI Holdings, has been profitable in its first fiscal year, according to its report own reports.
2019-4-26 22:29 | |
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Major darknet markets come and go in eras, so it seems, and the current one may be ending. Two of the biggest digital black markets seem to be disappearing, both at the same time.
2019-4-27 21:17 | |
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By CCN. com: An official from an investor watchdog group in India likened cryptocurrencies to a Ponzi scheme, and voiced his support for them to be banned to protect investors. Anurag Agarwal, chief executive officer of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority, made the comments Friday, according to local reports.
2019-4-26 17:17 | |
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Ripple is making progress in extending its services across the world and according to recent reports, Ripple is bridging the gap between India and Saudi Arabia with a new, fast, and cost-effective remittance corridor with Saudi British Bank [SABB].
2019-4-26 16:30 | |
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Amazon is set to launch a new music streaming service later this year that will serve up tracks at higher quality than what most mainstream platforms like Spotify offer, reports Music Business Worldwide.
2019-4-26 11:02 | |
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Tether, Bitfinex Comes Under Legal Pressure According to reports from The Block and the Wall Street Journal, Bitfinex and stablecoin provider Tether are coming under legal pressure from the office of the New York Attorney.
2019-4-26 00:39 | |
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Cryptocurrency trading and lending firm Genesis Capital released a “Digital Asset Lending Snapshot” for Q1 2019, indicating that it originated $425 million for the period.
2019-4-26 21:14 | |
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Large Corporations Changing The Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Ecosystem It’s a new dawn for the Japanese cryptocurrency ecosystem, as government-licensed digital assets trading platforms are now undergoing massive changes with big whales entering the industry.
2019-4-25 23:24 | |
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Brazilian police have arrested a man on suspicion that he was running a drug trafficking ring and laundering funds using Bitcoin. According to a local report, law enforcement officials found a clandestine drug laboratory containing Bitcoin mining equipment in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, and arrested the unnamed man yesterday.
2019-4-24 18:07 | |
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According to a report from Fortune on April 23, 2019, the U. S. -based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will shut down its Chicago office. Coinbase will scale back plans for a high-frequency trade matching engine in development there, software that automatically matches trade bids to complete trades at a higher rate.
2019-4-25 16:57 | |
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Three senior researchers at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, are reported to have been ousted from their positions due to allegations of what can be described as “academic espionage” in connection with China.
2019-4-24 12:00 | |
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Hackers in the cryptocurrency world are willing to go to great lengths to get their funds, especially when hidden attacks are not their preference. There have been many ransomware attacks, but recent actions against a small Kansas town are taking a much more personal approach.
2019-4-24 02:31 | |
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By CCN: Tesla’s Autonomy Investor Day has come and gone, and investors have passed judgment on Elon Musk’s latest series of pronouncement and promises. The results do not look good for Tesla stock, which according to CFRA analyst Garrett Nelson is heading for an “outright disaster” when the company reports its earnings on Wednesday.
2019-4-23 18:45 | |
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Law enforcers from around the globe seem to finally be getting up to speed with tackling cryptocurrency crimes. But it seems the lure of Bitcoin is still too much for some, even for those that should be protecting citizens from cyber-criminals.
2019-4-23 15:14 | |
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Two of the women who helped organize last year’s global Google Walkout have accused the tech giant of retaliating against them, reports Wired. Last November, more than 20,000 Google employees around the world took part in a mass walkout to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations against senior executives at the company.
2019-4-23 11:00 | |
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The less controversial name behind Bitcoin SV, Calvin Ayre, has decided to invest some millions into a new crypto exchange called DRIVE Markets, the company has revealed today. According to the reports, the company is an institutional crypto and fiat exchange which also works in Forex markets. Calvin Ayre is the founder of the Ayre […]
2019-4-23 02:03 | |
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Samsung has reportedly postponed the launch events for its $2,000 Galaxy Fold smartphone in Hong Kong and Shanghai, according to reports by SamMobile and Engadget. The press events were originally scheduled for April 23 and 24.
2019-4-22 11:20 | |
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According to some reports, the darknet market (DNM) users that moved from Dream to the Wall Street marketplace have been exit scammed for over $30 million in virtual currencies held in escrow. Users And Vendors Complain About A Possible Exit Scam The largest darknet market on the deep web called Dream market shut down its […]
2019-4-21 18:34 | |
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According to Adam O’ Brien, a former colleague and friend of the late QuadrigaCX CEO Gerald Cotton, customers are unlikely to recover their funds locked inside the exchange’s cold-storage crypto wallets, reports Global News, April 19, 2019.
2019-4-21 09:00 | |
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A subsidiary of Chinese firm Huatie has been sold off at 10 percent of its initial value following losses from suspected secret cryptocurrency mining activities amounting to about $23 million. 90 Percent Value Plunged Probably Due to 2018 Bear Market According to Chinese crypto media outlet 8BTC, Huatie HengAn, a subsidiary of Huatie has been sold for $2 million.
2019-4-20 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin fund Adamant Capital is convinced that the bottom of the bear market is in, and true to its name, the firm has laid out an unwavering case for this position with some persuasive hard data and fundamental analysis.
2019-4-20 22:59 | |
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By CCN: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on the verge of setting a new all-time high, and soaring fund inflows could push the stock market bellwether over the finish line. Dow Poised to Jump Above All-Time High at 26,828.
2019-4-20 22:43 | |
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The future of cryptocurrency had always been speculative and constantly clouded with doubts as crypto-assets were highly unregulated. The silver lining for the industry remains in terms of worldwide adoption, which has the potential to promote the use of virtual currencies.
2019-4-17 02:30 | |
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They’re doing it in British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and Labrador — bitcoin miners in Canadian provinces are taking advantage of the country’s cool climate and abundant supplies of hydroelectric power.
2019-4-17 20:52 | |
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Companies and organizations in the field of cryptocurrencies have been trying hard to go mainstream, despite the significant losses incurred over the bear run that occurred over the past few months.
2019-4-16 10:15 | |
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Bithumb’s Operator Secures $200 Million USD From Japanese Blockchain Fund The Blockchain Exchange Alliance (BXA), which operates the high-profile crypto exchange Bithumb, has recently received an investment of $200 million USD from the Japanese ST Blockchain Fund.
2019-4-16 22:01 | |
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Crypto hedge fund traders were not immune to bitcoin’s downright frigid bear market. Just look at Polychain Capital, whose assets under management (AUM) fell to $591. 5 million at year-end 2018, according to a regulatory filing cited in the Wall Street Journal.
2019-4-15 02:30 | |
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Let’s Take A Look At What Loopring’s Latest Protocol 3. 0 Is Offering Earlier today, the folks over at Loopring announced their decision to officially release the latest iteration of their platform’s native governance protocol.
2019-4-13 18:50 | |
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Following months of speculation about its proposed release date, Japan’s largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has finally announced plans to launch its long-awaited in-house digital currency.
2019-4-13 13:22 | |
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Investment Arm Of Binance Awards Grants To Three Startups Working On Open-Source Blockchain Tech Binance created the Binance Labs investment arm as a way for the company to invest in other projects. According to recent reports from CoinDesk, Binance Labs has found three startups working on open-source blockchain technologies – Ironbelly, HOPR, and Kitsune Wallet. […]
2019-4-12 21:31 | |
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After a turbulent year, YouTube is allegedly doing some damage control with its advertisers. According to a report from Bloomberg, the company is looking for a way to reward constructive and quality content.
2019-4-12 02:50 | |
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Over the last six months, reports of Chinese miners crossing the border to obtain cheap electricity from regions like Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Iran have abounded. According to a recent interview, Chinese miners have found extremely affordable electric prices ($0.
2019-4-11 22:58 | |
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Bithumb, which was hacked last month and later asked users to be careful about deposits, has reported a $180 million (205 billion Korean won) loss. The exchange suffers from reduced actual volume and a bear market in cryptocurrencies, according to the Korea Times.
2019-4-11 14:07 | |
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The police in Singapore has arrested two men in connection with the OneCoin cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, The Business Times reports. News of the arrest is the latest installment in the OneCoin saga that has seen the controversial project banned by numerous countries.
2019-4-10 19:19 | |
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A recent article in Bloomberg paints a less optimistic future of the crypto markets than you might typically find this week. Vildana Hajric reports that the GTI Global Strength Indicator of the Bloomberg Crypto Index, which tracks significant cryptos, has the same trends which led to its previous peak in January 2018.
2019-4-10 17:40 | |
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According to local reports, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved three crypto exchanges, bringing the total number of approved crypto exchanges to 10. The Manila Times reported: “Melchor Plabasan, officer-in-charge at the Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department of the central bank, said newly approved were Bexpress Inc.
2019-4-10 15:12 | |
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A new report from curated data platform Diar reveals that institutional Bitcoin trading volumes record growth for the 4th month in a row. Institutions Warming Up Popular cryptocurrency data outlet Diar reports that institutional Bitcoin trading volumes have moved into growth for the 4th consecutive month.
2019-4-10 06:00 | |
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New policy proposals from the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) have put Bitcoin squarely in its crosshairs. The announcement sets the largest cryptocurrency on China’s regulatory watch list, with plans to either restrict or eliminate its mining altogether.
2019-4-10 02:26 | |
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Collaboration between various companies in the crypto industry often results in brand new options for investors to cash in on in the industry. BitGo, a cryptocurrency custody provider, recently published a press release that announced a new collaboration for their own platform with LGO Markets, a crypto exchange, according to reports from The Block. LGO […]
2019-4-10 01:46 | |
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Social media giant, Facebook, recently announced that it would launch its own cryptocurrency, Facebook Coin. The American social media company is now back in the spotlight after reports suggest that it is seeking around $1 billion in funding, for its cryptocurrency project.
2019-4-9 16:45 | |
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Margrethe Vestager, the EU Competition Commissioner, believes Europe need not wait for global consensus before deciding on a digital tax, Reuters reports. Vestager wants the EU to take the lead on imposing heavier taxes on U.
2019-4-9 11:00 | |
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s driver recognition pilot program has yielded perfect results: it works zero percent of the time. Congratulations would be in order, but despite this fantastic failure the state intends to continue building it’s privacy-smashing facial recognition program.
2019-4-9 01:35 | |
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Bitcoin is not as anonymous as you might think. A Danish man has been handed a prison sentence after using the digital currency for ill-gotten gains. The 33-year old has been sentenced to four years and three months after pleading guilty to laundering dirty Bitcoin, a local police report states.
2019-4-8 16:33 | |
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It’s Monday which means it’s time for a wrap-up of the weekends top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. Here’s Moonday Mornings for you. 1. The United Global Resolve For Peace is petitioning the Central Bank of Nigeria after thousands of the country’s residents claim to have been “defrauded” out of millions of dollars earned from trading cryptocurrencies on exchange service Paxful, The Guardian, a local Nigerian outlet reports.
2019-4-8 11:17 | |
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Elon Musk has always been vocal about his view of cryptocurrency, but recent statements focus on the fate that he sees happening with the fiat counterpart. According to recent reports from CNBC, Musk was on the FYI – For Your Innovation podcase, where he said, “Paper money is going away.” It's finally here! Thank you […]
2019-4-8 04:04 | |
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Could Ripple And AliPay Start A Strategic Alliance? According to some reports, it might be possible to see an alliance between Ripple and AliPay, one of the largest payment financial companies in China.
2019-4-6 22:49 | |
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Ripple Is Well Positioned For Growth In The Cross-Border Payments Industry, SharesPost Reports If you follow crypto news, you have already heard of Ripple, the creator of the XRP asset and of the xRapid cross-border payment solution.
2019-4-5 17:13 | |
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