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Hackers sell data of 130 million Chinese hotel guests on the dark web for 8 Bitcoin
It seems that China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies doesn’t extend to the infamous dark web. A hacker is selling the personal data of over 130 million individuals for 8 BTC ($56,776 at press time) on a Chinese dark web forum, technology publication Bleeping Computer reports. дальше »
2018-8-29 15:05 | |
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Guide To Understanding Monero
There is a popular belief among people that cryptocurrencies are private and untraceable, explaining their association with illegal transactions. In truth though, this is not the case, for example with bitcoin, all transactions are recorded on a public ledger (blockchain) which allows for anyone to view and verify transactions. дальше »
2018-8-29 12:30 | |
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Lloyd’s of London Insures Cryptocurrency Custody Service Kingdom Trust
According to the institutional cryptocurrency storage platform Kingdom Trust, the company is now insured by the world’s largest insurance marketplace, Lloyd’s of London. The Kentucky-based alternative asset custody service, Kingdom Trust, claims to hold assets worth $12B that consist of 30 digital currencies under its wing. дальше »
2018-8-29 01:55 | |
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Here’s Why It’s Unlikely Bill Cosby Bought $5M Worth of Bitcoin
The recent headlines about Bill Cosby have done nothing to warm public sentiment to the confirmed sex offender and disgraced comedian. According to rumors on tabloid website Radar Online, Cosby bought 750 BTC (~$5 million) in a bid to shield his diminishing fortune from his wife Camille. The article goes on to say that Cosby […] дальше »
2018-8-28 22:00 | |
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Canada Delays Regulation of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Companies
The Canadian government has postponed the release of its final regulations for cryptocurrency and blockchain companies. The final published regulations were due this fall, but the government now says they won’t be published in the Canada Gazette until late 2019. дальше »
2018-8-28 20:18 | |
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Montana Senator: Closing Coal Plant Could Hurt Bitcoin Mining Industry
The crypto industry has scored another first, as a junior U. S. Senator from Montana, Steve Daines, has lobbied against the planned closure of a coal-fired power plant in Rosebud County, arguing that its closure could harm the growing cryptocurrency mining industry in the state. дальше »
2018-8-28 19:11 | |
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China’s Biggest Tech Companies Join Anticrypto Cause
Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent have decided to clamp down on cryptocurrency-related activities on their platforms. According to an article in the South China Morning Post (SCMP) published on Aug 27, these Chinese companies may have taken these measures to align with the strict stance taken by Chinese authorities. дальше »
2018-8-28 18:55 | |
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Morgan Creek Launches Digital Asset Index Fund for Institutional Investors
Morgan Creek Digital, an asset management firm backed by multi-billion dollar investment advisor Morgan Creek Capital Management, has announced the launch of the Digital Asset Index Fund in partnership with Bitwise Asset Management. дальше »
2018-8-28 17:55 | |
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Mark Yusko’s Morgan Creek Digital Partners with Bitwise to Launch Institutional Index Fund
Morgan Creek Digital, the crypto-focused arm of Bitcoin bull Mark Yusko’s multi-billion-dollar investment advisory firm Morgan Creek Capital, has joined hands with Bitwise Asset Management to launch a cryptocurrency index fund for institutions and elite investors. дальше »
2018-8-28 16:00 | |
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Solving Scalability Is The Key For Litecoin Adoption Say’s Charlie Lee
Litecoin is one of the cryptocurrencies that really does fancy its own chances with regards to cryptocurrency adoption. Because Litecoin is fast and easy to obtain, plus it’s reinforced by a community that strives to #PayWithLitecoin, LTC is often seen as one of the critics choices when asked which cryptocurrency will be adopted first (second to Bitcoin Cash, generally). дальше »
2018-8-28 15:30 | |
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Prominent Economist: Cryptocurrency Market Is Embraced By Apocalypse
Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics from New York and renowned economist, once again cracked down on cryptocurrencies, blockchain and bitcoin. According to him, cryptocurrencies are collapsing and, sooner or later, will disappear. дальше »
2018-8-29 12:25 | |
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Bitcoin Could Make Credit Cards Obsolete
According to some financial experts, Bitcoin transaction fees are lower. In addition, Bitcoin bypasses the unnecessary and expensive financial institutions within which credit cards depend. Therefore, experts believe that Bitcoin’s advantages will encourage merchants to replace credit cards with Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-8-28 10:00 | |
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Report Finds Mining Activity and Bitcoin Exchange Development in North Korea
A report by South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) suggests that North Korea has been mining cryptocurrencies, according to local media. In addition, a technology firm in the country is developing an exchange platform for bitcoin, while average citizens of North Korea have little knowledge of cryptocurrency, the report claims. дальше »
2018-8-28 07:45 | |
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Nicehash Returns 60% of Coins Stolen in the Hack
Nicehash, the cloud mining service that got hacked in December, has returned 60 percent of the stolen bitcoins, according to local media. After the cyberattack last year, the Slovenian company promised to fully reimburse its customers and has been doing it on a monthly basis. дальше »
2018-8-28 06:15 | |
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Cryptocurrency Enthusiast Goes From Victim of a Hack to Blockchain Security Founder
According to Forbes, cryptocurrency enthusiasts can now validate the legitimacy of their initial coin offerings (ICOs), cryptocurrency wallets and even certain websites with the Sentinel Protocol. дальше »
2018-8-28 23:29 | |
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Chinese Conman Impersonates Maltese Prime Minister to Perpetrate Bitcoin Scam
Malta’s Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, is the latest notable personality to be impersonated as part of a Bitcoin scam. In recent times, everyone from actors to company executives and even politicians has seen their images used to trick people into investing in fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes. дальше »
2018-8-28 22:57 | |
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How Bitcoin May Hit $3,000 According to Prominent Investor
Bitcoin is still in a bear market with its price stable in the mid-$6,000 range. While the majority of experts see the price of the dominant cryptocurrency recovering in the months ahead, one investor sees Bitcoin price going down to $3,000. дальше »
2018-8-28 19:00 | |
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New Malware Piggybacks Crypto Trading App to Target Exchanges
Same threat, a new package and a modified modus operandi — that’s probably the best way to describe the new “AppleJeus” malware. It is engineered to stealthily infiltrate macOS systems, disguised as a legitimate trading app, and will wreak havoc if they deem the infected machines worth pursuing. дальше »
2018-8-28 18:02 | |
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Hydroelectric Dam in New York Repurposed as Crypto Mining Farm
A hydroelectric dam in eastern New York State is being converted into a dedicated crypto mining farm, taking advantage of low-cost, renewable energy, according to Dpw Holdings whose subsidiary is building the mining farm. дальше »
2018-8-28 17:15 | |
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Creditors of Defunct Cryptocurrency Exchange Mt. Gox Can Now File Claims
Creditors of Mt. Gox, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange, can now start submitting proofs of claim in a newly approved rehabilitation process, according to an update posted on the exchange’s website. дальше »
2018-8-27 17:14 | |
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Indian Authorities Nab High-Profile Bitcoin Scammers
As India still remains uncertain regarding its regulatory framework for digital currency operations, a number of high-profile fraud cases involving Bitcoin have come to light. Police authorities from the Indian State of Chandigarh recently arrested Amit Bharadwaj for his role in a multicrore Bitcoin scam, reports local publication The Indian Express. дальше »
2018-8-27 04:00 | |
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Defunct Bitcoin Exchange Platform ‘Mt. Gox’ Opens Civil Rehabilitation Proceedings
Defunct Bitcoin exchange platform, Mt. Gox, has announced the commencement of civil rehabilitation proceedings for victims of the Mt. Gox hack. This announcement has given hope to creditors that they might soon recover their stolen funds. дальше »
2018-8-26 20:05 | |
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Is the Bitcoin Sell-Off Over? Technical Signs and Major Investors Believe so
Earlier this week, Lily Katz at Bloomberg reported that the GTI VERA Convergence Divergence Indicator suggests the Bitcoin downtrend is over. Experts have echoed a similar sentiment, expecting the bear market of the dominant cryptocurrency to come to an end in the upcoming months. дальше »
2018-8-26 15:23 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Now Consumes 1% of the World’s Electricity, More Than the Entire State of New York
It takes 5 gigawatts a day to mine all the bitcoins according to Arvind Narayanan, a computer science professor at Princeton. In a recent testimony to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural. . дальше »
2018-8-26 15:02 | |
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Russia May Criminalize Illegal Cryptocurrency Activities
Maintaining its positive, yet careful, stance on cryptocurrencies, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is considering making all unauthorized cryptocurrencies a criminally-liable offense, according to local outlet Izvestia. дальше »
2018-8-26 07:00 | |
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U.S. SEC Pledge to Review Bitcoin ETFs Disapproval
Bitcoin Exchange Traded proponents were left disappointed on Wednesday when the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staffers disapproved nine ETF filings. However, according to a Reuters report on August 24, 2018, there appears to be a glimmer of hope for ETF hopefuls as the SEC’s top officials are set to review those decisions. дальше »
2018-8-26 04:00 | |
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OTC Cryptocurrency Traders in Trouble as Alipay Starts Monitoring Crypto-linked Payments in China
According to a Beijing News report on August 24, 2018, regulators have pledged to start scrutinizing and restricting all virtual currency-related payments on the Alipay mobile app. Even with the blanket ban on cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs), Chinese investors still engage in over-the-counter bitcoin trading facilitated by payments apps such as Alipay and others. дальше »
2018-8-25 19:00 | |
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CNBC Tweets Have Been a Contrarian Bitcoin Price Indicator With 95% Accuracy
According to research from prominent cryptocurrency trader Jacob Canfield, who plotted out his findings against a BTC price chart on the popular charting site TradingView, CNBC’s tweets can be used as a contrarian Bitcoin price indicator with as much as 95% accuracy. дальше »
2018-8-25 17:00 | |
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CFTC Wins Case Against Cryptocurrency Promoter That Ran Bold and Vicious Frauds
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) won a court case against a cryptocurrency promoter that cheated investors by running “a bold and vicious fraud. ” According to Bloomberg on August 24, 2018, the CFTC managed to ban the cryptocurrency operator permanently, Patrick McDonnell ordering, him to pay a hefty fine in restitution and penalties. дальше »
2018-8-25 17:00 | |
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Chinese Government Continues Cryptocurrency Suppression
China has a population that is becoming increasingly interested in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies; but, its government has also been ratcheting up efforts to suppress the growth of digital assets amongst the country’s people. дальше »
2018-8-25 12:12 | |
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Upcoming Bitcoin Cash Changes Leave Community Divided
All cryptocurrencies must keep growing and evolving. Without evolution, projects will eventually disappear into obscurity. Bitcoin Cash is set to undergo another hard fork, although some of the proposed changes are not to everyone’s liking. дальше »
2018-8-25 23:00 | |
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Diar Research Shows Bitcoin Hitting 14-Month Record in Stability is Very Healthy
Bitcoin Achieves 14-Month Record in Stability Diar, a group of researchers, has recently published new reports that revealed that the volatility of Bitcoin has declined to a 14-month low now. According to the data, Bitcoin has experienced a steep decline from the end of the $8,000 mark and above the $5,850 mark. However, after that, […] дальше »
2018-8-24 21:17 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Have Stopped Fighting With Bitcoin Core And Are Turning On Themselves
Bitcoin Cash vs Bitcoin Core seems to have taken a new direction. No longer are the Bitcoin Cash team focusing on wiping out Bitcoin Core, they now seem to be fighting amongst themselves, this time within two mercenary groups, Bitcoin SV and Bitcoin ABC. дальше »
2018-8-24 13:30 | |
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Blockchain Enters “Trough of Disillusionment” According to Gartner
Gartner, Inc. , a research and advisory firm specializing in the financial and IT industries, recently published a report that asserts blockchain has entered the “trough of disillusionment” with regards to the technology’s lifecycle of hype and adoption. дальше »
2018-8-24 12:05 | |
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Vitalik Buterin about BCH fork “Bitcoin SV:” A ‘Fitting Succesor’ of Bitconnect (BCC)
Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, tweeted about the current debate in the Bitcoin Cash community about a fork proposal that nChain, the company for which Craig Wright serves as chief scientist, is actively promoting. дальше »
2018-8-24 03:32 | |
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Noise Complaints May Cause Norwegian Bitcoin Mining Center to Shut Down
Norwegian bitcoin miner Kryptovault is facing a shutdown of its operations due to extensive noise complaints from locals and a lack of proper paperwork. The company, which is headquartered in a former paper mill in Norway’s capital of Oslo, uses more than 40MW of power to drive an arsenal of nearly 10,000 computers. дальше »
2018-8-24 23:36 | |
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First U.S. Congresswoman Reveals Holding Cryptocurrency (And It’s Not Bitcoin)
After the US government made federal workers declare cryptocurrency holdings in June this year, filings have begun to emerge about which politicians own which coins. Filing Reveals Up To $30K Holdings In a federal disclosure report August 14, Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard became the latest national political figure to do so, revealing she bought Ether (ETH) and Litecoin (LTC) in December 2017. дальше »
2018-8-24 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin’s New Role In Sex Scams
According to new findings, sextortion scams have made around $500,000. 00 worth of Bitcoin in the past couple of months in a trend that is seeing more and more people fall for fraudulent emails that claim to have video evidence of the victim ‘misbehaving’. дальше »
2018-8-23 21:30 | |
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Bitcoin Selloff Could be Over, Says this Technical Indicator
The massive Bitcoin selloff that has characterized most of the market in 2018 might soon be at an end based on the data from a technical indicator. If correct, the top-ranked cryptocurrency may experience a substantial price rally in the last quarter of the year. дальше »
2018-8-24 19:10 | |
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Federal Trade Commission Issues Warning on Bitcoin Blackmail Scams
The U. S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is blowing the whistle on of a new Bitcoin blackmail scam—one purportedly targeting men with a disposition for extramarital “activity. ” According to the government’s consumer protection watchdog, allegedly unfaithful men are being sent letters by scammers demanding a “confidentiality fee,” payable in Bitcoin, in return for silence. дальше »
2018-8-23 18:00 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Payments Decline as Roger Ver Struggles to Convert True Bitcoin Believers
According to Bloomberg, Roger Ver, the Bitcoin Cash advocate, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” is finding it difficult to convert Bitcoin believers to Bitcoin Cash supporters. Although Ver believes that Bitcoin Cash will become the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, it’s not so widely used in commerce today. дальше »
2018-8-24 17:30 | |
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Bitconnect ICO Scam: Indian Police Nabs Key Accused
Bitconnect ceased all operations in Jan 2018 citing bad press, scrutiny by US regulators and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on its system. India Tightens the Noose in the Pursuit of Bitconnect Scammers According to a local media report, Indian authorities nabbed Divyesh Darji, the alleged Asian head of Bitconnect, on Aug 19 at New Delhi’s […] Bitconnect ICO Scam: Indian Police Nabs Key Accused was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »
2018-8-24 15:14 | |
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Banks Consume Over Three Times More Energy Than Bitcoin, According to Researcher
Bitcoin’s network energy consumption has become somewhat of a hot topic as the cryptocurrency grows in popularity. A clean energy researcher, however, says that naysayers are missing critical factors when making their claims. дальше »
2018-8-23 13:00 | |
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Surprise Surprise As SEC Reject ANOTHER Bitcoin ETF
It’s Thursday, which means another deadline for a Bitcoin ETF application within the SEC has approached. In a shocking turn of events (I’m joking), the SEC has rejected the ETF, putting this one at the end of a long list of failed and lost ETF applications. дальше »
2018-8-23 12:30 | |
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Bitcoin Dealer Charged with International Money Laundering
A 21-year-old Bitcoin dealer is currently being prosecuting for illegal money transmission and money laundering. According to the Department of Justice in the Southern District of California, Jacob Burrell Campos was arrested in August 2018, as he attempted to enter the United States from Mexico. дальше »
2018-8-23 12:00 | |
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SEC Rejects Applications for 9 Bitcoin ETFs
The SEC has said no to applications for nine different Bitcoin ETFs. Applications came from ProShares, Direxion, and GraniteShares. Nine applications to list and trade different Bitcoin ETFs were rejected by the SEC, according to three different releases dated August 22nd. дальше »
2018-8-23 10:00 | |
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Regional Government Announces Opening of Large Crypto Mining Farm in Russia
The largest cryptocurrency mining farm in Russia has opened in the Leningrad Region, according to the regional government. The facility is equipped with more than 3,000 pieces of mining equipment and covers an area of approximately 4,000 square meters. дальше »
2018-8-23 08:05 | |
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Is Bitmain Losing Its Edge in the Crypto Mining Game? These Analysts Think So
According to analysts, the largest producer of Bitcoin mining equipment may be losing its position at the top of the industry. Bitmain Threatened on Multiple Fronts Despite moving to launch an initial public offering (IPO), competition, dubious speculation on certain digital assets, and lessening demand for hardware are undermining Bitmain’s dominance. дальше »
2018-8-23 02:00 | |
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US Federal Trade Commission Reports New Bitcoin Blackmail Scam Targeting ‘Unfaithful’ Men
A new warning from the US Federal Trade Commission cites an increasing number of crypto scams targeting ‘unfaithful’ men. According to the FTC, scammers have been tracking down unfaithful men and demanding payments in the form of Bitcoin in exchange for not revealing the target’s alleged affair to their spouse and family. дальше »
2018-8-23 01:27 | |
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