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“Holders Are Not at Risk”: Bitfinex Lawyer Responds to NY Attorney General
Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses. дальше »
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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Ethereum Developers Approve Funding In Progressive Proof-Of-Work (ProgPoW) Mining Code Contest
Ethereum Developers Say Funding Has Been Approved To Audit ProgPow Mining Proposal Funding has been approved in order to start auditing the code change called Progressive Proof of Work (ProgPow). The information was released by Ethereum (ETH) developers a few hours ago. дальше »
2019-4-27 23:04 | |
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21-Year-Old SIM-Swapping Mastermind Is Jailed for 10 Years
Joel Ortiz, the 21-year-old student who was accused of stealing over $7. 5 million in digital assets via a SIM swapping operation, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. дальше »
2019-4-23 15:27 | |
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You’ll need a bank account to use UnionBank’s new Bitcoin ATM
UnionBank (UBP), the seventh largest bank in the Philippines officially got itself into the cryptocurrency game this week, but there’s a catch. Users will be required to use a UBP bank account to exchange funds to and from virtual currency. дальше »
2019-4-4 15:10 | |
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Forget An ICO, Here’s How to Shine on Exchanges Alone
The ICO is yesterday’s news. No sooner had projects raised $6bn in the first six months of 2018 than the entire market dried up. Just $1. 5bn arrived through Initial Coin Offerings between July and December of last year. дальше »
2019-3-21 13:11 | |
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Nobody wants a Bitcoin ETF because cryptocurrency ‘has no intrinsic value’
We’re going to have to take a step back and rethink the whole “Bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) are coming” trope. In February earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) put out a solicitation request opening the floor for the public to comment and provide their thoughts on the possibility of allowing a regulated and recognized Bitcoin ETF. дальше »
2019-3-19 17:48 | |
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Decentralized Exchange Hodl Hodl Is Launching a Bitcoin-Based Prediction Market
Hodl Hodl, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it is launching a prediction market on Bitcoin. Slated for launch in the spring of 2019, it would be the first Bitcoin-based prediction market to go live on Bitcoin’s mainnet. дальше »
2019-3-9 00:16 | |
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As Court Reconvenes for QuadrigaCX, Questions Surround Empty Cold Wallets
As QuadrigaCX’s legal counsel descends on the courtroom in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for another round of legal proceedings, the court monitor’s third report on QuadrigaCX’s finances — specifically its revelation that the exchange’s cold wallets are empty — lays out some hopeful avenues for fund recovery — and some frustrating dead ends. дальше »
2019-3-5 20:20 | |
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Crypto Exchange Kraken Offers $100,000 for Information Pertaining to QuadrigaCX Funds
On February 28, 2019, cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken announced through a blog post that it was offering up to $100,000 as a reward for legitimate tips passed by people regarding the QuadrigaCX exchange fiasco. дальше »
2019-3-3 08:00 | |
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Coinomi Allegedly Forwarded Passphrases to googleapis.com
Coinomi is facing an avalanche of criticism after being accused on February 27, 2019, of sending passphrases to googleapis. com, leading to the loss of over $70,000. Where’s the Money? In the past, crypto owners have lost funds due to errors made on the part of service providers such as the case of QuadrigaCX of forRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-3-1 04:00 | |
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Grim Stories of Ethical, Privacy Abuses Emerge About Coinbase’s New Partners
When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition. дальше »
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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Cryptopia Calculates That 9.4 Percent of Assets Stolen in January Hack
The New Zealand-based crypto asset exchange Cryptopia has made their assessment of a January hack, claiming that up to 9. 4 percent of all their assets were stolen. дальше »
2019-2-28 20:50 | |
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Decentralized Payment Processor BTCPay Adds New Invoicing Options
Decentralized payment processing service BTCPay Server announced a new service available through their platform on February 22, 2019: a way to request payments by simply sharing a URL, thereby streamlining many of the model’s existing hangups. дальше »
2019-2-27 23:26 | |
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“Clear and Robust Strategy” Nets 0.023% Recovery of Bitfinex’s Hacked Funds (So Far)
According to an official statement published on February 25, 2019, Bitfinex has revealed that the United States government returned 27. 7 BTC (worth about $105,000 USD) to the exchange, as part of restitution for a hack that was effected on the exchange back in 2016. дальше »
2019-2-26 02:39 | |
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Austrac Joins Forces with Australian University to Develop Blockchain Solution for International Funds Transfer
In a bid to make it possible for banks, remitters, and casinos to automate international funds transfer instructions (IFTIs), the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac www. austrac. дальше »
2019-2-26 02:00 | |
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QuadrigaCX and the Million Dollar Questions: What We Do and Don’t Know
QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him. дальше »
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
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Ebang Reveals Plans to Produce 400,000 Bitcoin Mining Units in 2019
Ebang, one of China’s top manufacturers of bitcoin miners, is planning to produce 400,000 mining machines in 2019. On February 22, 2019, Ebang reportedly announced this plan to expand dramatically throughout the fiscal year. дальше »
2019-2-26 22:09 | |
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Siemens, Commerzbank and Continental Complete Successful Blockchain Pilot
A pilot for a money market security was recently completed between Commerzbank, Siemens, and Continental which reduces the time take for the clearing of funds. This according to a press release, February 21, 2019, A Good First Run Blockchain was recently utilized to conduct a money market security transaction pilot. дальше »
2019-2-26 20:00 | |
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Bank of Valletta: €13M Cyberattack Highlights Bitcoin’s Strength
Yet another financial institution, Malta’s Bank of Valletta, has fallen victim to a cyber attack, rendering many clients, both individuals, and businesses, unable to access their funds. A week after the attack, the issue reportedly persists, highlighting the need for decentralized and stable alternatives. дальше »
2019-2-25 23:00 | |
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Embezzlement, $26 Million Loss Bankrupts Korean Crypto Exchange Coinbin
Coinbin, the South Korean Cryptocurrency exchange which took over hacked exchange Youbit, is filing for bankruptcy with losses equating to over $26 million. Cryptocurrency and Cash Transactions Stopped According to reports by Business Korea, the bankruptcy announcement was made by Coinbin CEO Park Chan-kyu on February 20, 2018. дальше »
2019-2-25 22:01 | |
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Vision Hill Advisors’ Crypto Hedge Fund Report for Q4 2018 Shows Surprising and Shocking Results
On Tuesday, February 19, Vision Hill Advisors published their findings on crypto hedge fund returns for the fourth quarter of 2018. In general, they were able to witness some growth in comparison to the likes of bitcoin (BTC) and “passive indices”. дальше »
2019-2-21 16:24 | |
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Coinbase Snaps Up Blockchain Intelligence Startup Neutrino
U. S. -based digital asset platform Coinbase has acquired blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino. The company made the news known earlier today, February 19, 2019, but the cost of the acquisition was not disclosed. дальше »
2019-2-20 23:12 | |
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Coinbase Neutrino Acquisition Reveals History Of Spying and Gov’t Data Selling
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is facing an increasing publicity nightmare after it emerged the CEO of a company it took over sold private user data to governments. Coinbase: Neutrino ‘Will Help Prevent Theft’ Announced February 19, Coinbase now owns Italian blockchain surveillance startup Neutrino, having acquired the company for an undisclosed sum. дальше »
2019-2-19 20:00 | |
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Bitcoin Remains Stable as First Pension Funds Enter Crypto and JP Morgan Launches Stablecoin: BTCManager’s Week in Review February 18, 2019
The two biggest headlines of the week have been investment management firm Morgan Creek receiving pension fund money for its new digital asset fund and JP Morgan launching a blockchain-based stablecoin called JPM Coin. дальше »
2019-2-19 12:00 | |
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Op Ed: Why It’s Unsafe to Store Private Crypto Keys in the Cloud
There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized honeypot that could experience a security breach, allowing cyber criminals to access your data. дальше »
2019-2-19 00:19 | |
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$150 Million Scandal of Canada’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Sees New Twist in Dead CEO’s 2014 Interview
The recent scandal of QuadrigaCX in which Canada’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange lost $150 million worth of crypto shocked the financial space. It deteriorated the public image of the cryptocurrency sector overnight as analysts condemned the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars following the alleged death of CEO Gerald Cotten who had sole control over the company’s holdings and user funds. дальше »
2019-2-17 15:46 | |
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Why Won’t Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Come Clean on How Disastrous Last Month’s Hack Really Was?
New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia disclosed that local police have allowed employees to return to the firm’s office following its suspension of operations mid last month after a multi-million dollar security breach. дальше »
2019-2-15 18:53 | |
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Coinbase Launches iCloud and Google Drive Backup Feature to Store Private Keys
Coinbase, a leading U. S. -based cryptocurrency exchange on February 12, 2019, announced the launch of its cloud backup feature that will enable users to store an encrypted recovery phrase on iCloud or Google drive in order to retain their funds even if their private keys or smartphone gets misplaced. дальше »
2019-2-15 04:00 | |
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Judge Delays Decision to Appoint Legal Counsel for QuadrigaCX Creditors
A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation. дальше »
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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Israeli NGO Accuses Hamas of Using Coinbase to Raise Funds
Shurat HaDin Israel Law Center, an Israeli civil rights NGO, believes that Hamas, the militant Islamic Palestinian nationalist movement, is using Coinbase to raise cryptocurrency funds, The Jerusalem Post reported on February 13, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-14 12:00 | |
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Morgan Creek Digital Makes History with First-Ever Pension Fund Investment in Bitcoin
Morgan Creek Digital has attracted investments from two pension funds for their new venture capital fund, marking the first of its kind in the crypto industry, reported February 12, 2019. New Money Pension funds are one of the most heavily pursued classes of investors. дальше »
2019-2-13 14:20 | |
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Coinbase Cloud Storage For Private Keys Generates Wide-Scale Backlash
Cryptocurrency users and business figures alike are reacting with suspicion to a bizarre new security feature unveiled by US exchange Coinbase this week. Back Up Your Funds With ‘Just A Password’ In a blog post February 12, Coinbase announced traders and wallet holders could now store a back-up of their private keys using iCloud or on Google Drive. дальше »
2019-2-13 10:30 | |
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First QuadrigaCX Monitor Report: $460k in BTC “Inadvertently” Sent to Cold Wallet
According to the latest court documents in the ongoing QuadrigaCX case, the exchange sent roughly $470,000 CAD (approximately $355, 000 USD) worth of bitcoin from a hot wallet to a cold-storage wallet on February 6, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-13 03:56 | |
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First US Public Pensions Invest in $40M Cryptocurrency Fund
A brace of public pension funds is backing a $40 million venture-capital fund established by Morgan Creek Digital which focuses on cryptocurrency investments. This development marks the first ever involvement of U. дальше »
2019-2-12 17:00 | |
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Reality Shares Bitcoin Futures ETF ‘Moves Ball Forward’ For Crypto
Cryptocurrency advocates have reacted warmly to an effort by asset manager Reality Shares to gain approval for a ‘partial’ Bitcoin ETF from US regulators. Less Exposure, Less Rejection? Announced in a prospectus filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) February 11, Blockforce Global Currency Strategy ETF aims to invest 15 percent of funds into CME Group and Cboe’s Bitcoin futures. дальше »
2019-2-12 15:00 | |
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MakerDAO Blockchain Project Sees Growth Despite Crypto Market Crash
According to MakerDAO’s report on February 7, 2019, Dai, a stablecoin that runs on the Ethereum blockchain, has recorded a 20 percent average monthly growth in its number of users based on the number of active addresses, funds transferred within a specific period, and use cases for the altcoin. дальше »
2019-2-10 22:00 | |
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The Fight to Return “Stolen” Mt. Gox Funds to Victims
Actor and cryptocurrency advocate Brock Pierce explained the goals and challenges facing ‘Gox Rising’, an initiative to return Mt. Gox victims their stolen investments in an interview with TechCrunch, February 7, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-9 18:00 | |
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$136 Million in Missing Crypto From QuadrigaCX Could be Gone Forever: WSJ
Canada’s largest digital asset exchange QuadrigaCX has claimed to have lost more than $136 million worth of crypto in cold wallets controlled by its CEO Gerald Cotten. In an official affidavit filed with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court by Jennifer Robertson, the widow of Cotten, Robertson claimed Cotten passed away in India with the sole control over user funds. дальше »
2019-2-8 13:16 | |
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QuadrigaCX: The Strangest Story in the Cryptoverse
QuadrigaCX was granted creditor Protection from a court on February 5, 2019, after claiming that customer funds are trapped in a cold wallet only their late CEO had access to in what may be one of crypto’s most bizarre stories. дальше »
2019-2-7 20:00 | |
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Coinbase добавила возможность вывода средств на PayPal для стран ЕС
Американская криптовалютная биржа Coinbase предоставила возможность снятия средств на счета PayPal для клиентов из стран Евросоюза и ЕАСТ (Европейская ассоциация свободной торговли). Coinbase customers in EU and European Free Trade Association countries can now withdraw funds to PayPal accounts. дальше »
2019-2-7 11:48 | |
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Blockstream Open Sources Development of Its Proof of Reserves Tool
On February 4, 2019, blockchain tech company Blockstream announced the development of a “proof of reserves” tool to standardize the authenticity of exchanges’ crypto reserves. дальше »
2019-2-7 01:01 | |
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Court Grants QuadrigaCX Bankruptcy Protection
Today, February 5, 2019, a court in Nova Scotia, Canada, granted bankruptcy protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) to the embattled Vancouver-based cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX. дальше »
2019-2-6 23:12 | |
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Where’s the ‘Missing’ $150 Million? Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX’s Fiasco Gets Weirder with New Research
According to a cryptocurrency researcher with an online alias “ProofofResearch,” QuadrigaCX may not have a Bitcoin cold wallet nor $150 million in crypto. In a research paper, Zerononcense editor ProofofResearch stated that based on the evaluation of the company’s 31 Bitcoin addresses, no evidence to prove the existence of a cold wallet for QuadrigaCX was found. дальше »
2019-2-5 17:46 | |
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Andreas Antonopoulos Speaks On Bitcoin Storage Risks And Shares User Safety Tips
Any user of cryptocurrency knows that where you store your funds is of great importance and can be the difference between security and being robbed, as the event hacks of crypto exchanges have shown. дальше »
2019-2-5 04:29 | |
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Avoiding QuadrigaCX’s $190 Million Disaster: How Do the World’s Largest Crypto Exchanges Store Funds?
Canada’s largest crypto exchange QuadrigaCX lost more than $190 million worth of user funds and is unable to reimburse its users. As CCN reported on February 1, the founder and CEO of QuadrigaCX passed away in India with sole control over the company’s cold wallets containing more than $150 million in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, and $40 million in cash stored with a third party. дальше »
2019-2-3 11:48 | |
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Ethereum Constantinople Hard Fork Scheduled for Late February Following Recent Delay
Earlier this week, the highly-anticipated Ethereum (ETH) hard fork event – dubbed Constantinople – was delayed just one day before its scheduled event time due to the discovery of a significant security vulnerability that, if it were to have been implemented, would have allowed nefarious actors to steal user’s funds. дальше »
2019-1-18 21:04 | |
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Ethereum devs reschedule Constantinople hard fork for late Feb
Ethereum core developers have now said they will activate the proposed Constantinople upgrade in late February. The upgrade was delayed earlier this week following a code audit, which revealed that the fork would introduce security issues affecting Ethereum’s smart contracts, potentially resulting in the theft of users’ funds. дальше »
2019-1-18 20:03 | |
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