USDT Issuance Increased by Tether Might Have Helped Bitcoin Repel Major Pullback

The cryptosphere was a bit shaken a few months ago when news of the Bitfinex and Tether cover up spread like wildfire. It was revealed sometime in April by the New York Attorney General’s office that the exchange firm had experienced an $850 million loss and used funds from Tether to discreetly cover it up. […] дальше »

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Bitcoin Hashrate: Now 10X the Number of Grains of Sand on Earth

The Bitcoin network hash rate has climbed to an all-time high (ATH) of 69 quintillion hashes per second – 10x the number of grains of sand on Earth. More Hashes Per Second than are Grains of Sand According to Blockchain. дальше »

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Clause Blockchain Contract Project Gets $5.5 Million in Funding Led by DocuSign, Galaxy Digital

There are many interesting blockchain projects that are getting much more attention as the technology becomes more widely used as well as more from them which aids adoption the long-term. One of such projects is Clause, which is a digital contract management startup that has raised $5.5 million in a series A round of funding […] дальше »

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Очередная криптобиржа стала жертвой хакеров

Сингапурская криптобиржа Bitrue сообщила о хакерской атаке, в результате которой злоумышленникам удалось вывести цифровые активы Cardano (ADA) и токен XRP от Ripple. The hacker used what they learned from this breach to then access the Bitrue hot wallet and move 9. дальше »

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Биткоин-биржа Bitrue лишилась более $4 млн из-за хакерской атаки

Сингапурская криптобиржа Bitrue сообщила о хакерской атаке, в результате которой злоумышленникам удалось вывести цифровые активы Cardana (ADA) и токен XRP от Ripple. The hacker used what they learned from this breach to then access the Bitrue hot wallet and move 9. дальше »

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Blockchain API platform dfuse raises $3.5M led by Multicoin Capital, Intel Capital

dfuse, a blockchain API company, today announced it has raised $3. 5 million (USD) in an oversubscribed seed round led by Multicoin Capital, a thesis-driven crypto fund and Intel Capital. Also participating in the funding were BoxOne Ventures, Panache Ventures, and White Star Capital. дальше »

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MySpace employees reportedly read your mid-2000s DMs

Long before Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram ruled the social media world, there was Myspace. One of the earliest social networks crossed the mark of 100 million users in 2006. However, a report published by Vice today suggests that its employees used a specific tool to spy on its users. дальше »

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Introduced Bill Would Require Facebook And Others To Disclose Value Of User Data

A bipartisan bill introduced today asks that platform's with more than 100 million monthly users disclose what data is collected, how it is used, and to provide the monetary value of that data once every 90 days. дальше »

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QuadrigaCX CEO traded and lost over 21,000 Bitcoin in customer deposits

Ernst & Young revealed that QuadrigaCX, a failed Canadian crypto exchange that lost almost $190 million of its users funds, may have committed fraud. Auditors found that the exchange’s late founder and CEO transferred user funds off QuadrigaCX and used them for margin trading on other exchanges, losing millions. дальше »

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New Ernst & Young Report Sheds Light On QuadrigaCX CEO Thievery

Ernst & Young, QuadrigaCX's court-appointed monitor, has released a report showing Gerald Cotten, the exchange's deceased CEO, stole up to $200 million of users' funds, which may have been used to purchase the boat, aircraft, luxury vehicles, and gold and silver coins Cotten owned. дальше »

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Swede facing extradition to US over $11M Bitcoin investment scam

A Swedish citizen has been charged with securities, wire fraud, and money laundering in a scheme that saw him encourage victims to invest using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin In a complaint submitted on March 4, 2019, and unsealed yesterday, Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson and his company, Eastern Metal Securities (EMS), were charged with engaging in a scheme that defrauded more than 3,500 victims of over $11 million. дальше »

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Report: QuadrigaCX CEO used fake trades to misappropriate users’ cryptocurrency

The Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX appears to have been playing with fire long before it collapsed – and took $134 million with it – earlier this year. According to the latest report from administrators, EY, QuadrigaCX had been operating a fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange. дальше »

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Ethereum Blockchain-Based Decentralized Video Platform LivePeer Secures $8 Million

Livepeer, an Ethereum-based decentralized video encoding startup platform, has announced that it has received $8 million from a Northzone-led Series A funding round. The startup made the announcement in a Medium post published on June 17, 2019. дальше »

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Aurora Chain Joined ‘Achain Galaxy’

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Aurora Chain Joined ‘Achain Galaxy’

100 million AOA will be used to develop the Achain Galaxy.

Aurora Chain Joined ‘Achain Galaxy’

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Russians (not North Koreans) thought to be behind $530M Coincheck hack

The $530 million hack that blighted Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck in January 2018 may have been carried out by Russian hackers. A virus thought to be used in the hack has been found on employee computers and is linked to Russian hacker groups, the Asahi Shimbun reports. дальше »

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BRD Partners with Wyre to Bring Industry-Low Bank Transfer Fees for Crypto

BRD, a secure cryptocurrency mobile wallet used by roughly two million users in 170 countries, announced its new partnership with Wyre, a leading payments provider for the blockchain industry. This… The post BRD Partners with Wyre to Bring Industry-Low Bank Transfer Fees for Crypto appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »

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Create a Solution and You Will Be Successful: Liracoin Makes It Easy to Use Cryptocurrencies

The goal of the Liracoin project is to create applications that allow people from all parts of the world to pay and receive money in cryptocurrencies with their smartphones through direct payments without changes and waiting times. дальше »

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Wallet Dev Komodo Hacks Customers To Rescue $13 Million In Cryptocurrencies

After a security audit revealed a backdoor malware threat that could have resulted in the loss of user funds, Komodo used the same backdoor to save 96 bitcoin and 8 million Komodo tokens.

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Komodo Wallet Hacks Itself to Secure $13 Million Users Funds from Fraudsters

Komodo (KMD) a distributed ledger technology (DLT) project that claims to be highly secure, independently scalable and fully interoperable, announced in a blog post on June 5, 2019, that it was alerted of a security issue in one of the libraries used by the Agama wallet which could have potentially put the funds of someRead MoreRead More. дальше »

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Komodo Blockchain Self-Hacks Its Agama Wallet to Protect 8 Million KMD and 96 BTC from Attackers

Blockchain based crypto wallet provider Komodo has confirmed that it successfully took all cryptocurrency from the affected wallets to thwart a plan by fraudsters from accessing its clients’ funds. After identifying a vulnerability in one of its older apps, Agama, the company used the same backdoor to shield the $13 million worth of cryptos from […] дальше »

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Solotoshi is Satoshi or Just a Part of Another Conspiracy Theory?

Coinspeaker Solotoshi is Satoshi or Just a Part of Another Conspiracy Theory?Paul Solotshi Calder Le Roux, doubted as a real Satoshi Nakamoto is also the creator of encryption software E4M and TrueCrypt, the cryptography encryption software Satoshi Nakamoto likely used to lock up his 1 million BTC. дальше »

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North Korean Hackers Attack Upbit Users in South Korea

North Korean hackers have made a phishing attempt on users of the South Korean crypto exchange Upbit. News correspondents in Korea broke this development on May 29, 2019, detailing the ploy to steal Upbit users’ information. дальше »

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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy

A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value. дальше »

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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths, The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy

A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value. дальше »

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Ethereum Classic (ETC) Announces Astor Network Testnet Mining is Ready in Response to 51% Attack

Ethereum Classic network faced a double 51% attack on its platform in the month of January which led to a loss of $1 million. The attackers were able to accumulate 51% of the hash power required to manipulate the network and continued the attack for several days. The attackers used their control on the ETC […] дальше »

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Europol Ends Cryptocurrency Mixer Behind $200 Million Bitcoin Laundering Scheme

By CCN: The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) has taken down a cryptocurrency-mixing service, BestMixer. io, in a crackdown involving Europol and Luxembourg authorities. The anti-fraud agency said Wednesday that they had begun an investigation against BestMixer last summer. дальше »

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Tether Partly Backed by Bitcoin, Court Transcription Reveals

Tether, a stablecoin tied to the dollar that is meant to mediate the volatility of other cryptocurrencies, is partly backed by bitcoin. As detailed in court documents obtained by The Block, Tether admitted to using some of the cash reserves meant to back its stablecoin to purchase bitcoin, among other assets. дальше »

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Dutch Man Arrested for $111 Million Fake Mining Scheme

On March 21, 2019, Dutch news outlet NL Times reported that “Berry van M. ,” a 33-year-old Dutch businessman and the operator of now-defunct trading platform Koinz Trading, has been arrested on charges of deceiving investors with a bogus bitcoin mining scheme. дальше »

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‘Warren Buffett’ Isn’t Shorting Bitcoin: New Crypto Loan Report Concludes

A new report from bitcoin and crypto load provider Genesis Capital reveals some interesting insights into institutional short-selling of cryptocurrencies. Notably, BTC is used less for speculation than altcoins while naysayers Jamie Dimon, Warren Buffett, and Nouriel Roubini are not shorting bitcoin. дальше »

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CPUcoin Encourages 700 Million Users to Sell your Idle Laptop, Mobile or CPU Processing Power

The depreciating value of laptops, computers and mobile phones is quite high given the high prices charged for some of these machines. Some of these devices remain idle with 30% of the total 2.2 billion devices not being used at any one time of the day. This translates to a vast amount of power and […] дальше »

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NY’s Bitcoin Bandit ordered to pay $75M to SIM-swap victim

Michael Terpin, the Bitcoin investor who had $24 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen from him in a SIM-swapping hack, has been awarded a payout three-times the size of his original loss. Los Angeles Superior Court has ordered New York-based Bitcoin Bandit Nicholas Truglia to pay Terpin $74. дальше »

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In Light of Tether’s Fractional Reserve, a Shadow of Fiatcoins’ Future

Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets. дальше »

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Following Recent Hack, Binance Moves $8 Million Worth of USDT to New Cold Wallet

Binance’s recent hack has been the biggest news in the crypto ecosystem. The exchange lost 7,074 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $40 million at the time of the attack. The hacker mainly used complex technology, including fishing techniques and the implementation of viruses. дальше »

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Binance CEO Reveals New Details of ‘Damaging’ $44 Million Bitcoin Hack

By CCN: On May 10, Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, released a security incident update regarding the firm’s loss of 7,000 bitcoin. Following the high-profile security breach of the exchange during which sophisticated tools and methods were used to steal $44 million from Binance, the firm swiftly revamped its security measures and practices. дальше »

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Binance hack: CZ gives latest security updates; platform to tentatively resume trading early next week

The entire cryptocurrency community felt the effects of the recent Binance hack, with hackers making off with over 7000 BTCs, amounting to a whopping $40 million. The news was revealed by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, who informed the community that the hackers had used sophisticated hacking techniques to steal assets, private keys and the 2FAs. дальше »

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Hut 8 Mining on Sustainability, Expansion and Surviving Crypto Winter

Hut 8 Mining (named after Hut 8 in Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing broke the enigma code and accelerated the end of World War II) has just filed its audited financial statements for 2018, detailing a tight but still profitable bitcoin mining business. дальше »

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Binance Reveals Hack Information as Security Becomes a Public Concern

This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Vincent He. Since May 1, 2019, bitcoin’s price has been rising, reaching a top of over $6,000. As the whole cryptocurrency industry was enjoying the rise, an unexpected hack put a stop to the rise of bitcoin. дальше »

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Bitfinex Alleged $850M Fraud Now Wants To Raise $1B For Its Token

Following the controversy that Bitfinex allegedly used illicit funds to cover $850 million in losses, which it, along with… The post Bitfinex Alleged $850M Fraud Now Wants To Raise $1B For Its Token appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »

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Israeli Police, FBI Apprehend Owners of Darknet Site Deep Bot Web

Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods. The Israeli police announced via Twitter that it has collaborated with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest two locals who they believe managed the dark web marketplace, which used bitcoin to facilitate trades. дальше »

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Israeli Police, FBI Apprehend Owners of Darknet Site Deep Dot Web

Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods. The Israeli police announced via Twitter that it has collaborated with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest two locals who they believe managed the dark web marketplace, which used bitcoin to facilitate trades. дальше »

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Bitfinex Releases White Paper for LEO Token Sale

Bitfinex is forging forward despite its ongoing row with the authorities, and it's looking for investors to support its efforts. Today, May 8, 2019, iFinex, the operator and parent company of the popular cryptocurrency exchange, released a private token sale white paper, putting to rest rumors of its Initial Exchange Offering (IEO). дальше »

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Binance hacked for over $40M worth of Bitcoin

Binance suffered what it’s calling a “large scale security breach” yesterday evening. The hackers were able to transfer 7,000 Bitcoin (over $40 million at the time of writing) in one transaction from the company’s hot wallet. дальше »

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Bitcoin Transactions Spike in April While SegWit Keeps Fees Low: Report

Research has shown that the number of on-chain Bitcoin transactions has risen dramatically throughout 2019, nearing the volume of Bitcoin’s peak in December 2017. Even so, transaction fees are a fraction of what they were around bitcoin’s all-time high, likely due to the continued uptick of SegWit transactions on the network. дальше »

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Tether, Bitfinex Stay Afloat Amid Controversy

Tether and Bitfinex vow to fight NY attorney general’s claims that $850 million of Tether’s cash reserves was used to plug losses

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Crazy Crowdfund Scammer Pitched a Backpack, Stole $800,000 to Buy Bitcoin

By CCN. com: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched legal action against a serial crowdfund scammer who used his ill-gotten gains to buy Bitcoin. Douglas Monahan promised consumers a ‘high-tech’ backpack known as the iBackPack, but failed to deliver the product after raising over $800,000. дальше »

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Bitcoin Traders Don’t Give a F**k About Tether’s Black Swan Scandal

By CCN: After New York alleged that industry giant Bitfinex had potentially committed fraud with its handling of the Tether cryptocurrency, one might have expected Bitcoin traders to initiate a mad rush for the exit. дальше »

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XRP Ledger’s ‘partial vulnerability allows user to siphon 7 million XRP’: Bitrue sheds light on ‘bug’

Bitrue exchange detailed the XRP Ledger’s “partial payment vulnerability” to its users and other exchanges that support and list XRP. The exchange also mentioned that it was successful in stopping a user abusing the bug on its platform. дальше »

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BOW ICO

BOW APP is a Blockchain application that ensures the traceability of luxury products for individuals. The BOW SOFTWARE is a B2B platform for luxury brands specialized in the management of the supply chain. дальше »

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Coinbase CEO Walks the Crypto Plank for Endorsing USDC After Bitfinex/Tether Drama, 1.1 Million USDC Minted

The Bitfinex/Tether episode has eroded a lot of the trust of the community in stablecoins. Tether, which used to have its assets backed 1:1 with USD in order to make prices stable, used some of its funds to loan money to Bitfinex, which shares the same owners. The episode was a scandal in the industry. […] дальше »

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Blockchain Will Revolutionize 300 Years of Stock Trading: London Stock Exchange

By CCN. com: The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is weighing the benefits of using blockchain technology for issuing stock and settling trades. In an interview with CNBC, the LSE chief executive Nikhil Rathi said he was inspired by early blockchain initiatives at other stock exchanges, and sees the benefit of distributed ledger technology: “You can certainly see distributed ledger technology having an application in the issuance process… I can see that technology being used in settlement too. дальше »

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