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Taiwanese Crypto Con Artists Arrested for $51 Million Bitcoin Investment Scam, Violated Country’s MLM Policies

A Group of Bitcoin con artists in Taipei, Taiwan, have recently been charged by the police for creating a crypto scam that took millions of dollars from investors. Both foreign and local investors were fooled according to The Next’s Web’s Hard Fork, which has also reported on this story. The scam began on October 2016 […] дальше »

2019-1-18 23:03


This week in Crypto: Tron hits 100 Million TXs a day, Trump Appoints Crypto Advocate, Crypto market bull run, XRP Whale Spotted, Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Approval, Bitcoin to $50k and More

During the course of the week, many events took place in the crypto space, one of the most remarkable being the market recovery that nearly all cryptocurrencies have witnessed. Bitcoin also recovered to $4,000 for the first time since the crash which started in November 2018. дальше »

2018-12-24 22:57


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Starwood breach affecting 500M users reportedly part of a larger Chinese state-sponsored attack

Remember that massive breach of the Mariott-owned Starwood hotel chain from last month, which saw 500 million users’ data stolen? The New York Times reports that the intrusion was part of a larger state-sponsored intelligence-gathering effort spurred on by China‘s spy agency, the Ministry of State Security. дальше »

2018-12-12 09:46


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Starwood breach affecting 500m users reportedly part of a larger Chinese state-sponsored attack

Remember that massive breach of the Mariott-owned Starwood hotel chain from last month, which saw 500 million users’ data stolen? The New York Times reports that the intrusion was part of a larger state-sponsored intelligence-gathering effort spurred on by China‘s spy agency, the Ministry of State Security. дальше »

2018-12-12 09:46


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Dogecoin Now Trades Against USDC on Poloniex

Dogecoin (DOGE) has surpassed many peoples expectations when it comes to user reception. Currently the 25th largest cryptocurrency in the world with over $302 million in market cap, Dogecoin took a big hit during 2018 owing to the bearish markets in cryptocurrencies However, a top cryptocurrency exchange is now increased its backing of Dogecoin, allowing […] Dogecoin Now Trades Against USDC on Poloniex was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

2018-11-20 20:29


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New Exchange Security Scoring Model Offers Insurance Rates for Coin Holders

International cybersecurity solutions provider Group-IB has come up with a scoring model to grade crypto exchanges based on their level of security. The scoring model was created by Group-IB in conjunction with Swiss-based Cryptolns (which is operated by Swiss insurance broker APIS AS), and the grading is intrinsic to CryptoIns’ new cryptocurrency exchange insurance, which will allow exchange users to cover up to 15 BTC worth of digital assets held in their exchange accounts. дальше »

2018-11-13 00:43


China's Central Bank Wants to Put the Damper Airdrops: Report

The People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, has its eyes on cryptocurrency companies that run airdrop campaigns in the country. In its most recent financial stability report for 2018, which was published on Friday, November 3, 2018, the bank said there has been a surge in the number of "disguised" Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including the free distribution of crypto tokens through airdrops, despite its effort to clamp down on their activities. дальше »

2018-11-5 22:04


China's Central Bank Wants to Put the Damper on Airdrops: Report

The People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, has its eyes on cryptocurrency companies that run airdrop campaigns in the country. In its most recent financial stability report for 2018, which was published on Friday, November 3, 2018, the bank said there has been a surge in the number of "disguised" Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including the free distribution of crypto tokens through airdrops, despite its effort to clamp down on their activities. дальше »

2018-11-7 22:04


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Crypto Exchange MapleChange Shuts Down, Says it Doesn’t Have Money to Refund Users

MapleChange, a relatively minor Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, announced on October 28, 2018, that it would be shutting down after losing its bitcoin stash in a security breach. The news, however, didn’t yield any major impact on the global cryptocurrency market as prices hold steady in the aftermath of the ordeal. дальше »

2018-10-30 22:00


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Tether Intentionally Obliterates 500 Million USDT

Yesterday Tether quietly took 500 million USDT out of circulation, then promptly destroyed them. Tether Supply Shrinks By $500 USDT Yesterday the stablecoin saga took a new twist as Tether Limited, the company responsible for minting and distributing the USD-pegged ‘stablecoin’ Tether (USDT) , removed 500 million USDT from circulation and destroyed them. дальше »

2018-10-25 13:00


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$571 Million in Damages: North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Behind High-Profile Cryptocurrency Hacks

Although there have been over $882 million cryptocurrencies stolen from online exchanges since 2017, Lazarus, a North Korean, state-sponsored group is responsible for the majority of stolen tokens. According to an article published by The Next Web on October 19, 2018,  the Lazarus Group took over $571 million cryptocurrencies and will continue to do so in the future. дальше »

2018-10-22 15:00


$183 Million in Ethereum Moved With $0.06 Fee Instantaneously, Better Than Banks

A multi-million dollar worth of transaction that could have cost senders over $5 million in commissions on legacy systems was made with $0. 06 on Ethereum. The Ethereum block 6556384 went through 5080 confirmations and took over 19 hours to transfer more than $183,000,000 without having to go through expensive intermediaries. дальше »

2018-10-22 13:44


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Canadian banking cartel freezes $28M belonging to cryptocurrency exchange

A Canadian banking cartel has allegedly frozen $28 million in customer funds belonging to Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Vancouver-based exchange desk QuadrigaCX claims the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) locked the money and froze accounts belonging to its payment partner, Costodian, and its owner, Jose Reyes. дальше »

2018-10-9 12:59


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The free internet makes us the product — we need to stop it

The bad headlines continue to stack up for Facebook this year: from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, to the New York Times report that Facebook gave Apple, Samsung, and other mobile device makers access to its users personal data without permission, to the revelation that the firm routinely gives user information and preferences to several Chinese telecommunications firms, to last week’s security breach in which hackers took control of 50 million user accounts as well as any third-party sites those users logged into via Facebook. дальше »

2018-10-6 19:30


Cryptocurrency Exchanges Are Fundamentally Flawed: Imperfections To Fix?

The Mt. Gox disgrace which took place in 2014 saw the advent of thefts and hacks, which have characterized a number of crypto exchanges, with the most recent occurring early this year. In this particular scandal, approximately $500 million worth of clients’ virtual assets disappeared from Coincheck, a Japan based crypto exchange. Apart from these […] дальше »

2018-9-2 12:15


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Largest Wall Street Crypto Firm Lost $134 Million in Q1 2018

Galaxy Digital — a full-service digital assets merchant bank launched by ex-Goldman Sachs macro trader Michael Novogratz — took a financial beating in the first fiscal quarter of 2018.   Rekt… The New York-based cryptocurrency-focused merchant bank disclosed its financial report for the first time this week, and the results weren’t great. дальше »

2018-7-27 21:00