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Darkweb ‘Dream Market’ Now a Bitcoin Payment-FBI Honeypot?
Three men have been arrested this month under suspicions of running one of the largest drug stalls on the dark web named “Sinmed,” as reported by ABC News Australia. The illegal drug marketplace conducted its business on Dream Market, which is now suspected of being compromised as a “honey pot” by law enforcement agencies. дальше »
2019-4-29 22:00 | |
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Federal Express (FEDEX) Delivery Service Calls for Blockchain Within International Shipping
According to the CIO of Federal Express [FedEx] – Rob Carter – International shipping and delivery is just waiting for mandated blockchain standards, highlighting that this will lead to a far greater spread of adoption within the industry for blockchain technology. дальше »
2019-4-28 03:11 | |
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Bitcoin Trading Volume Surges 250% in Thailand After ‘Seasteading’ Fiasco
An illegal ‘seasteading’ home belonging to a Bitcoin-rich couple was towed by the Thai navy. Meanwhile, the publicity of the event has caused Bitcoin volumes to soar in Thailand. A Bitcoin-rich couples home was seized by the Thai navy. дальше »
2019-4-28 22:00 | |
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Russia Prepares to Test Cryptocurrencies in Four of Its Regions
The Russian Federation, which is yet to regulate digital assets, is now planning to allow four of its regions to test innovations that are not covered by its current legislation. A bill drafted by the Economy ministry envisages the establishment of regulatory sandboxes there. дальше »
2019-4-28 20:40 | |
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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means
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. дальше »
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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FedEx Calls To Mandate Blockchain For International Shipping
FedEx CIO, Rob Carter, believes that mandated blockchain standards for international shipping will lead to widespread adoption within the industry. This would also enable authorities to better track goods’ provenance, and help combat the trafficking of counterfeit or illegal goods. дальше »
2019-4-27 00:00 | |
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Hamas Militant Uses Bitcoin Wallets To Avoid Crypto Financing Activities From The Authorities
Hamas Militant Uses Bitcoin Wallets To Avoid Authorities The militant wing of Hamas received $7,400 in funding but it has been difficult for them to hide the funds received. Al-Qassam Brigades asked supporters to send funds in Bitcoin (BTC) in order to avoid using traditional financial methods. They are also using increasingly complex methods to […] дальше »
2019-4-27 23:11 | |
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Breaking: Tether, Bitfinex Sued By New York Authorities, Bitcoin Doesn’t Budge (Yet)
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. дальше »
2019-4-26 00:39 | |
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Final Frontier and Bitfury Launch Regulated Bitcoin Mining Fund
Following approval from European authorities, Swiss investment firm Final Frontier is partnering with Bitfury Group to launch a regulated bitcoin mining fund for personal and institutional investors. дальше »
2019-4-26 19:00 | |
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The feds still haven’t found the Nigerian scammers that stole $50K in Bitcoin
Two Nigerian nationals face charges of attempting to defraud US residents through numerous Bitcoin investment scams. But the pair are yet to be apprehended by US authorities. Onwuemerie Ogor Gift and Kelvin Usifo are facing a 13-count indictment, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and 11 instances of wire fraud, OregonLive reports. дальше »
2019-4-25 15:18 | |
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Brazilian Authorities Arrest Suspect Of Running Potential Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
Brazilian police arrested a man that was apparently running a crypto money laundering scheme in Brazil. The information was released by the local news site Gauchazh on April 23. As per the report, law enforcement officials shut down a Bitcoin (BTC) mining farm that operated in a clandestine drug laboratory in Porto Alegre. Suspect Arrested […] дальше »
2019-4-25 00:20 | |
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Analyst Says China’s Central Bank Will Implement Crypto in 20 Years
Blockchain Research Institute Chairman, Don Tapscott predicts China’s central bank will digitize their national currency within twenty years. In an interview with Bloomberg Technology, Tapscott said the Chinese acknowledge crypto as an important technology for China. дальше »
2019-4-23 17:37 | |
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$9 Million Dash Theft Sees Israeli National Own 1% of Entire Cryptocurrency
According to Israeli sources, a man named Afek Zard is charged with stealing around 75,000 Dash from his friend Alexei Yaromenko after learning about cryptocurrency from Yaromenko. Reportedly, Yaromenko trusted Zard alone in his apartment in Eilat, a city at the southern edge of Israel near the Jordanian and Egyptian borders. дальше »
2019-4-23 20:38 | |
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Central Bank Of Afghanistan Wants To Issue Bitcoin Bond To Raise $5.8B – Are Country-Scale ICOs Coming?
Hong Kong based media outlet Asia Times reports that the authorities of Afghanistan and Tunisia are looking to issue… The post Central Bank Of Afghanistan Wants To Issue Bitcoin Bond To Raise $5. дальше »
2019-4-22 12:09 | |
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FBI Investigating Weather Channel Ransomware Attack
The Weather Channel was hit with a ransomware attack, taking it off the air for over an hour on Thursday morning. Authorities are currently investigating what The Weather Channel calls a "malicious software attack." дальше »
2019-4-20 22:52 | |
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World’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Wants to Help Rebuild Notre Dame
By CCN: Binance, the world’s largest bitcoin exchange, is stepping up efforts in the crypto community to help rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. The iconic 900-year-old Catholic church literally went up in flames after being destroyed by a massive fire. дальше »
2019-4-18 00:59 | |
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Dark web druglords charged with laundering $2.3M in Bitcoin
US authorities have arrested three men after taking down a dark web drug ring which laundered $2. 3 million in cryptocurrency. Chester Anderson and co-conspirators Jarrette Codd, and Ronald Maccarty were indicted for operating storefronts on the dark web that sold and shipped hundreds of thousands of counterfeit Xanax tablets and other controlled substances to buyers across 43 US states. дальше »
2019-4-17 14:07 | |
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IMF director: “crypto disruptors are shaking the system,” launches private cryptocurrency “Learning Coin”
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chairperson Christine Lagarde stated cryptocurrency and other “disruptors” are “shaking up” the incumbent financial industry, with potentially double-sided effects. дальше »
2019-4-16 15:00 | |
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India asks Google and Apple to ban TikTok — because ‘porn’
A few weeks after an Indian High Court asked the country’s government to ban TikTok, the authorities have asked Apple and Google to remove the app from their stores. The high court had accused the 15-second video making app of allegedly ‘encouraging pornography. дальше »
2019-4-16 12:02 | |
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Cryptocurrency Regulations Improve in Australia, But Banks Are Still Showing Cold Shoulders
In Australia, there has recently been substantial debate over the regulations that need to govern cryptocurrency locally. This confusion ultimately led the authorities to issue clear regulations that would motivate growth of cryptocurrency, which much of the community was pleased with. дальше »
2019-4-14 21:57 | |
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Coinbase saves Britain from Brexit – using crypto
An absurd farce with the exit of the UK from the EC will never finished as it seems now. United Kingdom realized its monstrous losses from Brexit. The authorities are procrastinating and looking for opportunities to stay in EC and don’t care about the will of their citizens. дальше »
2019-4-12 01:28 | |
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U.S Bitcoin Trader Bags Two Years Imprisonment for Illegal Transactions
A United States court has sentenced Jacob Burrell Campos to two years imprisonment for operating a Bitcoin exchange business that sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin without registering with the relevant financial authorities as a money transmitter. дальше »
2019-4-11 18:00 | |
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Two Singaporean company directors charged for promoting ‘fraudulent cryptocurrency,’ OneCoin
Two Singaporean company directors have been charged by local authorities for allegedly promoting OneCoin, a fraudulent cryptocurrency, using a multi-level marketing scheme, reported local news outlet, The Straits Times. дальше »
2019-4-10 21:30 | |
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OneCoin Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scam Suspects Arrested in Singapore
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. дальше »
2019-4-10 19:19 | |
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Danish Man Laundered $500,000 in Dirty Money through Bitcoin, Says Authorities
A Danish man has been sentenced to jail for laundering over half a million dollars through bitcoin, as reported on April 8, 2019. Caught in the Act When it was announced that the G-20 member nations would be meeting in June 2019 to discuss crypto policy, the main item on the agenda was to combatRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-10 19:00 | |
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Chinese Authorities Propose a Complete Crypto Mining Ban
As Chinese citizens appear to have once more found a way to participate in the crypto market through USDT and crypto only exchanges, noises in the Communist Party have once... The post Chinese Authorities Propose a Complete Crypto Mining Ban appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »
2019-4-9 14:06 | |
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Canadian Drug Dealer Ordered to Forfeit $1.4 Million in Bitcoin
As part of an ongoing criminal case, a judge in Canada has ordered that a local online drug dealer must forfeit about 281. 41 bitcoin (worth about $1. 4 million) after it was found that he used the cryptocurrency to fund his illegal activities. дальше »
2019-4-5 20:02 | |
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South Korea Will Reportedly Re-evaluate Existing Regulatory Frameworks for Cryptos
Coinspeaker South Korea Will Reportedly Re-evaluate Existing Regulatory Frameworks for CryptosSouth Korean authorities will re-evaluate the existing crypto rules with a view to support the growth and development of the crypto industry. дальше »
2019-4-5 12:07 | |
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Canadian Drug Dealer Forced to Forfeit $1.4 Million in Bitcoin
Matthew Phan, the Mississauga resident at the center of a drug trafficking case facilitated via bitcoin, has been ordered to forfeit 281. 41 BTC by a Toronto Court, reports The Star. The ruling is reportedly the largest bitcoin forfeiture recorded by authorities in Canada. дальше »
2019-4-5 23:00 | |
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New ETPs Allow Institutions To Long XRP and Litecoin
For the first time, Europe’s financial authorities have given the go-ahead for XRP and Litecoin (LTC) to be packaged into new financial products, allowing them to be traded on a fully-regulated platform alongside equities and derivatives. дальше »
2019-4-4 19:10 | |
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Arrested Canadian Dark Web Drug Dealer Loses Hefty Bitcoin Stash After Court Order
Dark web drug dealer Mathew Phan will have to bid farewell to the Bitcoin stash he had stored in a personal computer prior to his arrest by Canadian law enforcement in 2015. On Wed, April 3, Superior Court Justice Jane Kelly asked the relevant authorities to seize 281. дальше »
2019-4-4 17:04 | |
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Indian court asks government to ban TikTok downloads because it ‘encourages pornography’
Yesterday, the Madras High Court, situated in the southern Indian city of Chennai, directed the country’s central government to ban TiKTok, the popular video creation app from Chinese giant Bytedance. дальше »
2019-4-4 14:56 | |
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New Puerto Rican Crypto Bank, San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust Intl (SJMBT), Opens For Business
Puerto Rican Cryptocurrency Bank Opens For Business A bank that is dedicated to traders of cryptocurrency has now opened for business in Puerto Rico. The San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International (SJMBT) has recently announced to have received their first client's deposit. дальше »
2019-4-3 01:17 | |
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Chinese Authorities Publish List of Registered Blockchain Firms
On March 30, 2019, the National Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued registration numbers to nearly 200 distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based firms in the region as part of its broader plan of regulating, securing, strengthening, and advancing the growth of the industry, according to local news source Yicai. Chinese DLT Firms Get Licensed Based onRead More дальше »
2019-4-2 09:10 | |
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Tron Foundation guarantees complete cooperation with Japanese regulatory authorities
Tron [TRX], the eleventh largest cryptocurrency by market cap, continues to be in the limelight of the cryptocurrency space. On 31 March, the Tron Foundation made an announcement regarding Tron DApp promotion in the Japanese market, via an official blog post. дальше »
2019-4-2 03:30 | |
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Ukraine’s Capital Kiev May Soon Accept Bitcoin for Public Transport
Authorities at the Kiev City State Administration (KCSA) are reportedly re-examining the merits of adopting Bitcoin (BTC) payments in the city’s public transport system. The move is part of efforts to upgrade Kiev’s public transport infrastructure to meet up with the standards seen in other major cities across the globe. дальше »
2019-4-2 23:00 | |
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ICO Promoter of Vanbex Faces Police Probe in Light of Massive $22 Million Blockchain Scandal
As part of their latest investigative efforts, Canadian law enforcement authorities have frozen the assets owned by the founders of blockchain services company Vanbex. These efforts are in line with the probes that have been carried out by the government agency since 2017— when the aforementioned firm was able to raise a whopping $22 million […] дальше »
2019-4-1 18:05 | |
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Lambo, Land Rovers taken during $22M ICO fraud investigation
In Canada, authorities have seized luxury cars and frozen bank accounts owned by the ringleaders of FUEL, an allegedly fraudulent $22-million initial coin offering (ICO) from 2017. Court documents claim “blockchain services company” Vanbex raised $22 million (CAD$30 million) in cryptocurrency and fiat by with absolutely no intention to develop the FUEL token, reports CoinDesk. дальше »
2019-4-1 17:04 | |
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How Mark Zuckerberg wants governments to regulate content on online platforms
It looks like Mark Zuckerberg’s now into blogging. In an op-ed in the Washington Post, the Facebook CEO asked governments around the world to consider introducing more transparent rules for moderating content on the internet. дальше »
2019-4-1 12:57 | |
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Indian Authorities May Not Unban Bitcoin or Regulate Cryptos Until After the Elections
India has shown a harsh and draconian stance towards bitcoin and other digital assets in recent times by mandating financial institutions in the state to desist from servicing crypto-linked businesses earlier in 2018, instead of formulating rules to govern its cryptospace. дальше »
2019-3-31 19:10 | |
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Cryptocurrency-backed Palladium to be tabled by Russian billionaire
Vladimir Potanin, the billionaire CEO and chairman of the Board of Management at Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium, is looking to include cryptocurrency tokens for trading palladium, stated a March 29 Bloomberg report. дальше »
2019-3-29 20:00 | |
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Russian Authorities Force VPN Providers to Engage in Internet Censorship
In Russia, internet censorship has become the norm rather than an exception. While that is not all that surprising any longer, it seems the government is not done with trying to prevent people from accessing specific information. дальше »
2019-3-29 12:06 | |
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Taiwanese Authorities Set to Form Blockchain Alliance
The National Development Council of Taiwan (NDC) has revealed plans to create a distributed ledger technology (DLT) alliance whose primary objective would be to promote the adoption of blockchain technology in various sectors of the region’s economy, reports Taiwan News on March 27, 2019. дальше »
2019-3-28 18:00 | |
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Pakistan Police Bust Bitcoin Trading Extortionists, Authorities Fear Trend
A gang of extortionists demanding Bitcoin for the release of hostages have been arrested by local authorities in Pakistan. The family of the victim had already paid the suspects over US$17,500 of the more than $140,000 demanded. дальше »
2019-3-28 02:00 | |
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Binance Partners With IdentityMind for Enhanced Compliance and Security
Binance has partnered with Medici Ventures’ portfolio company IdentityMind, a risk management and regulatory-technology compliance platform, in a bid to enhance its fraud protection and compliance protocols. дальше »
2019-3-28 18:08 | |
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Singapore Crypto Exchange DragonEx Hacked: Can the Funds Be Recovered?
DragonEx, a crypto exchange based in Singapore, said on Tuesday that its platform has been hacked and an undisclosed amount of user funds was lost. In its official Telegram account, the DragonEx team said that the exchange was hacked on March 24 and it alerted the authorities in Estonia, Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong. дальше »
2019-3-27 17:03 | |
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Yahoo! Japan Enters Crypto Despite Bear Market, Plans May 2019 Launch of Bitcoin Exchange
Taotao, a crypto exchange based in Japan, is planning to launch in May with the approval of Japanese authorities. According to a CNBC report in April 2018, Yahoo! Japan said that it will acquire a 40 percent stake in BitARG Exchange Tokyo, which has since reportedly been rebranded to Taotao. дальше »
2019-3-27 16:05 | |
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Bitmain’s dreams to go public slashed after IPO filing lapses
Bitmain’s hopes for an initial public offering (IPO) have been slashed after the cryptocurrency firm’s application to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange officially expired. Its application officially lapsed on Tuesday, six months after it was first submitted. дальше »
2019-3-26 15:56 | |
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