Crypto Market Forecast: 16th December

The crypto markets continued to grind downwards last week. Market benchmark BTC slid towards the $7000 price level to close the week 6% down. Meanwhile, prime brokerage firm Tagomi announced reduced fees for institutional crypto traders, and Russia's biggest darknet marketplace announced a $146 million ICO. дальше »

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Ethereum Foundation Sold $100 Million ETH at Peak Price

At the peak of the market during the massive bull run of 2017, the Ethereum Foundation liquidated 70,000 ETH. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin convinced the foundation to sell at that time. The price of ETH peaked at $1,400 during January of 2018, which would have netted approximately $100 million from the sale. дальше »

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TV Personality Tells His Million Plus Followers Why He Bought Bitcoin

There are many narratives for Bitcoin ownership but one constantly echoed is a hedge against failing fiat. A US consumer television personality and author recently told his burgeoning follower base on social media why he bought Bitcoin. дальше »

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Uphold Users Gain Access to Salt’s Crypto-Backed Loans

Uphold users have gained access to loans from Salt Lending using crypto holdings such as bitcoin cash (BCH) as collateral. The digital money platform has more than 1. 5 million users globally and has powered over $5 billion in transactions. дальше »

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Darknet ICO, Bitmain Infighting, Calls for Cotten to Be Exhumed: Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 9–15

In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, bitter infighting at Bitmain, Libra’s white paper quietly updated, and the $146 million ICO that’s almost certainly illegal

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Global Debt to be Worth $12 Million per Bitcoin by Year End

Bitcoin has achieved market capitalization close to some of the biggest corporations, ranging between $100 and $300 billion. But taken in proportion to the size of the world’s financial system, BTC may have a different valuation. дальше »

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FoPay Bought AliExchange for 1 Million FOIN

Coinspeaker FoPay Bought AliExchange for 1 Million FOINCryptocurrency wallet service provider, FoPay announced today that it has acquired cryptocurrency exchange, AliExchange in a deal worth 1 million FOIN.FoPay Bought AliExchange for 1 Million FOIN дальше »

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FoPay Bought AliExchange for 1 Million FOIN

Cryptocurrency Wallet service provider, FoPay announced today that it has acquired Cryptocurrency Exchange, AliExchange in a deal worth 1 million FOIN. FOIN’s 30 days average price is approximately The post FoPay Bought AliExchange for 1 Million FOIN appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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FoPay Bought AliExchange for 1 Million FOIN

Cryptocurrency Wallet service provider, FoPay announced today that it has acquired Cryptocurrency Exchange, AliExchange in a deal worth 1 million FOIN. FOIN’s 30 days average price is approximately USD2,100, making this acquisition valued at about 2. дальше »

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FoPay Bought AliExchange for 1 Million FOIN

Cryptocurrency Wallet service provider, FoPay announced today that it has acquired Cryptocurrency…

The post FoPay Bought AliExchange for 1 Million FOIN appeared first on CCN.com

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Bitcoin heists and bogus lawsuit claims put investors at risks

2019 shed light on the lack of security engulfing several crypto exchanges. Over 10 exchanges were reportedly hacked, reporting a loss of $170 million, according to Bobby Ong, co-founder of Coingecko. дальше »

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Russia’s Hydra Darknet Marketplace Plans $146M Token Sale

According to regional reports, the Russian darknet market Hydra is planning an initial coin offering (ICO) in order to expand the marketplace internationally. The sale is set to start on December 16 and Hydra administrators hope to raise $146 million from the token sale. дальше »

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Cryptocurrency exchanges lost nearly $170 million in 2019 and they're still vulnerable

There are few images as gripping as that of Kolin Burges holding up the placard reading "Mt. Gox, Where Is Our Money," in the midst of the collapse of the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Foundation Made $100 Million by Selling ETH at ATH

According to a recent statement by Vitalik Buterin, he managed to convince the Ethereum Foundation to sell 70,000 ETH at the height of 2017’s parabolic run, resulting in a $100 million liquidity. дальше »

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Quadriga's bankrupt customers want to dig up deceased CEO for 'exhumation'

Remember Gerald Cotten? The CEO of Quadriga, Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange, who died last year with sole knowledge of the exchange's $130 million cryptocurrencies, and turned out that he spThe post Quadriga's bankrupt customers want to dig up deceased CEO for 'exhumation' appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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VeChain Foundation Hacked, $6.5 Million in VET Stolen

The VeChain Foundation was hacked for 1. 1 billion VET tokens worth $6. 5 million. Internal misconduct is likely the cause. Today, at 12:27 a. m. GMT, VeChain’s buyback address was compromised. дальше »

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Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase. Then the Spammers Came

What was advertised to be a $120 million giveaway will now be much less. Here's why. дальше »

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VeChain Foundation BuyBack Wallet Hacked, $6.6 Million in VET Stolen, Investigation Underway

Hackers have continually gone after the cryptocurrency industry, making many cryptocurrency opponents concerned over the possible attacks that can be inflicted upon exchanges and online wallets. On Friday, December 13th, as if to commemorate the superstitious day, a hacker infiltrated the buyback wallet launched by VeChain Foundation. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Could Still Hit $1 Million in 2020, Insists Crypto Baron John McAfee

The Bitcoin price is still on track to reach $1 mln despite the coin's abysmal performance in Q4, according to John McAfee дальше »

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DigixDAO Offers DGD Token Holders The Option To Dissolve The $56 Million ETH Treasury

DigixDAO, a blockchain project which tokenizes gold on the Ethereum platform with the DGD token, made headlines on the 29th of November when they addressed the community saying they would offer an option to its token holders to either completely liquidate the treasury or keep making grants unless the project sees some headway. Interestingly, right […] дальше »

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Ethereum Foundation Sold $100 Million at the Top Says Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin has stated the Ethereum Foundation (EF) sold 70,000 eth “basically at the top. ” Speaking to Eric Weinstein, a podcaster and the managing director of Thiel Capital,. дальше »

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Bitcoin Whale ‘Defends’ $7.2K Price With 800 BTC to Win $0.01 in DOGE

Bitcoin whale determined to win 5 million Dogecoins ends up boosting BTC price

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Alleged Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Assets Frozen as US Judge Grants Injunction

A federal judge has granted a CFTC preliminary injunction against an alleged $11 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme

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Russia: Darknet Marketplace Plans $146M ICO for Global Expansion

The largest darknet marketplace in Russia planning a $146 million token sale to fund its global aspirations

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Another ICO Fraudster Bites the Bullet

Eran Eyal, Shopin CEO, pleaded guilty today to charges of conducting an unregistered securities offering in an ICO that raised over $42 million. The SEC announced charges against Eyal in a Wednesday press release. дальше »

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US Health Insurance Giant Piloting Blockchain to Secure Medical Data

Second-largest U.S. health insurance company plans to use blockchain technology to secure medical data for its 40 million members

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Shopin Founder Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Fraudulent $42 Million ICO

Shopin founder Eran Eyal pleads guilty to felony charges for running a fraudulent initial coin offering that raised more than $42 million

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Be Ready to Pay over $85 Million in Taxes if You Win the Mega Millions Jackpot on Friday

Coinspeaker Be Ready to Pay over $85 Million in Taxes if You Win the Mega Millions Jackpot on FridaySince nobody’s ticket matched the numbers that could ensure a Mega Millions jackpot prize on Tuesday, thousands of people can’t wait for tomorrow. дальше »

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Stellar Lumens puts an end to its largest airdrop to date

The Stellar Development Foundation is shutting down its $120 million airdrop program amid fraudulent account sign-ups. Stellar’s largest airdrop to date is canceled In September, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF)—“a non-profit organization founded in 2014 to support the development and growth of the open-source Stellar network”—partnered up with Keybase, a free group messaging community and […] The post Stellar Lumens puts an end to its largest airdrop to date appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Mining-Based US Ponzi Scheme Busted After Raking in $722 Million

Five men were charged in connection with BitClub, an alleged $722 million Ponzi scheme. The founders were caught saying they targeted the “typical dumb MLM [multi-level marketing] investor. ”  BitClub Network Goes Down On Nov. дальше »

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Shopin CEO Charged With Fraud In $42M Unregistered ICO, Spent $500k On Personal Expenses

Shopin hosted a $42 million initial coin offering, though the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission has now come after the company and founder Eran Eyal. The SEC charged Eyal and Shopin with fraud, announcing on Wednesday that the exchange had been selling unregistered securities i. дальше »

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Hacked & Now-Defunct Crypto Exchange Cryptopia’s Liquidators Recover $10.9 Million

Cryptopia’s assigned liquidator, accounting firm Grant Thornton released a report titled, “Liquidators’ Second Report on the State of Affairs of Cryptopia Limited (in Liquidation)” on Wednesday outlining the progress made by the firm in the past six months and detailing the breakdown of the retrieved assets. дальше »

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15 Million Debit Cards Exposed as Iranian Banks Fall Victim to Cyber Warfare

The private details of 15 million bank debit cards in Iran have been published on Telegram in the largest banking security incident in the country’s history. Iranian authorities so far try to blame the breach on common criminals but cyber security experts suspect it was the work of intelligence agencies from the U. дальше »

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Equilibrium’s Stablecoin Now Has $17.5M in Insurance That Pays Out Automatically

Equilibrium will hold 6.5 million EOS tokens in reserve as an insurance policy for users should its stablecoin lose its peg. дальше »

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Neobank Albo Gets $19M Series A Investment

Coinspeaker Neobank Albo Gets $19M Series A InvestmentAlbo's second round, $18 million funding was led by Peter Thiel’s VC firm Valar Ventures. The deal brought Mexico City-based Albo’s total raised to $26. дальше »

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Cryptopia’s Liquidator Claws Back Nearly $5M, But Identifying Crypto Ownership a ‘Mammoth Task’

The liquidator for the collapsed New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia now has NZ$7.2 million on balance for potential user refunds. Finding out who's owed what, though, is proving a tough task. дальше »

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Bitcoin Exchange BitMEX Faces $300M Investor Lawsuit Over Lost Equity

A BitMEX seed investor has sued the exchange for $300 million over an alleged failed equity payout

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Bitcoin Exchange BitMEX Sued for $300 Million by Early Investor

Bitcoin and crypto derivatives behemoth BitMEX is being sued for $300 million for providing false equity information to a couple of early investors.   According to recent reports, BitMEX is in hot soup, and so is the exchange’s founder, Arthur Hayes. дальше »

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Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX Gets Hit with $300 Million Lawsuit

Commodity derivatives trader Frank Amato takes BitMEX to court after he was deprived of his $50 mln equity stake in the exchange дальше »

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SLP Token Market Cap Surpasses $50 Million

For over a year now, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) token universe has grown quite vast. There are now more than 6,000 SLP tokens in existence and a number of SLP tokens have seen price discovery. дальше »

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US SEC Charges Shopin Founder With Orchestrating Fraudulent $42 Million ICO

Shopin Founder and CEO Eran Eyal allegedly spent $500,000 of investor funds on personal expenses

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U.S. Prosecutors Take Down $722 Million Ponzi Scheme

In the world of cryptocurrency, scams and fraud have become commonplace as new, unwitting retail investors enter the market and with huge expectations and limited sense of how to wade around the space. дальше »

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SEC Charges Shopin CEO With Fraud Over Unregistered $42M ICO

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Shopin and its founder Eran Eyal with fraud after a $42 million initial coin offering. The SEC announced Wednesday that Eyal had been charged with defrauding investors by selling unregistered securities in the form of Shopin Tokens. дальше »

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Mysterious Bitcoin Fund Completes $75M Donation to Preserve Privacy

The Unknown Fund claims to have now donated a total of $75 million to groups and companies working on privacy preserving technology. The Anonymous-promoted Bitcoin fund was first detailed in mid-November. дальше »

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BRD’s Adam Traidman on New Products, Crypto Adoption, and Banking the Unbanked Into 2020

Breadwallet, later known as Bread, and now just as BRD, was the first crypto wallet in the App Store in 2014. Its non-custodial, open source and user-friendly nature saw it become very popular, now with nearly 3 million users worldwide. дальше »

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ASX Exchange Backed Digital Asset Co. Raises $35M To Expand DAML Smart Contract Use Cases

Formerly given as a failing company, marred by the CEO abruptly leaving his position and a follow-through of over 25% of its employees leaving their positions, Digital Asset (DA), a company offering an open-source smart contract language, is back on track after raising $35 million USD in a Series C funding round. The round sees […] дальше »

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Bitcoin and Gift Cards Are Powering a Million Dollar Remittance Market in Africa

How Nigeria’s $32.5 Million Plan B Is Taking Shape

The post Bitcoin and Gift Cards Are Powering a Million Dollar Remittance Market in Africa appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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A Ponzi Scam is Now a Top Ten Holder of ETH

A ponzi scam, Plus Token, has made it to ethereum’s richest list with nearly 800,000 eth, worth close to $120 million. This now busted operation ranks nine amongst all ethereum... The post A Ponzi Scam is Now a Top Ten Holder of ETH appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »

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Australia’s Stock Exchange Backs $35M Round for DLT Survivor Digital Asset

Digital Asset has raised $35 million in Series C funding, signaling a comeback for the seminal enterprise blockchain startup. дальше »

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Bitcoin wallets number approaches 30 million

The number of bitcoin addresses in the network is growing. Currently, their number exceeded 28.39 million. The growth of bitcoin wallets depends on the cryptocurrency rate, and during the recession, their number increases. дальше »

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