2020-1-29 16:18 |
A UK court has ordered to freeze over $1 million in Bitcoin from a Canadian insurance firm in a ransomware attack
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A High Court in the United Kingdom has issued a freeze order on Bitcoin acquired via a ransomware attack against a Canadian-based firm. The proprietary injunction issued is a court order that prohibits an individual from handling their own assets until a proprietary claim case is heard and determined.
2020-1-29 19:56 | |
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The Hong Kong Police, working with China, has frozen a major fund that was intended for arrested and injured protestors. The case for financial freedom with Bitcoin has never been more clear. Bitcoin’s popularity always seems to spike when people’s wallets are directly affected.
2019-12-19 20:20 | |
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Lacking any central authority for either issuance or custody, Bitcoin has often been described as resistant to confiscation. Recent news out of Hong Kong highlights the importance of such qualities, particularly in an increasingly divided world.
2019-12-20 20:00 | |
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The German economy, the largest and most influential in Europe, narrowly missed falling into recession last quarter. But with quarterly GDP growth averaging a little over 0% since the third quarter of last year, the Old Continent’s economic powerhouse is facing stagnation.
2019-11-15 07:00 | |
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Huobi Global, a leading cryptocurrency exchange with a presence in numerous jurisdictions across the globe, has announced plans to freeze the accounts of all United States users on November 13, 2019, due to regulatory uncertainties.
2019-11-5 22:00 | |
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All eyes are on the German economy which was once perceived as stable and strong. However, the financial state of affairs has been tumultuous and Berlin’s state cabinet recently agreed to a five-year rent freeze to help curb the rising housing costs in the country.
2019-10-24 03:00 | |
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General Electric has been shrinking its pensions program for years. The in-company fund will now freeze the pension plan for another 20,000 employees, as reported by MarketWatch. Is Bitcoin the answer? Are Pensions a Thing of the Past? Corporate or state pensions rely on keeping up a system alive for decades.
2019-10-8 14:15 | |
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General Electric (GE) has decided to freeze its pension plan, removing two of the key features that have come to be associated with retirement savings – secure and guaranteed – for tens of thousands of employees.
2019-10-8 02:00 | |
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Buying the dip is easier said than done. When an asset moves lower, the tendency for those who were waiting for the breakdown is to freeze and fail to press the buy button. However, Alex Mashinsky, chief executive of Celsius Network, strongly urged his followers to go out and buy the big bitcoin dip.
2019-9-28 16:07 | |
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A blocked Bitcoin donation to help the fight against the Amazon Rainforest fires has become the latest publicity headache for BitPay. BitPay Fails To Resolve BTC Freeze According to a social media exchange on August 23, the embattled cryptocurrency payment processor is facing fresh criticism after it failed to allow a $100,000 Bitcoin donation to go through.
2019-8-23 15:00 | |
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The tension between the government of the U. S. and Venezuela has recently skyrocketed. In a move against the Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the U. S. administration decided to freeze all possible Venezuelan assets.
2019-8-6 20:45 | |
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If you’re new to the crypto scene you might have heard about people moving their assets into cold storage or cold wallets but were unsure exactly what this entails. Simply put, it means storing your crypto offline to reduce access to hackers.
2019-6-27 13:04 | |
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What’s Next For Bitcoin? For one reason or another, the past few weeks have seen Bitcoin (BTC) and its ilk freeze. The cryptocurrency market has been stuck in an odd holding pattern, whereas volatility has fallen, trading.
2019-5-27 04:00 | |
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For one reason or another, the past few weeks have seen Bitcoin (BTC) and its ilk freeze. The cryptocurrency market has been stuck in an odd holding pattern, whereas volatility has fallen, trading ranges have been established, and volume has begun to diminish.
2019-5-27 00:00 | |
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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.
2019-5-22 23:02 | |
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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).
2019-5-8 18:33 | |
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By CCN: Shares of Bitcoin Generation (BTGN), a little-known Bitcoin stock, last traded at 9 cents. They will remain there until at least May 10 while the Securities and Exchange Commission launches a probe into the Oklahoma-based company’s finances.
2019-4-30 20:45 | |
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By CCN: Don’t believe the hype. Gene Simmons may promote many things, but he doesn’t go near anything unless he has an “emotional connection,” to it, he once told CNBC. Apparently, bitcoin is near and dear to his heart and the crypto winter didn’t freeze him out.
2019-4-27 22:56 | |
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The Winklevoss twins reached a settlement with Charlie Shrem on April 16, 2019, declaring that their case against him has been dismissed with prejudice and will not be reopened.
2019-4-18 23:23 | |
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The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx has announced a security breach to its users via its official Telegram channel. In the message, a company administrator revealed that the hackers stole assets belonging to both the exchange and its users.
2019-3-27 22:58 | |
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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.
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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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.
2019-2-13 03:56 | |
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Bitcoin Winter Still Frigid Much of America might be in the midst of a deep freeze, but the global crypto market seems to be situated in a so-called “nuclear winter. ” Over the past year (or so), the value of Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen from an all-time high of $20,000 to a low of $3,150.
2019-2-1 04:33 | |
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BitMEX is going through regulatory pressure and to avoid issues with the SEC the Hong-Kong based exchange has been shutting down users from US and Canada, as reported by South China Morning Post Jan 15, 2019.
2019-1-17 10:23 | |
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Technology lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff launched his new, Toronto-based, all-crypto legal firm on January 3, 2019, Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, as a statement of his commitment to working for and promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-based businesses.
2019-1-11 21:17 | |
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A new development has arisen in the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) efforts to regulate ICOs: a District Judge has turned back a request for an injunction.
2018-11-30 23:08 | |
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In a short-term win for bitcoin advocate Charlie Shrem, a federal judge has lifted the freeze on Shrem’s financial accounts in an ongoing legal battle against the Winklevoss twins.
2018-11-10 00:48 | |
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Charlie Shrem, a recognized and popular early Bitcoin supporter has registered a victory in an ongoing lawsuit brought against him by the Winklevoss brothers. Judge Jed Rakoff has ruled to end the freeze on the assets of Charlie Shrem.
2018-11-9 18:33 | |
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During the bear market, Bitcoin movements as tracked by UTXO show a deceleration in spending.
2018-11-2 15:07 | |
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In this edition of The Daily, we cover the U. K. Royal Mint’s decision to freeze a plan to issue digital gold tokens. We also look at a new Australia Post ID verification service, as well as a warning by the Maltese financial regulator about a cryptocurrency investment platform.
2018-10-26 16:50 | |
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USD-backed stablecoin Tether (USDT) fell below $0. 90 on Bitfinex as concerns over its reserves forced traders to buy Bitcoin and other digital assets. Tether Drops 5 Percent While Major Assets Jump Data from Coinmarketcap shows a sudden fall in USDT , countered by a 5 percent rise in the price of Bitcoin (BTC) , coinciding with news that exchange Bitfinex would resolve its ongoing fiat deposit freeze by Tuesday.
2018-10-15 12:30 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an emergency court order issuing the stoppage of a recently planned initial coin offering (ICO) by Blockvest LLC and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III, who falsely advertised that the token sale was approved by the SEC.
2018-10-12 01:12 | |
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One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, Binance, is home to a huge list of coins trying to make a mark in the cryptocurrency world. However, a recent listing by the exchange has sparked both controversy and concern from some experts.
2018-9-24 17:29 | |
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The Bank of America Corporation has filed with the U. S. Patent and Trademarks Office for a secure means for the storage and custody of cryptocurrencies. The filing describes a system for recording and storing data pertaining to cryptocurrency transactions designed for enterprises.
2018-8-27 02:15 | |
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The owner of cryptocurrency mining electric bicycle retailer, 50cycles, recently had his company’s accounts with HSBC and Barclays frozen within hours of transacting on peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform, Locabitcoins.
2018-8-26 12:15 | |
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The owner of cryptocurrency mining electric bicycle retailer, 50cycles, recently had his company’s accounts with HSBC and Barclays frozen within hours of transacting on peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform, Locabitcoins.
2018-8-26 12:15 | |
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Coinbase has filed a patent concerning a new technology designed to increase the security of cryptocurrency wallets. Coinbase’s patent was filed on August 14, 2018, and has been submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
2018-8-21 08:00 | |
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U. S. -based digital currency exchange Coinbase has filed a patent on a new Bitcoin payment system designed to make cryptocurrency payments safer. The new platform will provide an added layer of security for users’ keys and allow them to make Bitcoin payments directly from their digital wallets.
2018-8-18 00:52 | |
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Over the past few months, debates have raged over whether Ripple can freeze funds. Roger Ver, Bitcoin Cash’s evangelist, exacerbated the issue last week during an interview in which he asked the audience to imagine a scenario in which, “Ripple winds up getting the mainstream adoption that everybody ends up using…it’s not that much better […]
2018-8-6 21:50 | |
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Over the past few months, debates have raged over whether Ripple can freeze funds. Roger Ver, Bitcoin Cash’s evangelist, exacerbated the issue last week during an interview in which he asked the audience to imagine a scenario in which, “Ripple winds up getting the mainstream adoption that everybody ends up using…it’s not that much better… The post Can XRP Be Frozen? Ripple’s CTO Corrects Roger Ver appeared first on UNHASHED.
2018-8-5 04:34 | |
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On July 10, 2018, news broke that cryptocurrency wallet and decentralized exchange Bancor was hit with a hack. A wallet the Bancor team used to update the protocol’s smart contracts was infiltrated, and the $23.
2018-8-3 19:24 | |
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Roger Ver publicly apologized for his statements regarding the freeze function that can be implemented on the XRP Ledger. Referring to this as fake news, he further thanked David Schwartz for clarifying any doubts Ver had on the matter.
2018-8-3 19:23 | |
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Japan’s largest crypto exchange, Bitflyer, may freeze accounts caught manipulating prices. Meanwhile, GMO Internet has released quarterly earnings for its crypto exchange subsidiary, currently looking to borrow some BTC from customers.
2018-7-29 05:15 | |
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Crypto exchange WEX continues to see prices well out of step with the rest of the market amid the continuation of a near-total freeze on withdrawals.
2018-7-24 18:50 | |
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The China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) released the second iteration of its monthly Global Public Chain Technology Evaluation Index. As part of the Ministry of Industry and Technology Information, the CCID is releasing the monthly reports on behalf of the Chinese government.
2018-6-25 21:23 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed in a litigation release dated June 20 another emergency court order for an asset freeze over Dominic Lacroix, who the agency describes as a “recidivist Quebec securities law violator.
2018-6-22 16:28 | |
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Taylor Monahan, who was the co-founder of MyEtherWallet (MEW) and is the founder of MyCrypto, recently, responded to BitcoinFoundation. org founder Charlie Shrem’s concerns over EOS’s overwhelming centralization.
2018-6-22 00:46 | |
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On June 17, 2018, the 21 block producers or nodes that run the EOS network chose to freeze seven accounts that were allegedly stolen from EOS community members. According to reports, all 21 block producers unanimously decided to freeze the compromised assets but the decision was met with controversy from the EOS community, and possibly […] The post EOS Decentralization Questioned as Block Producers Freeze Accounts appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-6-20 18:40 | |
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A court order to freeze assets stored in an account on a cryptocurrency exchange in Tokyo could not be enforced, it was learned on June 13. The exchange said it was ‘technically difficult’ to foreclose the account.
2018-6-14 22:50 | |
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The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian and Israeli national, for his alleged involvement with the LockBit ransomware group. Panev, 51, is accused of working as a developer for the group, earning over $230,000 in…
Toronto police are investigating the kidnapping of Dean Skurka, CEO of WonderFi. Skurka was abducted in downtown Toronto during rush hour on Wednesday, Nov. 6. He was later released after a $1 million ransom was paid electronically, per CBC. The…
Cencora, a healthcare solutions provider, paid a total of $75 million to a ransomware group earlier this year, according to Bloomberg. The publicly traded drug distributor, formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, reportedly sent Bitcoin (BTC) worth $75 million to cyberattackers following…
U.S. authorities have identified Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev as the mastermind behind the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, and are offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to his arrest.
A ransomware group claims to have targeted Bitfinex, but top brass at the cryptocurrency exchange deny that a cyberattack occurred. Here's what we know.
Cyber gang BlackCat allegedly scammed its own affiliates as the group went dark shortly after it disrupted the U.S. healthcare system. An address associated with the ransomware gang BlackCat, also known as ALPHV and Noberus, received approximately $22 million worth…
In recent times, there has been a noticeable decrease in conventional ransomware attacks, as various enterprises have opted against paying ransom. However, cryptojacking still presents a significant threat.