2020-12-19 00:53 |
FinCEN has proposed requiring exchanges to collect and report KYC information on unhosted wallets for transactions up to $10,000. origin »
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Sophisticated malware strains that usually target online banking services may pivot towards crypto exchanges and wallets in 2020. RATs Could Target Crypto Exchanges and Wallets in 2020 According to a report by Dutch-based cybersecurity firm ThreatFabric, hackers may use banking trojans to target crypto exchanges and wallets in 2020.
2020-3-4 17:00 | |
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With the cryptocurrency industry riding a massive bullish wave as Bitcoin, after 15-long months, broke the $10,000 mark, the question of safety has once again surfaced. Large Assets under Management [AUM] or those accounting for in excess of $25 million in funds are opting for exchanges over hot and cold wallets for their protection.
2019-6-23 12:00 | |
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The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has revealed that users’ cryptocurrency funds were not maintained exclusively in Quadriga CX’s cold and hot wallets, but also on other exchanges and platforms.
2019-6-21 11:00 | |
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Европол разрабатывает компьютерную игру, которая позволит обучить сотрудников отслеживать криптовалютные транзакции в уголовных преступлениях. О создании игры, которая обеспечит «практические тренировки», полицейская служба объявила в ходе Cryptocurrency Conference.
2019-6-14 13:28 | |
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Coinspeaker Fidelity Investments Companies Funding Crypto-Security Firm FireblocksSome big names like Galaxy Digital and Genesis Global Trading have already switched to Fireblocks to safeguard the transmission of their digital assets across exchanges, over the counter brokerages, hot wallets, and cold storage.
2019-6-11 11:38 | |
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The world of digital assets received a much-needed boost recently after Bitcoin [BTC], the world’s largest cryptocurrency, shot up in value and contributed to the rest of the market following suit.
2019-6-6 20:30 | |
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The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2.
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
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To Bitcoin or Not to BitcoinDuring the “scaling debate” before the SegWit2X user-activated soft fork (UASF), Bitcoin businesses were getting their first bitter taste of Bitcoin’s censorship resistance.
2019-5-21 21:10 | |
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Owing to its digital nature, the cryptocurrency ecosystem has been riddled with bugs that have proven detrimental to the cryptosphere. From exchanges to wallets, almost all elements of the cryptoverse are prone to attacks and security vulnerabilities.
2019-5-21 11:45 | |
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It is widely known that a major obstacle to the mass adoption of cryptocurrency and blockchain is that these technologies are difficult to use for people, especially those who are not technically advanced.
2019-5-16 19:00 | |
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Despite the ongoing Tether and Bitfinex fiasco, USDT movement hasn’t waned. There are massive transactions that have been moving Tether between various exchanges and the Tether treasury. Two massive transactions involving Tether were recorded, moving in and out of Huobi, a Chinese exchange.
2019-5-11 06:30 | |
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [FinCen] issued its guidance on the ‘Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Certain Business Models Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies’ on May 9, 2019.
2019-5-10 17:00 | |
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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.
2019-5-10 18:48 | |
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According to Whale Alert (@whale_alert), a Twitter account dedicated to “live tracking of large crypto transactions from and to exchanges” for some of the top coins in the market, 15,000 Bitcoins with a value of almost $88 million were transferred between two different unknown wallets.
2019-5-8 21:57 | |
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There exist slamming reports after slamming reports of hackers stealing billions from exchanges, yet users still opt for convenience over security. Maybe now that powerhouse Binance has become the latest target of a 7000 BTC hack, users will finally wake up.
2019-5-8 12:00 | |
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San Francisco – OceanEx is excited to announce our strategic partnership with Koi Compliance. Our partnership with Koi aims to elevate OceanEx’s AML compliance to the highest standards in the industry while increasing the service and options available to our customers.
2019-5-7 14:46 | |
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Bitcoin. com is proclaimed as a resource with everything, “Bitcoin-related”. It was supposedly created with the aim of allowing consumers to buy Bitcoins [BTC] while providing said users with related news, and a platform that promotes the sharing and acquisition of related knowledge.
2019-5-6 02:50 | |
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The Bitfinex and Tether news has created a massive buzz leading people to speculate the aftermath of the lawsuit. Meanwhile, there have been massive amounts of USDT being sent from wallets to exchanges.
2019-4-29 00:30 | |
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The clampdown of the cryptocurrency market by the bear attack seems to be unfounded if one takes the example of XRP movement across wallets and exchanges. XRP, the third largest cryptocurrency has not had a massive bull run in 2019 yet, even when its compatriots saw a significant rise in values.
2019-4-28 14:30 | |
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Bitcoin dropped by 3. 55% over 3 hours, an approximate drop of $200, causing many altcoins to dip by more than 8%. Although it might be a coincidence, thousands of Bitcoins started to migrate from wallets to exchanges, wallets to wallets, and exchanges to wallets.
2019-4-24 22:30 | |
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As Japan looks to leverage the digital asset space to bolster its economy, its regulators are tasked with minimizing the country’s risk exposure. Most recently, the nation’s financial regulator will require its crypto exchanges to increase oversight on “cold storage” or offline wallets.
2019-4-22 18:43 | |
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By CCN. com: Crypto exchanges are a straightforward place to keep cryptocurrency when trading. Cash out fees accrue less quickly, and trades can be made much faster than having to transfer currencies from another wallet.
2019-4-18 11:54 | |
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Reuters reports that the Japanese FSA will require cryptocurrency exchanges to strengthen internal supervision of cold wallets
2019-4-19 03:06 | |
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Эмитент стейблкоинов Tether приступил к реализации ранее анонсированного плана и выпустил первые токены USDT на блокчейне Tron. Thrilled to announce that the first 10 $USDT has been issued in #TRON #blockchain.
2019-4-18 13:06 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets have been in the news multiple times of late due to crucial updates or news about them delisting certain cryptocurrencies because of issues within the community.
2019-4-16 19:30 | |
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To better protect investors from theft and help spur economic growth in Japan, the country's Financial Services Agency will now require cryptocurrency exchanges to beef up cold wallet security.
2019-4-17 18:09 | |
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Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server).
2019-4-12 22:03 | |
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Having completed my previous Altpocket review, I realized that I still had the same problems as before: I had a bunch of cryptocurrency all over different wallets and exchanges and I needed a way to keep track of it all.
2019-4-11 02:06 | |
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New announcements around Bitcoin’s Lightning Network have been coming almost nonstop lately, with new exchanges, wallets and other services popping up seemingly every day.
2019-4-8 18:21 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Olusegun Ogundeji. Bitcoin has crossed the $5,000 price range again (after its first reach to that level in 2017) following a sudden breakout on April 2, 2019.
2019-4-4 18:42 | |
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The CoolWallet S, made by CoolBit X, combines hot and cold storage solutions, blending the mobility afforded by software wallets with the enhanced security features offered by hardware wallets.
2019-4-4 00:05 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Tang. The Chinese security service provider 360 Security has issued a warning that a large number of crypto exchanges have been targeted by the North Korean hacker group Lazarus and that the number is still rising after the recent hacks of crypto exchanges DragonEx, Etbox and BiKi.
2019-4-2 21:54 | |
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EOS down 4. 7 prices in last day but bullish Three million EOS are missing from BitHumb’s hot wallets. $12. 5 million worth of BitHumb’s EOS are missing, but other exchanges are taking assisting in recovery.
2019-3-31 21:59 | |
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Bithumb, the largest bitcoin exchange in South Korea alongside Upbit, has been hacked for around $20 million. The company said that user funds stored in crypto cold storage wallets were not hacked, but corporate funds were moved.
2019-3-31 21:45 | |
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Depending on what country you live in, your cryptocurrency will be subject to different tax rules. The questions below address implications within the United States, specifically, but similar issues arise around the world.
2019-3-29 18:20 | |
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Global crypto arena A US-based cybersecurity company CipherTrace recently released a report that suggests that the volume of cryptocurrencies stolen or scammed increased by four times in 2018 to nearly $1.
2019-3-29 16:14 | |
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Infinito Wallet, a multi-asset digital storage provider with 60,000 users, has just become the newest member of the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO). By integrating Infinito to its network of exchanges, wallets and payments providers, FIO seeks to streamline the process of crypto storage and payments.
2019-3-25 21:51 | |
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As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-3-20 18:42 | |
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Binance exchange was launched much later than it competitors but the team behind charismatic CEO CZ, swept the market and its competitors and won the hears to millions of traders, making it one of the largest and most trusted crypto exchanges today.
2019-3-17 15:54 | |
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Medical Cannabis for the Blockchain Era Medical revolution for Well-being of Humanity Be a part of Medical Revolution break-through with Innovation Driven Medical Technology using Cannabis for Treatment of Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and many more chronic diseases.
2019-3-14 06:03 | |
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CipherTrace, a blockchain analytics company, is partnering with the Republic of Malta’s sole financial regulatory agency to ensure that all crypto transactions within the country are free of money laundering and other similar financial crimes.
2019-3-14 00:14 | |
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Medical Cannabis for the Blockchain Era Medical revolution for Well-being of Humanity Be a part of Medical Revolution break-through with Innovation Driven Medical Technology using Cannabis for Treatment of Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and many more chronic diseases.
2019-3-13 19:34 | |
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Coinigy is an excellent platform that gives you the possibility to aggregate all your wallets and exchange’s accounts into one interface by making use of the API keys of all the different exchanges.
2019-3-12 12:52 | |
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The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has appointed U. S. cybersecurity company Ciphertrace to help with compliance monitoring of crypto assets. Ciphertrace will be expected to keep track of transactions that pass through local crypto exchanges and digital wallets including ICOs, screening for potential money laundering and terrorism financing violations.
2019-3-12 03:01 | |
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As QuadrigaCX’s legal counsel descends on the courtroom in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for another round of legal proceedings, the court monitor’s third report on QuadrigaCX’s finances — specifically its revelation that the exchange’s cold wallets are empty — lays out some hopeful avenues for fund recovery — and some frustrating dead ends.
2019-3-5 20:20 | |
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Tron’s second BTT airdrop giveaway is underway. According to an announcement on Twitter, the network is set to reward TRX holders with 990,000,000 BTT, come 11th of March. A lot of exchanges and wallets have been listed to support the airdrop program.
2019-3-5 19:46 | |
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New research from Zerononcense suggests that QuadrigaCX may have used the cold wallets of other exchanges instead of building its own secure cold storage and the funds may be recoverable.
2019-3-4 12:41 | |
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A new research report links a trail of 12 wallets holding Quadrigacx funds worth $90M of ethereum to Kraken, Bitfinex, and Poloniex exchanges. With Kraken confirming that it no longer holds any active Quadriga wallets, the onus is now on the other two exchanges to confirm or deny that the coins are still in their […] The post Researcher Claims to Have Sleuthed $90M of Quadrigacx Funds appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-3-1 20:01 | |
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Zerononcense, a cryptocurrency blog run by editor James Edwards, claimed that it found the trails of the missing $90 million worth of crypto from the now-defunct exchange QuadrigaCX. The detailed report curated by Edwards discovered the transfer of 649,708 Ethereum from the wallets of QuadrigaCX to cryptocurrency exchanges including Poloniex, Bitfinex, and Kraken.
2019-3-1 10:12 | |
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In a significant move to combat sanctions evasion and illicit financial activities, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national allegedly involved in laundering and transferring funds using crypto on behalf of Russian elites.
A group of crypto investors and developers lost a lawsuit funded by Coinbase which sought to argue that the U.S. Treasury Department overstepped its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash, a mixing service.
Coinspeaker IRS to Treat NFTs Like Physical Art as Concerns Rise over Taxation Following the announcement, a section of the crypto community on Twitter has heaped praises on the IRS and Treasury Department for taking such a detailed approach instead of regulating through enforcement.
By CCN Markets: Angel investment and venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, has taken an "unusual" measure in the fight against Washington's clampdown on cryptocurrency. To secure its stake within the emerging crypto industry, the VC wined and dined officials from the Treasury Department and numerous regulatory agencies.
The U. S. Treasury Department released its highly anticipated report that examines the current monetary system, discusses cryptocurrency, and proposes sweeping changes that would cut regulatory inefficiency and incubate new technologies.