NFT Exchange SudoRare Goes Dark After $820,000 Rug Pull

SudoRare was live for only six hours before executing the rug pull and taking down its website and all affiliated social media accounts. SudoRare Disappears With $820,000 After numerous warnings...

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Europol Dark Web Specialist Joins Binance

Europol Dark Web Specialist joins crypto exchange Binance, to head up internal and external investigations, and to protect user funds. The post Europol Dark Web Specialist Joins Binance appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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The SEC may sue Coinbase if the exchange offers crypto lending

Coinbase has publicly disclosed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  intends to sue the company over a new lending product, dubbed “Lend.” Despite months of effort to engage with the SEC, the largest cryptocurrency trading platform in the US has revealed that it has been left in the dark about how and why […] The post The SEC may sue Coinbase if the exchange offers crypto lending appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Indian ‘Crypto King’ Arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau — Wazirx Says Not Our User

India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a Mumbai resident known as “crypto king,” who allegedly used bitcoin to purchase narcotics on the dark web. Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx says the accused is not one of its customers.

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62 detained in Turkey a day after alleged $2 billion crypto ‘exit scam’

Turkish police have detained 62 people across eight provinces in connection to an ongoing investigation into local crypto exchange Thodex going dark, news agency Associated Press reported today. The post 62 detained in Turkey a day after alleged $2 billion crypto ‘exit scam’ appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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DeFi Project Spotlight: Bancor, The Dark Horse Decentralized Exchange

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“Dark Horse”: BNT Burn Is Around the Corner As A Swiss Bank Embraces Bancor

Bancor, the automated market maker, accounting for 5% of the decentralized exchange (DEX) volume, saw its TVL (total value locked) doubling to $1. 66 billion and breaking into the top 10. Maker is at the top spot with more than $7 billion in TVL, followed by Compound and Aave at $6.

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Discord Scammers Lure Users to Fake Exchange With Promise of Free Bitcoin

The scammers may be trying to collect a database of crypto users for sale on the dark web, said Kaspersky.

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Indian Crypto Exchange Buyucoin Hacked, Sensitive Data of 325K Users Reportedly Leaked

Indian cryptocurrency exchange Buyucoin has reportedly been hacked and sensitive data of about 325,000 users has reportedly been leaked onto the dark web. According to reports, the leaked data includes personal information, encrypted passwords, user wallet details, order details, bank details, PAN numbers, passport numbers, and deposit histories.

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Northern Data: Existing Bitcoin mining customer expands contract volume by more than 200 MW

These days are eventful ones for Bitcoin-lovers. And not just the ones who held on to their Bitcoins during the dark times get rewarded. Also, the Bitcoin mining industry is booming.   Hidden giant is Germany’s Northern Data (listed on the German stock exchange; XETRA: NB2; ISIN: DE000A0SMU87), a leading provider of high-performance computing (HPC) solutions.

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Uniswap Dark (UNID) Next Generation Defi protocol with Ultimate Security Futures, Token Pre-Sale is Now Live

PRESS RELEASE. Uniswap Dark is a uniswap fork that tackles impermanent and permanent loss. Our exchange provides a decentralized, peer-to-peer, and safe exchange platform with minimal fees and slippage to solve the problems.

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Bitfinex Offers $400M Reward For Info on 120k BTC Stolen in 2016; Hackers Can Collect Too

On August 2, 2016, Bitfinex experienced one of the biggest crypto heists of all time, as hackers exploited the system, running off with approximately 120,000 BTC. Shortly after, the price of BTC collapsed to 20% marking one of the darkest days in the top coin’s history.

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Injective Protocol joins forces with WOOTRADE to increase DEX adoption

Injective Protocol, a layer-2 protocol based on Cosmos SDK and Ethereum, today announced a strategic partnership with WOOTRADE, a crypto-asset dark pool, to combine resources to focus on increasing user adoption in the decentralized exchange (DEX) space.

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BitBay Suffers Unexplained Downtime, Leaves Users in the Dark

Cryptocurrency exchange BitBay went offline earlier today and, at the time of writing, it is yet to return. Those operating the platform have given scant explanation as to what is behind the sudden loss of service.

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Mt. Gox Casts a Dark Shadow of Crypto’s Collapse — A Long Fight for Justice

“There's no longer one dominant exchange handling the bulk of all trading”: Kim Nilsson hopes there won’t be another Mt. Gox shock to crypto

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Japanese arrests over stolen NEM from Coincheck hack

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested two men on suspicion of illegally exchanging XEM into another virtual currency. It is alleged that the men received approximately 24 million XEM over the dark web from the hacker who stole NEM from Coincheck, Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

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Swiftex Exchange ICO

Current crypto-exchange platforms offer little to no groundbreaking features and rarely does a platform entice the market with new functionalities. Swiftex changes that. Swiftex launches an ICO to include the world in an opportunity to implement substantial changes to the crypto-exchange market.

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Dad and daughter to serve time over mail-order cryptocurrency drug ring

A father and daughter have received a combined prison sentence of eight years after selling drugs in exchange for Bitcoin on the dark web. Brittany Nicole Green, sentenced to five years, and her father Gregory, who will spend three years behind bars, ran a mail-order drug operation from their home in Billings (Montana).

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Drug dealer sells fentanyl for cryptocurrency, gets 30 years in prison

Yesterday, a judge in San Antonio, Texas sentenced an Iraqi man to 30 years in federal prison for selling various narcotics in exchange for cryptocurrency on the dark web. 30-year-old Alaa Mohammed Allawi allegedly distributed 245 kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone and Xanax, a court press release states.

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CEO of Beaxy Disappears As the Exchange Struggles to Remain Solvent

Ever since Beaxy’s launch in June of this year, it has struggled with persistent issues. From hacks to internal mismanagement, it now appears that the exchange is on its last legs with the CEO going dark.

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Thai Crypto Scene Still Reeling From Top Exchange Bailout

Thailand’s vibrant digital asset scene was shaken earlier this month when its most popular exchange unexpectedly announced an imminent closure. The news left crypto traders dazed and confused and fearing a wider crackdown from the military dominated government.

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Scammers are now selling stolen cash for Bitcoin on the dark web

Just when you probably thought you’d seen it all, scammers are now selling discounted hacked cash in exchange for Bitcoin on the dark web. According to security firm Armor’s 2019 Black Market report, released this month, savvy criminals are selling cash on the dark web to avoid the risks associated with having to deal with the funds themselves.

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Portuguese Police Disrupt Darkweb Counterfeit Cash Network

The police enforcement from Portugal has recently disrupted a counterfeit money network that operated on the dark web. The criminals used to sell fake cash notes in exchange for Bitcoin and other cryptos.

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SEC Overstock Investigation ‘Almost Dormant’ Says CEO After Byrne Exit

Overstock is still in the dark about the investigation US regulators launched into tZERO back in 2018, says the company’s new interim CEO. Johnson: No SEC Info Since 2018 Speaking to FOX Business in an interview reported on September 3, Jonathan Johnson said he was still waiting for information from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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California man laundered $25M through his own DIY Bitcoin ATM and exchange

A man from the small town of Westwood in California has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange and ATM, and laundering money. Kunal Kalra, 25 has been found guilty of owning and operating unlicensed money transmitting business which he used to exchange up to $25 million in cash and virtual currencies.

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Dark Market Drug Dealers Plead Guilty, Forfeit Crypto Proceeds

A couple based out of California has pleaded guilty to distributing drugs via a dark-web marketplace in exchange for cryptocurrencies

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California man gets 10 years for selling drugs for Bitcoin on dark web

A US man who sold narcotics on the dark web in exchange for Bitcoin has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Tyler Reeves, who sold the drugs under the moniker “Platinum45,” was sentenced on Monday by by United States District Judge James V.

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Binance, in One-Two Punch to Rival Exchanges, Readies Margin Trading

By CCN: Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has given followers a peek into its margin trading screen, and its native cryptocurrency BNB surged as much as 10% in response. Speculation about Binance’s expansion into margin trading has been swirling for a while.

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McAfee gathers his ‘wizards’ to fight ‘dark wizards’ and aid CZ, Binance

McAfee, the cybersecurity genius, has offered to help CZ/Binance with the exchange’s security issue. The Binance hack led to the loss of 7,000 BTCs worth $41 million and a lot of user data, following which Binance announced that they would be shutting down withdrawals and deposits.

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Top 5 Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacks of 2019

Even though the year 2019 has been off to a good start price-wise, there have already been numerous incidents casting a dark shadow over this industry. The number of exchange hacks is quite worrisome already and it seems unlikely there won’t be further incidents.

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Website Providing Links to Illicit Crypto Marketplaces Seized

A website that provided a link between the regular internet and dark web marketplaces offering illegal goods and services in exchange for crypto has been seized. Deep Dot Web went down earlier today with a seizure notice detailing the authorities involved with the bust.

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New York Makes First Money Laundering Conviction Involving Cryptocurrency

In what the Manhattan District Attorney calls the first crypto money laundering conviction in New York, two defendants have pleaded guilty to running a drug trafficking business that laundered millions of dollars in Western Union and crypto payments.

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Bermuda Rolls Out The Red Carpet For First-Ever Licensed Crypto Exchange, Omega One And Omega Dark Pool

The Government Of Bermuda Has Granted Omega One The Very First Crypto Exchange License The Omega One is a company that has started creating the off-exchange venue in the crypto assets plus the infrastructure in the capital markets.

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Government of Bermuda grants Omega One first cryptocurrency exchange license

CryptoNinjas Omega One, a company creating an off-exchange venue in crypto assets and capital market infrastructure, today announced the official launch of Omega Dark, an institutionally-focused dark pool in the digital asset marketplace.

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Hacker selling 26M stolen user records in exchange for $5,000 worth of Bitcoin

A hacker by the name of Gnosticplayers is trying to sell more than 26 million user records on the dark web in exchange for $5,000 worth of Bitcoin (1. 2431 BTC). This is the fourth data dump posted on Dream Market – an online darknet marketplace founded in late 2013 – by the hacker, who previously put up more than 840 million user records since mid-February.

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Hacker Requests Bitcoin Payment to Reveal Personal Details of 26 Million Users

A prolific hacker, known as “Gnosticplayers”, has put the details of 26 million users of six companies from across the globe up for sale. This is the fourth round of stolen data sales by the cyber criminal via a dark web marketplace in exchange for Bitcoin.

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Dark Wallet: Private Bitcoin Web Wallet with Coin Mixing and Stealth Addresses

Bitcoin as a digital entity has grown in leap and bounds both in terms of the store of value as well as a medium of exchange. However, along with its popularity, the theft and crime associated with these digital assets are also at an all-time high.

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Crypto dark pool ecosystem Ren partners with privacy protocol AZTEC

CryptoNinjas Ren, an ecosystem to transfer tokens in zero-knowledge, swap between blockchains and trade on a dark pool and AZTEC, a zero-knowledge privacy protocol, and exchange settlement standard — today announced a partnership to facilitate private balances, transfers, and trades.

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Report Claims That “Sextortionists” Absconded With Over $300,000 in Crypto in 2018

Most cyberattacks in the crypto space involve hackers finding a way around the security of crypto exchange platforms and gaining access to users’ funds. Last year saw the entry of a new breed of cyber extortionists that seems to be gaining ground, so much so that they were able to steal over $300,000 in bitcoin (BTC) tokens in 2018.

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Cryptopia Calculates That 9.4 Percent of Assets Stolen in January Hack

The New Zealand-based crypto asset exchange Cryptopia has made their assessment of a January hack, claiming that up to 9. 4 percent of all their assets were stolen.

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XCH4NGE: Buy And Sell Cryptocurrency Exchange Marketplace

What Is XCH4NGE? Based in London, XCh4nge is a Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency platform that aims at providing its users with access to traditional market makers as well as access to over the Counter and dark pool transactions.

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Why the SEC’s ‘ICO Guide’ Paints a Dark Picture for Cryptocurrency in 2019

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission tweeted out its guidelines for those launching and investing in ICOs, although many would say that over a year on from the peak of the cryptocurrency boom, the guidelines amount to too little, too late.

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Breaking: Major Crypto Brokerage Coinmama Hacked, 450,000 Users Affected in Massive Worldwide Breach

Coinmama, one of the largest crypto brokerages in the global market with 1. 3 million active users, suffered a security breach on February 15. The official statement of the exchange disclosed that 450,000 email addresses and passwords were leaked in a massive global hacking attack involving 24 websites and some 747 million records.

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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Targeted by Fake Photo Scam

Research indicates that large cryptocurrency exchanges are increasingly being targeted by scammers using doctored photographs to trick two-factor authentication reset procedures. The attack once again highlights the importance of securing one’s own private keys and not entrusting security to a third party exchange.

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Nurse Accused of Selling Drugs on Silk Road and other Darknet Marketplaces for Bitcoin

A nurse in California has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling opiates on the dark web on marketplaces such as Silk Road, AlphaBay, and Pandora in exchange for bitcoin since 2013. She was arrested last week and could face distribution and conspiracy charges.

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Another Crypto Exchange Shuts Down. Is This the Beginning of the End?

It’s dark days we are living in, and for some, they are worse than for others. Investors are cautious before investing their money in startups. Governments are clamping down on crypto startups.

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How about that for decentralization: Steemit censoring content on their platform

Steemit, a social media content creating platform based on the Steem decentralized blockchain solution, banned the account of a group of hackers called “The Dark Overlord”. The group threatened to share sensitive information related to the terrorist attacks which happened on September 11th of 2001.

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Dark Overlord Group: Keep the Bitcoin flowing, We’ll Keep the Truth Flowing

The Dark Overlord hacker group who last week grabbed headlines when it announced it was prepared to share 9/11 secrets in exchange for Bitcoin has released a second cache of information. The self-proclaimed “financially motivated” cyber criminals have also stated that they will continue to release more “layers” of information as they receive money from.

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Republic Protocol Launches Decentralized Dark Pool Crypto Exchange Protocol

The Republic Protocol Has Begun The Crypto Dark Pool Node The Republic Protocol, which has been established as a dark pool exchange protocol it is one that is being used for the trade of large volumes of different digital assets.

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