2019-2-2 05:36 |
Crypto exchange QuadrigaCX is missing $145 million following the unexpected death of its young founder Gerry Cotten
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One of Canada’s biggest Bitcoin (BTC) exchange – QuadrigaCX – has possibly lost $190 Million in cryptocurrencies after its founder and CEO died suddenly last December in India due to Crohn’s disease.
2019-2-2 16:16 | |
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QuadrigaCX, the largest bitcoin exchange in Canada, has lost $190 million worth of crypto after it lost access to its cold storage wallets. An affidavit filed on January 31 with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia revealed that $190 million in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Cash SV, Bitcoin Gold, Litecoin, and Ethereum were lost.
2019-2-2 00:30 | |
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The cryptocurrency market has been discussing the so-called death spiral that was ‘threatening’ Bitcoin at the end of 2018. Last year, Bitcoin (BTC) lost more than 80% of its value affecting the whole network.
2019-1-20 20:22 | |
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According to recent reports, the customers of a crypto exchange known as QuadrigaCX are still unable to withdraw their money, despite the fact that it has been a month since the exchange won its recent court dispute.
2019-1-18 18:59 | |
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It's usually not good news to hear that members of a company's leadership will step down, for any member of a tech company, it would be a death sentence for its share value. But for Bitmain, not one, but two will be stepping down.
2019-1-14 23:28 | |
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Bag holders are in a strong denial but the harsh truth of crypto market is that 99% of the altcoins are going to cease to exist in the near-term future. Some of the preposterously incompetent and senseless projects even reached billion market caps but all of that is now history.
2019-1-2 17:48 | |
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The big bear year of 2018 has battered all digital currencies leaving no survivors. The majority of them have lost over 80% since their peaks this time last year. Some have lost even more and developers have closed up shop leaving the altcoins to die a slow death.
2019-1-2 10:32 | |
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You can tell an altcoin is close to death when its price soars. That may sound like a contradiction in terms, but that’s what can happen to crypto assets when they’re in the throes of death. With low liquidity and thin volume, exchange-listed altcoins are prey to manipulators who will send them skyward one final […] The post Pump and Dumps Are the Final Indignity for Dying Coins appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-1-2 05:35 | |
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Gustavo Schiavon, Co-Founder Of Foxbit, Dies At Age 24 After Car Accident Though the crypto industry was hit with many highs and lows this year, one of the most heartbreaking moments happened was only reported days ago – the death of the largest Brazilian Bitcoin exchange founder in the world, Gustavo Schiavon. Known more commonly […]
2018-12-27 22:49 | |
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As Bitcoin (BTC) collapsed in 2018, many naysayers and cynics claimed that the end was nigh for the world’s first cryptocurrency. Some critics drew attention to Bitcoin’s mining ecosystem, claiming that the hashrate drought would catapult BTC into a “death spiral,” whereas miners would flee en-masse.
2018-12-25 01:30 | |
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Bitcoin is dead; Blockchain is wasted; Crypto is gone–this is something the world has been told over and over again. The first ever article that predicted a bitcoin death was published in 2010 by Tim Harford, an economist.
2018-12-20 14:28 | |
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One of the worst performing cryptocurrencies this year has been Bitcoin Cash but in a seemingly miraculous recovery it has surged 28% today alone. As crypto markets continue to rebound off their lowest levels of the year, some coins are performing better than others.
2018-12-19 16:00 | |
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Far from seeing the death of crypto, we may be entering its most exciting phase, argues Michael J. Casey.
2018-12-18 12:00 | |
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The Story of Boaz Manor and the $31 Million Blockchain Scam in Blockchain Terminal ICO The Story of Boaz Manor and the $31 Million Blockchain Scam in Blockchain Terminal ICO Stablecoins Continue to Grow Amid Bitcoin Uncertainty and Crypto Market Death Spiral Stablecoins Continue to Grow Amid Bitcoin Uncertainty and Crypto Market Death Spiral Notorious […]
2018-12-12 23:33 | |
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After MarketWatch got lambasted for publishing a questionable op-ed regarding a Bitcoin mining “death spiral,” the financial media continued their bearish cryptocurrency coverage on Wednesday.
2018-12-6 17:00 | |
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There are several FUD topics spreading on mainstream media and other newspapers regarding Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. For example, how many times did we hear that China banned Bitcoin or that mining activities are destroying the world? Although these statements have already been refuted, they keep targeting the crypto community. One of the main issues that […]
2018-12-6 04:14 | |
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In today’s Chatter Report, we explore the different ways crypto influencers have been responding to the low prices of 2018. Some are unfazed like Anthony Pompliano, who still believes that bitcoin is the best performing asset.
2018-12-5 13:15 | |
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The words “death spiral” have been tossed around the crypto mining community in recent weeks. Is bitcoin really going into a miner-induced death spiral? Is this the end of bitcoin as we know it? Or is this just an over-hyped source of FUD? The team at The Block recently addressed the issue of the bitcoin […]
2018-12-5 00:24 | |
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ICOs might be the most popular way to raise funds in the crypto industry, but their fame could be short-lived. The potential market for security tokens is enormous, with estimates for the broader transition of financial assets to blockchain valued at up to US$24 trillion, the South China Morning Post reported on November 26, 2018.
2018-11-28 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin slid even further downhill this weekend, as the crypto market shed a total $17bn in market capitalization. But the problems might be just the beginning, as further drops threaten to cause a domino effect in the incentives that keep mining networks running.
2018-11-27 22:42 | |
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Markets making you howl? It’s not too late to recoup some of your losses. SuperDAO has announced a new game that will allow hodlers to monetize their CryptoKitties in the most humane way possible: by pitting their pets against one another in virtual cat-fights, on the blockchain.
2018-11-24 19:09 | |
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November 14 will be remembered as the day the crypto market plunged into a hole. When the tides hit, Bitcoin and most others saw double-digit drops. Bitcoin triggered the “death cross,” dropping to a new, scary low.
2018-11-16 00:38 | |
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Securing crypto tokens hasn’t always been a smooth affair, and it gets even harder when matters of inheritance are concerned. A crypto is basically a virtual currency that’s been coded and protected with strong encryption protocols.
2018-10-28 16:57 | |
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Tether (USDT) has been a mainstay in crypto for years. It is still the largest stablecoin on the market, but Tether dominance in the stablecoin sphere, the market cap percentage attributable to USDT, is eroding fast.
2018-10-22 17:06 | |
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If you are a young fortune-hunter toiling away on a computer in a basement, the prospect of death probably isn’t among your top considerations. Equally, if the main draw to crypto is its relative privacy, you may not be particularly eager to share your private keys with your loved ones, as a hacker could sift […] The post Bitcoin After Death: The Perils of Sharing One’s Fortune appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-10-16 21:30 | |
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Financial savings have long been the foundation of wealth and asset building. However, we are now in a time when the growing obsolescence of financial institutions has forced certain technologies out of date, created high fees, revealed structural inefficiencies and, ultimately, meant that some standard investment solutions now fail to place consumer needs first.
2018-10-6 16:37 | |
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The old saying about Death and Taxes is not quite accurate when it comes to cryptocurrencies. The Internal Revenue Service may seem as implacable as the specter of mortality, but at least the Grim Reaper is upfront about the price.
2018-9-25 21:20 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is delisting eight coins: BitcoinDark (BTCD), Bitmark (BTM), Einsteinium, (EMC2), Gridcoin (GRC), NeosCoin (NEOS), PotCoin (POT), VeriCoin (VRC) and BitcoinPlus (XBC).
2018-9-20 01:10 | |
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Once again we must endure another downturn and many pundits in the cryptosphere are singing about the death of Ethereum and advising people to cut and run. But how many times do we need to hear the sky is falling before we figure out the sky never falls, however; it tends to turn black from […] The post Is This the End of Crypto? Not Hardly… appeared first on NullTX.
2018-9-11 23:09 | |
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After a hard day of reporting, there’s nothing Crypto Briefing writers love more than unlacing our Adidas™ trainers and sitting down with a refreshing Coca-Cola™ to enjoy the latest premium entertainments from Electronic Arts™.
2018-9-7 23:58 | |
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FCoin is a crypto exchange that began trading in May 2018. It is maybe best known in the US and Europe for crippling the Ethereum network, but it is well known in Asia, and especially China, for its innovative “Trans-Fee Mining” incentive program.
2018-8-25 17:00 | |
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Bitcoin and alts have seen a massive correction since they peaked in December 2017. Some people have predicted this to be the death of Bitcoin and of all the other coins that are collectively categorised as ‘shitcoins’ in crypto terminology.
2018-8-23 23:56 | |
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A few months ago, this publication covered a story on Litecoin’s founder, Charlie Lee, who had predicted LTC would become the fourth largest cryptocurrency by total value. His prediction of the Litecoin price was based on his belief that LTC would find greater mainstream usage than other cryptocurrencies.
2018-7-20 21:06 | |
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Crypto start-ups are infamous for using initial coin offerings (ICOs), a controversial form of fundraising to gather initial funds for their projects. However, the companies raising money may not have a sustainable business idea.
2018-7-11 17:14 | |
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Ever think you’d see the name of the last Queen of France – Marie Antoinette mentioned in a cryptocurrency news headline? Well, whilst this almost looks as if Antoinette predicted XRP to hit $3.
2018-7-10 14:00 | |
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Analysts’ reports reveal that the bitcoin bubble has perhaps burst, with over 800 cryptocurrencies having “died” because of crash in prices of coins, down to less than a cent. Many of them were scams and did not come into existence as real products.
2018-7-3 22:32 | |
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This week, leading South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb experienced a major hack, while Mt Gox, the most notorious exchange to be hacked in bitcoin history, is also back in the news.
2018-6-24 20:05 | |
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For many, the experience of adding crypto coins to their financial portfolios has proven to be the thrill of a lifetime. As a new type of holding with a unique set of tools and rules, cryptocurrency is wealth with its own wow factor.
2018-6-15 18:54 | |
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In the wake of Justin Trudeau’s resignation, Polymarket is now forecasting a staggering 92% probability that Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will succeed him as Canada’s next Prime Minister. This surge in odds comes after Trudeau stepped down from his post following intense scrutiny of his leadership and the Liberal Party. Speaking at a press conference, […]
Polymarket gives Poilievre an 87% chance of succeeding Justin Trudeau as Canada’s PM. Trudeau has announced his resignation, citing internal struggles; parliament prorogued till March 24. Poilievre’s anti-CBDC stance boosts popularity, pushing for crypto and cash freedom.
An investigation has revealed that ezBtc's founder used customer funds for gambling, leading to significant losses.
A recent survey by KPMG in Canada and the Canadian Association of Alternative Assets and Strategies (CAASA) shows a notable increase in the adoption of cryptoasset products and services by financial organizations and institutional investors in Canada.
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is embroiled in a legal battle in Canada as it faces a class-action lawsuit for allegedly breaching local securities laws. The lawsuit, filed in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice, accuses Binance of selling crypto derivative products to retail investors without proper registration, contravening the Ontario Securities Act (OSA) and federal law. The […]
British Columbia authorities are intensifying their efforts to hold individuals accountable for their involvement in the collapse of QuadrigaCX, a cryptocurrency firm that left thousands facing substantial losses.
Canada, quicker to adopt ETFs than the U.S., may offer a signal to where the U.S. goes next.