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Mexican Drug Cartels Sneak In $25 Billion A Year Using Bitcoin To Fund Operations

It’s unsurprising that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have found their way into the dangerous realm of drug cartels. According to law enforcement officials, cryptocurrency is developing as a new front in Latin America’s fight against gangs vying for control of massive illicit marketplaces for sex, drugs, guns, and people. In Mexico, it has been reported […] дальше »

2022-3-14 15:19


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Crypto Fund Gives Ethereum Tokens Instead of Shares to Investors, And It’s Approved by the U.S. SEC

A 2018-founder crypto firm just got the green light from the U. S. SEC to function as an Ethereum-issuing investment fund on Monday, in a first such structure. Own a Hedge Fund’s Tokens Based in Los Angeles, Arca is an asset management firm that creates and manages institutional-grade products using crypto and blockchain technology, as itsRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2020-7-8 13:00


CoinTiger adds QURAS (XQC) to exchange booster program

CoinTiger, the multi-cryptocurrency exchange service, announced today it has added QLC, the token of smart contract privacy platform QURAS to its Unicoin Booster Scheme. To support more superior blockchain projects on the exchange, CoinTiger, together with Ticker Capital, launched a Unicorn Booster Scheme, using a $15M USDT fund to increase holdings of quality assets. дальше »

2020-2-4 19:34


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Nazis are Using Bitcoin, US Gov’t Officials Warn

According to the US House Financial Services Committee, the nature of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies allows Nazis and domestic terrorists to fund their activities. US officials voice concerns over Bitcoin terrorist financing This Wednesday, a US House Financial Services Committee held a hearing during which its members addressed the topic of cryptocurrencies. дальше »

2020-1-17 03:00


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Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide

Bitcoin ATMs are not currently governed by EU money laundering regulations, and arrests coordinated by Spanish police and Europol in May are bringing new focus to this loophole. A group of eight Spanish and Latin American individuals have been arrested, along with several of their associates, for using crypto ATMs to fund drug traffickers in […] The post Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-7-16 16:00


Peakside Capital Launches a Blockchain Real Estate Investment Fund Targeting German Market

Investment manager is planning to raise €200 million through blockchain-based platform. The initiative is focused around real estate properties based in Germany. €200 million to Be Raised Via Blockchain-enabled Platform Peakside Capital Advisors, European investment manager, has started a real estate fund to raise €200 million using its blockchain platform targeting the German market, a […] дальше »

2019-6-13 13:40


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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s a Ponzi Scheme’

The accusation that bitcoin is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme is perhaps the oldest, longest-standing criticism of the digital bearer asset. The basic idea is that there is nothing of value here and the entire purpose of bitcoin’s existence is to enrich Satoshi Nakamoto and the speculators who bought in for a few pennies or dollars in the early days by tricking others into buying in at a higher price. дальше »

2019-6-4 19:03


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Tether and Bitfinex Ask New York Attorney General for Fund Accessibility

Attorneys for Tether and Bitfinex are hoping to get the former access to its reserves amid a legal dispute with New York Office of the Attorney General (NYOAG). In a letter sent to the New York County Supreme Court, attorneys representing iFinex (the parent organization of Bitfinex) and Tether took issue with the restrictions that had been placed on Tether's transactions with related parties as part of an ongoing case against them, stating that the NYOAG had no basis for disallowing tether (USDT) holders and other affiliated entities from redeeming their tokens. дальше »

2019-5-16 18:51


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Nobody Shills Bitcoin Quite Like The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have accidentally delivered its biggest advertisement for Bitcoin yet as it argues for negative interest rates. Bitcoin Proponents Thank IMF… Again Retweeting a blog post from February this year, the financial organization reiterated its faith in central banks increasing negative interest rates – essentially taxes on using money. дальше »

2019-4-22 21:00


Kim Jong-un is Masterminding Crypto Thefts to Fund Nukes: Report

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is thought to be backing an elaborate scheme entailing the hacking of crypto exchanges. The group alleged to be doing the hacking is called APT 38. It’s considered to be a highly-skilled state-sponsored group of bank hackers that managed to steal $1 billion from banks to fund its nuclear weapons program, according to Wired. дальше »

2019-4-3 16:27


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Lightning Loop Lets Users Empty Lightning Channels Without Closing Them

Lightning Labs, the development team working to grow the Lightning Network, just released the alpha version of a new protocol called Lightning Loop. Lightning Loop is designed to give users the ability to deposit and withdraw bitcoin from their payment channels (the two-way payment gateways that allow users to send and receive funds to and from each other) without closing these channels entirely. дальше »

2019-3-22 20:32


Ripple and Forte Launch $100 Million Fund for Blockchain Gaming Using XRP

Xpring, Ripple’s developer ecosystem initiative, has partnered with blockchain platform Forte to form a $100 million fund to support game developers. According to the company’s press release, the fund will operate alongside Forte’s platform technologies and include Ripple’s open-source solutions, including XRP, aimed at mainstream adoption for blockchain gaming. дальше »

2019-3-14 23:54


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U.S. Private Investment Manager Invesco Launches Blockchain ETF on the London Stock Exchange

Invesco Ltd. , a U. S. -based independent investment firm is launching a blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF), reported the Financial Times on March 9. The ETF is targeting firms that will likely generate income from using blockchain, the technology that underpins digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. дальше »

2019-3-12 20:04


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Wirex Introduces Global Crypto Accounts for Businesses

With the beta launch of crypto and fiat-enabled business accounts, crypto payments platform Wirex has taken a major step toward mainstream business acceptance. Using a cryptocurrency business account will eliminate the need to convert to fiat unnecessarily during inter-company fund transfers, validate crypto businesses in the wider marketplace, and offer some of the benefits traditional […] The post Wirex Introduces Global Crypto Accounts for Businesses appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-2-27 18:55


Even Fed Chair Powell is Freaked out by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Money-Printing Scheme

Even the U. S. Federal Reserve thinks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez needs to cool it with all the money-printing schemes. CNBC reports: “An increasingly popular theory espoused by progressives that the government can continue to borrow to fund social programs such as Medicare for everyone, free college tuition and a conversion to renewable energy in the next decade is unworkable, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday. дальше »

2019-2-27 02:16