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Tether Partly Backed by Bitcoin, Court Transcription Reveals
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. дальше »
2019-5-22 23:02 | |
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Dutch Man Arrested for $111 Million Fake Mining Scheme
On March 21, 2019, Dutch news outlet NL Times reported that “Berry van M. ,” a 33-year-old Dutch businessman and the operator of now-defunct trading platform Koinz Trading, has been arrested on charges of deceiving investors with a bogus bitcoin mining scheme. дальше »
2019-5-21 19:56 | |
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‘Warren Buffett’ Isn’t Shorting Bitcoin: New Crypto Loan Report Concludes
A new report from bitcoin and crypto load provider Genesis Capital reveals some interesting insights into institutional short-selling of cryptocurrencies. Notably, BTC is used less for speculation than altcoins while naysayers Jamie Dimon, Warren Buffett, and Nouriel Roubini are not shorting bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-20 20:00 | |
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CPUcoin Encourages 700 Million Users to Sell your Idle Laptop, Mobile or CPU Processing Power
The depreciating value of laptops, computers and mobile phones is quite high given the high prices charged for some of these machines. Some of these devices remain idle with 30% of the total 2.2 billion devices not being used at any one time of the day. This translates to a vast amount of power and […] дальше »
2019-5-14 19:59 | |
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NY’s Bitcoin Bandit ordered to pay $75M to SIM-swap victim
Michael Terpin, the Bitcoin investor who had $24 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen from him in a SIM-swapping hack, has been awarded a payout three-times the size of his original loss. Los Angeles Superior Court has ordered New York-based Bitcoin Bandit Nicholas Truglia to pay Terpin $74. дальше »
2019-5-13 17:18 | |
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In Light of Tether’s Fractional Reserve, a Shadow of Fiatcoins’ Future
Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets. дальше »
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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Following Recent Hack, Binance Moves $8 Million Worth of USDT to New Cold Wallet
Binance’s recent hack has been the biggest news in the crypto ecosystem. The exchange lost 7,074 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $40 million at the time of the attack. The hacker mainly used complex technology, including fishing techniques and the implementation of viruses. дальше »
2019-5-10 17:01 | |
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Binance CEO Reveals New Details of ‘Damaging’ $44 Million Bitcoin Hack
By CCN: On May 10, Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, released a security incident update regarding the firm’s loss of 7,000 bitcoin. Following the high-profile security breach of the exchange during which sophisticated tools and methods were used to steal $44 million from Binance, the firm swiftly revamped its security measures and practices. дальше »
2019-5-10 13:00 | |
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Binance hack: CZ gives latest security updates; platform to tentatively resume trading early next week
The entire cryptocurrency community felt the effects of the recent Binance hack, with hackers making off with over 7000 BTCs, amounting to a whopping $40 million. The news was revealed by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, who informed the community that the hackers had used sophisticated hacking techniques to steal assets, private keys and the 2FAs. дальше »
2019-5-10 11:13 | |
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Hut 8 Mining on Sustainability, Expansion and Surviving Crypto Winter
Hut 8 Mining (named after Hut 8 in Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing broke the enigma code and accelerated the end of World War II) has just filed its audited financial statements for 2018, detailing a tight but still profitable bitcoin mining business. дальше »
2019-5-10 20:04 | |
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Binance Reveals Hack Information as Security Becomes a Public Concern
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. дальше »
2019-5-10 18:48 | |
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Bitfinex Alleged $850M Fraud Now Wants To Raise $1B For Its Token
Following the controversy that Bitfinex allegedly used illicit funds to cover $850 million in losses, which it, along with… The post Bitfinex Alleged $850M Fraud Now Wants To Raise $1B For Its Token appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2019-5-9 10:39 | |
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Israeli Police, FBI Apprehend Owners of Darknet Site Deep Bot Web
Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods. The Israeli police announced via Twitter that it has collaborated with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest two locals who they believe managed the dark web marketplace, which used bitcoin to facilitate trades. дальше »
2019-5-8 18:42 | |
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Israeli Police, FBI Apprehend Owners of Darknet Site Deep Dot Web
Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods. The Israeli police announced via Twitter that it has collaborated with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest two locals who they believe managed the dark web marketplace, which used bitcoin to facilitate trades. дальше »
2019-5-8 18:42 | |
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Bitfinex Releases White Paper for LEO Token Sale
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). дальше »
2019-5-8 18:33 | |
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Binance hacked for over $40M worth of Bitcoin
Binance suffered what it’s calling a “large scale security breach” yesterday evening. The hackers were able to transfer 7,000 Bitcoin (over $40 million at the time of writing) in one transaction from the company’s hot wallet. дальше »
2019-5-8 11:17 | |
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Bitcoin Transactions Spike in April While SegWit Keeps Fees Low: Report
Research has shown that the number of on-chain Bitcoin transactions has risen dramatically throughout 2019, nearing the volume of Bitcoin’s peak in December 2017. Even so, transaction fees are a fraction of what they were around bitcoin’s all-time high, likely due to the continued uptick of SegWit transactions on the network. дальше »
2019-5-8 00:53 | |
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Tether, Bitfinex Stay Afloat Amid Controversy
Tether and Bitfinex vow to fight NY attorney general’s claims that $850 million of Tether’s cash reserves was used to plug losses
дальше »2019-5-7 14:15 | |
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Crazy Crowdfund Scammer Pitched a Backpack, Stole $800,000 to Buy Bitcoin
By CCN. com: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched legal action against a serial crowdfund scammer who used his ill-gotten gains to buy Bitcoin. Douglas Monahan promised consumers a ‘high-tech’ backpack known as the iBackPack, but failed to deliver the product after raising over $800,000. дальше »
2019-5-7 11:22 | |
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Bitcoin Traders Don’t Give a F**k About Tether’s Black Swan Scandal
By CCN: After New York alleged that industry giant Bitfinex had potentially committed fraud with its handling of the Tether cryptocurrency, one might have expected Bitcoin traders to initiate a mad rush for the exit. дальше »
2019-5-7 23:00 | |
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XRP Ledger’s ‘partial vulnerability allows user to siphon 7 million XRP’: Bitrue sheds light on ‘bug’
Bitrue exchange detailed the XRP Ledger’s “partial payment vulnerability” to its users and other exchanges that support and list XRP. The exchange also mentioned that it was successful in stopping a user abusing the bug on its platform. дальше »
2019-5-3 13:28 | |
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Coinbase CEO Walks the Crypto Plank for Endorsing USDC After Bitfinex/Tether Drama, 1.1 Million USDC Minted
The Bitfinex/Tether episode has eroded a lot of the trust of the community in stablecoins. Tether, which used to have its assets backed 1:1 with USD in order to make prices stable, used some of its funds to loan money to Bitfinex, which shares the same owners. The episode was a scandal in the industry. […] дальше »
2019-5-3 00:12 | |
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Blockchain Will Revolutionize 300 Years of Stock Trading: London Stock Exchange
By CCN. com: The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is weighing the benefits of using blockchain technology for issuing stock and settling trades. In an interview with CNBC, the LSE chief executive Nikhil Rathi said he was inspired by early blockchain initiatives at other stock exchanges, and sees the benefit of distributed ledger technology: “You can certainly see distributed ledger technology having an application in the issuance process… I can see that technology being used in settlement too. дальше »
2019-5-2 13:53 | |
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Breaking: ISIS Used Bitcoin to Fund Horrific Sri Lanka Easter Bombings, Research Claims
By CCN. com: Bitcoin played a role in staging the Easter Sunday suicide bombing in Sri Lanka that killed 253 civilians, according to Israeli blockchain intelligence firm Whitestream. The agency revealed that the ISIS used Canada-based payment gateway CoinPayments to convert bitcoins to fiat money. дальше »
2019-5-2 11:02 | |
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Bitfinex-Tether episode hardly affects stablecoin; continues to be pegged with cryptos despite systematic risk
The Bitfinex/Tether episode made headlines in the crypto community over the past week. The repercussions were felt even in the market as Bitcoin [BTC] plummeted by almost $400 after news broke out that Bitfinex used Tether reserves to cover up its undisclosed losses, speculated to amount to $850 million. дальше »
2019-5-1 19:30 | |
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Bitfinex connected to HSBC account involved in bank fraud case, reveals US Department of Justice
The Bitfinex-Tether episode witnessed another twist in the tale after the United States Department of Justice revealed that a part of the $850 million connected to Bitfinex’s alleged losses was in its hands. дальше »
2019-5-1 15:45 | |
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“Holders Are Not at Risk”: Bitfinex Lawyer Responds to NY Attorney General
Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses. дальше »
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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Report: Australians Lost Over $4 Million to Crypto Scams in 2018
The latest edition of “Targeting scams,” an annual report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed that the country saw a 190 percent increase in cryptocurrency scams, with a total of $6. дальше »
2019-4-30 20:07 | |
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Australian Crypto Scams Jump 190% in 2018, Still a Fraction of $500 Million Fiat Bust
By CCN. com: While 2018 was a tough year for cryptocurrency enthusiasts with the persistent bearish market conditions, it was a bumper period for scammers in Australia. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the use of cryptocurrencies in scams surged by 190 percent year-on-year. дальше »
2019-4-29 12:17 | |
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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means
The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million. дальше »
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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Iran’s First Ever Bitcoin ATM Unveiled in Tehran
On April 24, 2019, the first bitcoin ATM in the Islamic Republic of Iran was revealed at the 12th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance in Tehran. дальше »
2019-4-27 21:31 | |
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Bitfinex & Tether Respond: We are “Financially Strong”, Will “Fight” NY AG’s “Gross Overreach”
The New York Attorney General Office in a statement on Thursday alleged that Bitfinex lost $850 million and as a coverup used customer and corporate funds from the USDT stablecoin operator Tether. “The issue is not printing tethers to manipulate bitcoin, but Bitfinex having funds “stolen” and then using Tether's funds,” said economist and crypto […] дальше »
2019-4-26 21:04 | |
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Here’s how Binance Coin performed in Q1 2019
Binance Coin (BNB) is the cryptocurrency offspring from one of the world’s largest virtual currency exchanges, Binance. The token was launched in July 2017 as an ERC20 token based on the Ethereum blockchain, in its initial coin offering (ICO) it raised over $15 million for Binance. дальше »
2019-4-26 18:18 | |
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Damned OneCoin scammers stole $2.3M from Kiwis using Samoan churches
Yet another organization thought to be tied the multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme OneCoin has been uncovered. Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) has named the Samoa Worship Centre as being used as a front in the $3 billion OneCoin scam which promised unrealistic returns for investing in a fake cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-4-26 15:16 | |
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Cardano (ADA) – Time to buy the dip as market comfortably absorbs Bitfinex news
The crypto market has dumped in the last couple of hours, with Bitcoin (BTC) dipping to as low as $5057 on some exchanges. This followed a Wall Street Journal article that Bitfinex used tether reserves to mask an $850 million hole. дальше »
2019-4-26 13:32 | |
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Tether Hits Back at Claims Its Reserves Were Used to Cover $850 Million Loss at Bitfinex
Tether has denied prosecutors’ claims that its reserves were used to cover an $850 million loss at Bitfinex
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Bitfinex Will Vigorously Challenge $850M Lost Tether ‘False Assertions’
Following the New York Attorney General’s accusations of a $850M cover-up by Bitfinex, the company has issued its response. Binfinex refutes the claims as ‘riddled with false assertions’ and that the funds are not lost. дальше »
2019-4-26 10:00 | |
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21-Year-Old SIM-Swapping Mastermind Is Jailed for 10 Years
Joel Ortiz, the 21-year-old student who was accused of stealing over $7. 5 million in digital assets via a SIM swapping operation, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. дальше »
2019-4-23 15:27 | |
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Blockchain-based Art Platform Artory Raises $7.3m to Improve Data Integrity
Artory, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) powered art registry that claims to track provenance of art and valuable collectibles, has raised $7. 3 million in its Series A funding round and it says the funds will be used to improve data integrity, functionality and other areas of its business, according to a report by The ArtRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-23 15:00 | |
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Bitcoin Below $1 Million by 2020 is Impossible, It’s Pure Mathematics, Says John McAfee
Coinspeaker Bitcoin Below $1 Million by 2020 is Impossible, It’s Pure Mathematics, Says John McAfeeAccording to John McAfee, Bitcoin will be used for payments and receipts instead of the US dollar, Euro, and Chinese Yuan, and will hit $1M by the year of 2020. дальше »
2019-4-17 12:20 | |
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Canadian Province Offers Low-Cost Energy Incentives to Bitcoin Miners
They’re doing it in British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and Labrador — bitcoin miners in Canadian provinces are taking advantage of the country’s cool climate and abundant supplies of hydroelectric power. дальше »
2019-4-17 20:52 | |
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Bitcoin Mining: Key Stat Exposes Ridiculous Energy Consumption FUD
By CCN: Antoine Le Calvez, a researcher for CoinMetrics, set out to determine how Bitcoin’s environmental impact compares to that of the auto industry. His striking conclusion? US vehicles consume roughly the same amount of energy in three days as Bitcoin has consumed in its entire existence. дальше »
2019-4-15 22:00 | |
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Kraken Sees $10 Million Traded in USDT/USD Market in 24-Hours, Last Time the $1 Peg Broke, BTC Tanked
Tether is one of the most controversial digital currency that has been used widely in speculation. As Bitcoin went through its rally last week that saw BTC rising 23 percent, there has been a huge increase in the trading volume of USDT during last week. дальше »
2019-4-9 18:23 | |
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Artificial Intelligence Helps Korean Police Bust $19 Million Bitcoin Ponzi
A special South Korean investigative agency in Seoul has successfully used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to unravel a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded 56,000 people of more than $18. 7 million. дальше »
2019-4-8 15:30 | |
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