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Israeli hacker allegedly stole $1.7M in cryptocurrency from Europeans

A cybercriminal from Israel is facing a long list of felonies associated with the supposed theft of $1. 7 million (6. 1 million NIS) in various cryptocurrencies. The perp, 31-year old Eliyahu Gigi from Tel Aviv, reportedly stole Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dash from various foreigners, including Belgians, Dutch, and Germans, Israeli news reports. дальше »

2019-7-18 11:18


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Chinese Listed Companies and Bitcoin Mining: Partner or Predator?

This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Some Chinese listed companies have jumped on the bandwagon of bitcoin mining following the bitcoin bull run throughout 2017, either under the guise of cloud computing or providing mining hosting services, in an effort to bypass regulations considering the country’s tough stance on bitcoin. дальше »

2019-5-29 18:53


FinCEN releases report on illegal activities concerning Bitcoin [BTC] and other cryptocurrencies

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [FinCEN] recently released guidance for money transmitter using digital currencies. Along with this, it also released a document titled ‘Advisory on Illicit Activity Involving Convertible Virtual Currency’ guiding institutions on how to identify and report “suspicious activity concerning how criminals and other bad actors exploit convertible virtual currencies”. дальше »

2019-5-10 18:45


Facebook contract workers look at your private posts to help train its AI

A new report from Reuters has revealed how contract workers for Facebook and Instagram are looking at your private posts to help the social media platforms train their AI systems. Reuters suggests contractors are annotating the posts based on five “dimensions”: the content of the post (selfie, food, landmarks), the occasion of the post (life event, activity), expressive elements (opinion, feelings), author’s intent (to plan an event, making a joke, inspire others) and the post’s setting (home, school, work, outdoors). дальше »

2019-5-6 18:07


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North Korea Cryptocurrency Report Urges Southeast Asia To ‘Mitigate’ Threat

A new report into the alleged use of cryptocurrency by North Korea claims the whole of Southeast Asia is “vulnerable” to state actors. RUSI: North Korea Has ‘Gone To Extremes’ Published April 12, the report, Closing the Crypto Gap: Guidance for Countering North Korean Cryptocurrency Activity in Southeast Asia, comes courtesy of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI). дальше »

2019-4-16 22:00


OKEx Discusses Artificially Inflated Wash Trading Volumes in the Crypto Market After Bitwise Report

In a recent report released by Bitwise, the company showed how different cryptocurrency exchanges perform wash trading activities. One of the platforms that was mentioned in this report is OKEx. During a conversation with Crypto Briefing, the Director of Financial Markets for OKEx, Lennix Lai, confirm that there is suspicious activity on OKEx. OKEx Acknowledges […] дальше »

2019-3-29 03:35


На фоне технических работ среди пользователей биржи CoinBene началась паника

25 марта пользователи криптовалютной биржи CoinBene сообщили о том, что их Ethereum-кошельки могут быть взломаны. На официальном сайте тем временем появилось заявление о технических работах, в ходе которых будет обновлен пользовательский интерфейс. дальше »

2019-3-26 17:47


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As Court Reconvenes for QuadrigaCX, Questions Surround Empty Cold Wallets

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. дальше »

2019-3-5 20:20


P2P Markets Report: Iranian Localbitcoins Volume Gains 190% in a Week

The peer-to-peer (P2P) markets have seen a dramatic increase in Iranian and Indonesian trade activity, with both markets posting triple-digit volume gains in recent weeks. Localbitcoins volume has also surged in select Latin American markets this past week, with the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Venezuela posting some of their strongest trade on record. дальше »

2019-3-2 00:30


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Renewable Energy Keeps Bitcoin Miners Afloat

A recently-published report suggests that more than three-quarters of Bitcoin (BTC) mining activity relies on cheap renewable energy in order to remain financially viable. The report, issued by the cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares, reprises the points which the company’s researchers made last May, and again in November: that a significant amount of mining activity is […] The post Renewable Energy Keeps Bitcoin Miners Afloat appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2019-3-1 20:33


Blackmailers made $332,000 in Bitcoin during ‘sextortion’ scam

Cybercriminals raked in more than $300,000 in Bitcoin payments during a ‘sextortion’ email-based blackmail campaign, which was first spotted in 2017 but saw increased activity mid-last year. According to a report by UK firm Digital Shadows, which tracked a sample of 792,000 emails as part of their analysis, criminals received some $332,000 from more than 3,100 unique sender Bitcoin addresses. дальше »

2019-2-22 16:12


After Last Week’s Falling Use of Ethereum DApps, Investors Believe Blockchain Apps Need More Time

According to a report last week from Ethereum World News, decentralized applications are not doing too well. In fact, research by LongHash shows that only 180 of the 1,812 blockchain applications that are based on Ethereum have even seen any activity, as of February 1st. In the same research, it was revealed that, of the […] дальше »

2019-2-18 17:18


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Blockchain investment still lags behind fintech despite record-breaking 2018

European blockchain technology companies had a record year in terms of VC investment in 2018, although overshadowed by funding going into financial technology (fintech) companies. According to Innovate Finance’s ‘2018 FinTech VC Investment Landscape‘ report , the European blockchain and cryptocurrency industry witnessed a series of significant deals, but notably just four deals amounted to over $300 million. дальше »

2019-2-12 18:30


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Объем торгов bitcoin-фьючерсами на CBOE достиг минимальных показателей

Компания TradeBlock опубликовала исследование, согласно которому торговый оборот фьючерсов на bitcoin на бирже CBOE опустился до рекордно низкого уровня с момента запуска в декабре 2017 года. We published a new report analyzing #bitcoin futures trading activity vs bitcoin spot trading activity over the past year: https://t. дальше »

2019-2-12 18:41