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Tether’s Billion Dollar Reserves May Not Equate to ‘One-to-One Backing’ or ‘No Misconduct’
Bloomberg reported that Tether “has the billions it promised,” suggesting that USDT could be backed one-to-one by dollars. That said, the reserves do not necessarily prove Tether’s innocence in a laundry list of other misconduct. дальше »
2018-12-20 11:34 | |
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Litecoin’s [LTC] Flappening over Bitcoin Cash Failed: BCH Takes Over
On Dec 17th, our team at EWN reported on Litcoin’s standing-out performance during which the counter-part of Bitcoin welcomed double digit gains when all virtual assets were victims of the market plunge. дальше »
2018-12-20 01:54 | |
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Coinbase Sent 5% Of All Bitcoin (BTC), More In $5 Billion “Crypto Migration”
Coinbase Sets Industry Record With “Crypto Migration” A few weeks back, “whale watching” Twitter pages — accounts that track notable crypto wallets — saw an abnormal influx of reported “sightings. дальше »
2018-12-20 00:24 | |
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French National Assembly Rejects Plan to Loosen Crypto Taxes
The National Assembly in France has recently shot down proposals to ease up the pressure on tax regulations in the crypto space. As reported by Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-12-20 22:13 | |
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Vitalik Buterin gave $300K in ETH to three Ethereum startups
The Ethereum (ETH) creator, Vitalik Buterin, has just donated $300,000 in cryptocurrency to three blockchain startups, CoinDesk reported. The three projects receiving the 1,000 ETH grants are Prysmatic Labs, ChainSafe Systems and Sigma Prime. дальше »
2018-12-20 21:46 | |
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Venezuela Buys Thousands Of DASH-Ready Smartphones
A cryptocurrency-enbaled smartphone that comes pre-loaded with Dash (DASH) has reported strong sales figures in its first quarter of operation. Kriptomobile has so far sold 66,000 KRIP phones to merchants in the Latin American market in the past two and a half months, 53,000 of them in Venezuela alone. дальше »
2018-12-20 21:11 | |
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The High Court of Ireland Rules Silk Road Dealer’s Crypto Funds to Be Proceed of Crime
The High Court of Ireland has taken the decision to proceed of Crime Silk Road Dealer’s funds. Neil Mannion held around €25,000 in ETH. The Irish Examiner reported that the case ‘broke new legal ground’ in terms of cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-12-19 19:48 | |
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UK tax agency releases guidance for crypto holders
On December 19, the United Kingdom’s tax agency released a comprehensive explanation of how it sees crypto assets and how individuals may be taxed on their holdings, CoinDesk reported. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the government agency responsible for collecting taxes and overseeing other aspects of the nation’s coffers, explained that the report specifically […] дальше »
2018-12-19 19:21 | |
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Bitcoin Halving is 500 Days Away, But What Does It Mean for Price Now?
Bitcoin halving is 500 days away, which means the impact of a block reward cut will begin to have an impact in the not too distant future. Halve The Reward, Moon The Price? A year to the day that the Bitcoin price touched its biggest USD value ever – over $20,000 on some exchanges – community pundits are focusing on the potential for a rebirth in the mid-term. дальше »
2018-12-19 19:00 | |
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Bloomberg Finds That Tether Could Be Backed by Sufficient USD Collaterals
Bloomberg reported December 18 that Tether, the largest stablecoin by market cap, is most likely backed by equivalent USD deposits. Tether’s Bank Statements Suggest USD Sufficiency According to the report, Bloomberg reviewed the bank statements of four separate months which depicted that the amount of USDT coins in circulation was in accordance with Tether LTD’s […] Bloomberg Finds That Tether Could Be Backed by Sufficient USD Collaterals was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »
2018-12-19 15:59 | |
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Nikkei: Coincheck to be licensed by end of year
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has decided to approve Coincheck’s cryptocurrency exchange license, Nikkei Asian Review reported on December 19. According to Nikkei, an announcement from the FSA is reportedly due to be released by the end of the year. дальше »
2018-12-19 14:22 | |
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The Monero Community Finds An Imposter MyMonero App on the Google Play Store
An impostor application disguised as MyMonero recently infiltrated the Google Play Store and was reported by the Reddit r/Monero community. The app, which users claimed to have a very small number of downloads, impersonated as the official Monero application and likely tried to phish users for private keys. дальше »
2018-12-18 18:09 | |
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Blockchain Transparency Institute December 2018 Report: 50 Exchanges Are Wash Trading 95% of Their Trading Volumes
Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) just shared its December 2018 report, in which the group of researchers shed light on the reported volume of Bitcoin trading pairs published by Coinmarketcap during the last month. дальше »
2018-12-18 15:34 | |
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Millionaire Who Gave Away $12 Million USD In Cash In Hong Kong Was Not A Bitcoin Millionaire
Millionaire Who Gave Away $12 Million USD In Cash In Hong Kong Was Not A Bitcoin Millionaire A very curious story happened in Hong Kong recently. The story, which was reported by many of the major media outlets, tells the story of a millionaire who reportedly sprayed more than $12 million USD in cash in […] дальше »
2018-12-18 02:50 | |
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Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to Explore Digital Currency Issuance Options
Banks all over the world are interested in creating cryptos. Now, the central bank of Egypt has decided to start tests for the creation of an electronic version of the Egyptian pound. The story was originally reported by the local media outlet Amwal Al Ghad on December 16. The sub-governor of the Central Bank of […] дальше »
2018-12-17 19:56 | |
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The Hong Kong SFC will implement new regulations for crypto industry
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is going to implement new regulations and new licensing regime for cryptocurrency industry in coming months, Finance Magnates reported citing Japanese outlet Nikkei. дальше »
2018-12-17 17:58 | |
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Hong Kong Tightens Regulatory Grip on Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Startups
Hong Kong is tightening its regulatory grip on cryptocurrency exchanges and related businesses by bringing them under the purview of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), as reported by Asia Nikkei Review on Dec. дальше »
2018-12-17 12:17 | |
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Venezuelan Government Converts Pension Payments to Petro Without Consent
Pusers can still convert their Petros back into bolivars and transfer them to a bank account, but that option isn’t easily accessible on the website. The financial overhaul of the Venezuelan economy is based on a cryptocurrency called Petro, at least for the Maduro-led government. дальше »
2018-12-15 17:59 | |
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BTI Claims Only Two of Top 25 Crypto Exchanges Accurately Report Volume
The Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) has published its December 2018 “Exchange Volumes Report,” claiming that only two of the top 25 cryptocurrency exchanges by reported volume on Coinmarketcap pairings accurately report their trade volume. дальше »
2018-12-15 10:35 | |
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ICO Scam: AriseBank and its Founders to Refund Investors $2.7 Million
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won a prolonged court battle against the AriseBank blockchain project which organized a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that claimed to had raised $600 million from investors last year. дальше »
2018-12-15 10:00 | |
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Plunging Bitcoin Prices Create New Woes for Tainted Crypto Exchange Coincheck
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is facing hurdles as it looks to recover from the colossal $550 million cryptocurrency theft in January 2018. This time, the culprit is the lack of liquidity and positive sentiment in the digital asset market, reported Nikkei Asia Review on December 12, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-15 02:00 | |
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Abra Crypto Exchange And Wallet To Have Christmas Bitcoin Giveaway: Here’s How To Get It
Abra Is Giving Away Bitcoin, Discover How To Get It And If There’s A Catch Abra, a crypto exchange and wallet provider, has been reported to be distributing Bitcoin during the current bear market for its clients. дальше »
2018-12-15 00:01 | |
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Now Users Can Mine Ethereum (ETH) Using Idle Computing Power with Razer
Computer gaming company Razer is turning towards cryptocurrency mining to augment revenue and appeal to youth, rewarding users with tokens to spend in a Razer-focused marketplace in turn of trading computing resources to mine digital assets. дальше »
2018-12-15 23:34 | |
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Blockchain-based Payments and Invoicing System Comes to China’s Shenzhen Port
The Chinese port of Shenzhen is progressing with blockchain initiatives in a major way. After setting up a virtual blockchain exchange and blockchain-based city and port management systems, the municipality looks towards solving the problem of invoicing and customer claims using the technology, reported local publication Economic Daily on December 13, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-15 22:00 | |
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European Parliament calls for measures to boost blockchain adoption in trade
The European Parliament (EP) has called for measures to boost blockchain adoption in trade and business across the region, Coindesk reported. On December 13, the legislative body adopted a resolution, dubbed “Blockchain: a forward-looking trade policy,” setting out how the nascent technology could improve EU trade policies, including free trade and mutual recognition agreements. The […] дальше »
2018-12-15 18:25 | |
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Russia Says Venezuela’s Petro Acceptance ‘Not Happening’
Russia has not discounted the idea of using state-issued cryptocurrency Petro in commercial operations with Venezuela. Russia: No Petro Payments ‘Yet’ Those were the words of deputy finance minister Sergey Storchak speaking to reporters this week, local news outlet RIA Novosti reported December 13. дальше »
2018-12-14 17:00 | |
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Bail Bloc Is Mining Monero (XMR) to Help Bail out ICE Detainees
The news outlet Observer reported on December 12, 2018, that Bail Bloc would be directing their Monero mining contributions to bail migrants out in ICE detention facilities. The “cryptocurrency scheme against bail” is partnering with the Immigrant Bail Fund to help the roughly 44,000 detainees finance their indemnity. дальше »
2018-12-14 14:00 | |
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The Daily: Crashing Crypto Trader Shares Advice, Bitcoin Bandit Extradited
In Friday’s installment of The Daily, we update a story we first reported on yesterday – the closure of stablecoin project Basis. Its team have now given the official reason for its cessation. We’ll begin, though, by covering a slice of crypto crime concerning “bitcoin bandit” Nicholas Truglia. дальше »
2018-12-14 13:45 | |
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Global Maritime Industry Firms Launch Blockchain Platform for Certification of Seafarers
Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a U. K. -based charity organization, has funded a blockchain solution that will enable firms in the maritime industry, including Maersk Line, Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL), and others to carry out a host of operations via distributed ledger technology (DLT), including verification of safety documentation and seafarers certificate depository management, reported the Loadstar on December 11, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-14 05:00 | |
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Ethereum-Based Opera Browser Hopes to On-Board Web 3.0 Users
On December 13, 2018, Opera finally announced the launch of their blockchain-based web browser at Hard Fork Decentralized in London. At the conference, the team described the technical features included in the release as well as how it fits in with a broader vision for a Web 3. дальше »
2018-12-14 02:30 | |
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‘What is Bitcoin’ Tops Google Questions Category for 2018
Interest in Bitcoin around the world isn’t waning, according to the latest data from Google Trends, as many people are interested in finding out ‘What is Bitcoin’ with BTC price down over 80% from its all-time high. дальше »
2018-12-13 16:00 | |
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Stablecoin project Basis is shutting down and returning funds to investors because of regulatory pressure
Basis, one of the most well-known stablecoin projects, is shutting down and returning the majority of capital raised to investors, the Block reported citing multiple sources with direct knowledge. The company, which raised $133 million in funding, faced with regulators as it attempted to get its algorithmic stablecoin off the ground. As a result, Basis […] дальше »
2018-12-13 11:38 | |
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Bear Market Forces Bitmain to Close Blockchain Development Center in Israel
The downturn of the crypto market has forced Beijing-based Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain to close its blockchain development center in Israel and lay off all of its employees, Israeli business news outlet Globes reported on December 10, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-13 10:45 | |
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Cryptocurrency service providers in Netherlands will be required to obtain a license from central bank
In the Netherlands, cryptocurrency service providers will soon be required to obtain a license from the central bank of the Netherlands, news outlet DeTelegraaf reported on December 11. The measure has been undertaken hoping that it will prevent cryptocurrencies being used to launder money obtained through crime or to fund terrorism. To qualify for a […] дальше »
2018-12-13 09:52 | |
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Japan: Prosecutors Demand Ten-Year Jail for Former Mt.Gox CEO Mark Karpel
Japanese law authorities have proposed a ten-year prison sentence for the ousted founder of the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, reported local publication Mainichi on December 12, 2018. Mt. Gox in Shambles Once the world’s largest bitcoin exchange, Mt. дальше »
2018-12-13 04:00 | |
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Dash is accepted in Venezuela after all, Cardano (ADA) set to conquer South Korea while Stratis shows signs of life
While KFC Venezuela isn’t accepting DASH after all, Church’s Chicken Venezuela is Several news outlets reported a story about the popular fast food chain KFC’s Venezuelan affiliates starting to accept DASH as a form of payment. дальше »
2018-12-13 03:43 | |
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Brotopia: Gender Bias Is Blockchain’s Favorite Meme, but is the Wrong Metric
On December 11, 2018, LongHash reported details on the lopsided gender stats in the blockchain space. The analysis iterates one of the most common injustices in the space, but what’s more important is the fact that these figures haven’t changed much since initial reports on the same subject. дальше »
2018-12-13 00:00 | |
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Monex will launch crypto trading in US starting Q1 2019
Online broker Monex Group that bought hacked Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck in April, announced it will launch cryptocurrency trading in the United States, Cointelegraph Japan reported. Monex held a conference in Tokyo, where John Bartleman — president of Monex’s U. дальше »
2018-12-13 20:39 | |
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Stablecoins Experience a Major Increase in On-Chain Transactions Despite Bear Market
Stablecoins have experienced a meteoric rise in popularity during the second half of 2018, with currencies such as TrueUSD, USDC, Paxos, and GUSD experiencing a 1032 percent increase in on-chain transactions took place in November vs. дальше »
2018-12-12 17:30 | |
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Swiss Bitcoin ETP Sees Record Volume as Institutional Investors Buy the Dip
The steep decline in Bitcoin price has coincided with record volume of the recently launched Bitcoin ETP on the SIX Swiss Stock Exchange, suggesting that institutional investors are may be buying the dip. дальше »
2018-12-12 12:00 | |
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China: Cryptocurrency STOs Are Illegal Forms of Fundraising, Violators Will Be “Kicked Out”
China’s central and largest bank by market capitalization has officially banned all security token offerings (STO) and any related investment and businesses involved in the practice. STOs Face Government Wrath As reported by the South China Morning Post on Dec. дальше »
2018-12-12 02:45 | |
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ICO Funding Continues to Plummet Amidst Crypto Bear Market
The latest statistics regarding ICO funding in recent months shows that investors continue to turn away from investing in ICO projects amidst the persisting crypto bear market. The statistics, which were reported in the latest issue of the Diar digital asset newsletter, show that ICO fundraising in November plummeted to the lowest level of 2018. дальше »
2018-12-12 02:00 | |
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UK MP Wants to To Introduce Bitcoin Tax Payments
UK Member of Parliament, Eddie Hughes, has called for local authorities to take a lead, and accept Bitcoin payments. The Conservative politician also believes that a lack of reliable information is holding back wider adoption. дальше »
2018-12-12 01:00 | |
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Coinbase Might Be Behind Those 856,000 BTC Worth of Transactions
Last week, it was reported that a Bitcoin whale had moved thousands of bitcoin into different wallet addresses. Between December 1 to December 6, 2018, the whale split 856,000 bitcoin between 107 wallets, sending an equal 8,000 BTC into each wallet. дальше »
2018-12-12 23:53 | |
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FATF Global Watchdog Affirms UK Crypto Exchanges Pose Low Money Laundering Risks
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international financial watchdog, has reported last week that the crypto exchanges from the United Kindom represent what can be considered a low risk for money laundering. дальше »
2018-12-11 20:06 | |
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Australian Anti-Encryption Bill Reminds the Globe “Why Crypto?”
The Australian government has passed a controversial anti-encryption bill that allows law authorities to forcefully access sensitive consumer data encrypted by popularly-used technology companies and social applications, reported The Hacker News on December 10, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-11 20:00 | |
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Hackers have stolen 400 000 EOS because of vulnerabilities in EOS DAPPs
Decentralized apps (DApps) based on the EOS blockchain have lost 400 000 EOS to hacks since July, Blockchain Truth reported on December 4. The report cites data by PeckShield, a blockchain security company that monitors different ecosystems. дальше »
2018-12-11 15:19 | |
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National Assembly of South Korea has held crypto regulation debate with local crypto exchanges
The National Assembly of South Korea has held a crypto regulation debate arranged by major local cryptocurrency exchanges, Cointelegraph reported. The topics of the debate were proposed by seven crypto exchanges – Bithumb, CobitCoin, Coinone, Upbit, Gopax, Coinplug and Hanbitco. дальше »
2018-12-11 13:03 | |
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Member of UK Parliament suggests making Bitcoin (BTC) a payment option for local taxation system
A conservative member (MP) of the United Kingdom’s Parliament has said that making payments to local authorities and utility providers with Bitcoin (BTC) should be possible, local news outlet Express reported on December 10. дальше »
2018-12-11 09:44 | |
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Bitcoin Price Slump Forces Bitmain to Shut Down Israeli Center
Bitmain, the world’s leading bitcoin ASIC miner maker, is set to close its developmental center located in Ra’anana, Israel and lay off 23 employees, following the recent crash in the price of bitcoin and other cryptoassets, reported local news source, Globes on December 10, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-11 08:00 | |
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