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200 Computers Used to Mine Cryptos Seized by Chinese Police
Crypto mining has been grabbing headlines in recent weeks, whether it’s the proposed moratorium in Missouri or the hiked power prices in Quebec. Most recently, a crypto miner who attempted to ‘steal’ power for his mining operations was arrested and his equipment confiscated. дальше »
2018-6-27 21:00 | |
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Alibaba’s cryptic relationship with Wikipedia and Blackwater
Amazon may well be getting into the blockchain game, albeit slowly, and not with Bitcoin. Blockchain remittances Recently, it was reported that Alibaba subsidiary Ant Financial has trialled its first blockchain remittances, sending a transaction in three seconds. дальше »
2018-6-27 14:34 | |
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Can Cryptocurrency be Weaponized to Derail US Electoral Process
A US Senate committee was convened yesterday to hear out the issue of cryptocurrency potentially being used to influence future elections as primaries were being held in several states. Bitcoin is a Weapon As Bloomberg reported, the senators were gathered to hear about how cryptocurrency is a tool, almost tailor-made, that bad actors can use. дальше »
2018-6-27 12:00 | |
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US Federal Economic Database Adds Crypto Data, Brings More Legitimacy to the Market
The Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database, a governmental database, is reported to have added four cryptocurrencies to it. FRED Introduces Coinbase Data to Its Database On June 19th, a FRED publication noted that cryptocurrency data compiled from Coinbase, with data originating from 2014 to the current day, will be added to the U. дальше »
2018-6-27 01:00 | |
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What Koreas Crypto scene is saying
At the time, the popular South Korean cryptocurrency exchange tentatively announced a “cyber intrusion” that saw the loss of $40 million worth of cryptocurrencies. If that wasn’t enough, on June 20, Bithumb – South Korea’s largest by trade volume – also announced a major security breach in which $31 million was reported to be lost. No strangers to дальше »
2018-6-27 00:48 | |
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Overwinter Is Here: Zcash Claims ‘Successful’ To begin with Difficult Fork
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash executed its first and long-awaited hard fork on Tuesday morning. Called Overwinter, the upgrade was activated at 00:42 UTC on June 26 – the moment the network mined block 347,500, as previously reported by CoinDesk. дальше »
2018-6-26 20:39 | |
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A Character Called Bitpico Thinks He Can Stress-Test the BCH Network
This Sunday news. Bitcoin. com reported on a community-driven Bitcoin Cash network stress test taking place this September. However, allegedly another stress test is in the works with malicious intent, according to a lesser known developer named Bitpico. дальше »
2018-6-26 08:35 | |
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Ukrainian officials are not planning to manage the Crypto mine
The State Service for Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine has said that it is not planning to regulate cryptocurrency mining, news portal cryptorussia.ru reported June 25. BRDO official Igor Samokhodski said that miners are trying to avoid publicity due to the uncertain status of cryptocurrency and unpredictable reaction of the authorities. According to дальше »
2018-6-26 08:19 | |
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BIS says crypto currency should be treated as a security
The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) economic adviser and head of research Hyun Song Shin has said that cryptocurrencies should be treated the same as stocks and bonds, Business Times reported June 25. дальше »
2018-6-26 06:52 | |
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Extange and Wallets partners with Security Firm to Stop use of Stolen Crypto
A Singapore-based IT security company offers a potential blockchain-based solution to help protect individual crypto users and block the use of stolen cryptocurrencies on crypto wallets and exchanges. дальше »
2018-6-26 06:45 | |
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Chinese Crypto Miner Trying to Defraud Electricity Company Busted
Chinese police, recently, seized over 200 computers used to mine the digital currencies Bitcoin and Ethereum after a miner tried to defraud an electricity company over his power bills. The Xinhua News reported that the man stole 150,000kW hours of electricity in just one month. дальше »
2018-6-26 22:32 | |
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Within 10 months, 44 Bitcoin forks emerged but crypto investors not convinced
Bitcoin Private, Bitcoin Diamond, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin Atom, Bitcoin Candy, and Bitcoin Pizza are some of the 44 bitcoin forks that have emerged since the initial Bitcoin Cash hard fork in August of last year, as TNW reported. дальше »
2018-6-25 20:46 | |
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Billionaire Novogratz Is Investing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin and Crypto Startups
Mike Novogratz, a billionaire investor who formerly managed Fortress Investment Group and Goldman Sachs, is said to be investing hundreds of millions of dollars in emerging Bitcoin and crypto startups. дальше »
2018-6-25 17:00 | |
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AliPay CEO Jack Ma Confirms Successful 3-Second Blockchain Remittance
Jack Ma’s Ant Financial (AliPay) has revealed it has successfully trialled a new Blockchain remittance service which it plans to expand throughout the world. Ma: Blockchain Remittances Will Go Global As online news resource cnLedger reported on Twitter June 25 quoting Chinese cryptocurrency news media, the company formerly known as AliPay developed and piloted its “first blockchain-based electronic wallet cross border remittance service” between Hong Kong and the Philippines. дальше »
2018-6-25 13:00 | |
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44 Bitcoin Forks Have Emerged Within 10 Months, Crypto Investors Not Convinced
Bitcoin Private, Bitcoin Diamond, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin Atom, Bitcoin Candy, and Bitcoin Pizza are some of the 44 bitcoin forks that have emerged since the initial Bitcoin Cash hard fork in August of last year, as TNW reported. дальше »
2018-6-25 11:00 | |
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Ride-hailing Company Chexianglian Receives Funding From Grand Shores Blockchain Fund
A former Alibaba employee founded the new investment firm called Grand Shores Global Blockchain Ten-Billion Innovation Fund. The fund, recently, announced its investment into a ride-hailing project called Chexianglian. дальше »
2018-6-24 22:46 | |
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China’s government recently backed Crypto Currency Ratings Put EOS in the top spot and BTC at 17th
The second round of China’s state-backed monthly ratings of cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects has been released, Cena News reported June 21. Dubbed the “Global Public Chain Technology Evaluation Index,” this latest round was announced at the Shanghai Science Hall on June 20, and ranks EOS 1st, Ethereum (ETH) 2nd, and Bitcoin (BTC) 17th, out of дальше »
2018-6-24 20:34 | |
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This Week in Bitcoin: McAfee Backs Off, Crypto World Cup and the Mystery of 21e8
In this week’s daily Bitcoin in Brief editions we reported about McAfee’s decision to stop shilling ICOs, crypto businesses’ involvement in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and much more. We also explored, in this week’s most commented-on article, a secret mathematical code that tantalizes the imagination of many bitcoiners. дальше »
2018-6-24 13:28 | |
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Swiss National Bank is Skeptical of National State-Issued Crypto
Business Insider reported that Thomas Moser, a key member of management at the National Swiss Bank, believes that governments have lost interest in state-issued crypto or digital currencies. Thomas Moser: “Enthusiasm Has Slowed” For National Crypto While at a cryptocurrency conference in Zug, Switzerland, the representative of the bank gave a Business Insider journalist an. дальше »
2018-6-24 06:17 | |
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PeerTube: A ‘Censorship’ Resistent YouTube Alternative
On Tuesday we reported that several YouTube channels had all their videos blocked worldwide. This included those belonging to MIT OpenCourseWare,’ the ‘Blender Foundation,’ and many others. The error message that was displayed typically appears for copyright reasons. дальше »
2018-6-24 04:44 | |
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Bitcoin Funded Silk Road Performance Earns a Residency at Trafalgar Studios
Last December news. Bitcoin. com reported on the theatrical version of people using the deep web in a play called the “Silk Road: How to Buy Drugs Online. ” Since then the play got rave reviews after appearing at the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe and the Vault festival. дальше »
2018-6-24 04:24 | |
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6 Reasons Why Bitcoin Price is Down — (And Some Positive News Too)
As the week comes to a close, let us reflect on and digest all the news — most of which was negative, that happened in the cryptocurrency arena affecting Bitcoin price. Oh Look, Another Exchange Hack Tuesday evening, popular South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb reported a system breach that resulted in approximately $31 million worth of cryptocurrencies being stolen. дальше »
2018-6-24 23:00 | |
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Ukrainian Men Arrested Over The Operation Of Cryptocurrency Scams
The regulatory crackdown on fraudulent and malicious cryptocurrency operations has continued, with more reports showing scams falling to the might of regulators. The BleepingComputer reported that Ukrainian men had been arrested on suspicions of the operation of fraudulent cryptocurrency exchanges. дальше »
2018-6-23 14:30 | |
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Investment App Robinhood, Which Recently Opened Up Crypto Investing to Users, in Talks With US Officials to Obtain Banking License
According to sources obtained by Bloomberg. com, personal investment app start-up Robinhood (which allows crypto investments also) has begun discussions around obtaining a banking license from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which would allow the Menlo Park company to expand its offering to customers significantly. дальше »
2018-6-23 14:23 | |
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Quebec electricity price hike: Crypto miners must pay up to 3 times the current rate
Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Price Hike for Crypto Miners Quebec, a province in eastern Canada, offers one of the lowest power rates in North America. Quebec has been trying to attract crypto miners with its inexpensive electricity and cold winters, as news. дальше »
2018-6-23 07:32 | |
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Bahamas Centrak Bank set to unveil cryptocurrency pilot project
The Central Bank of the Bahamas is planning to introduce a government-backed pilot digital currency, Jamaica Observer reported June 22. Speaking at the Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference earlier this week, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Bahamas, K Peter Turnquest, made the announcement, saying that the development of a fully digital дальше »
2018-6-23 05:52 | |
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Smaller Chinese Crypto Exchanges Could Shut Down Soon, Experts Say
Small exchanges in China are finding it very difficult to attract customers and could likely shut down soon. Local news sources reported that the top 14 exchanges in the country grab over 73% of the total transaction value. дальше »
2018-6-22 23:10 | |
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Congressman Tom Emmer praised the SEC for clarifying that Ether is not a security
Congressman Tom Emmer has praised the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for clarifying that ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, ether, is not a security. As previously reported, the SEC’s director of Corporation Finance, William Hinman, told the audience at the Yahoo! All Markets Summit: Crypto conference last week that “current offers and sales of ether are дальше »
2018-6-23 22:16 | |
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SEC Obtains Order to Freeze Additional Assets of PlexCorps’ Dominic Lacroix
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed in a litigation release dated June 20 another emergency court order for an asset freeze over Dominic Lacroix, who the agency describes as a “recidivist Quebec securities law violator. дальше »
2018-6-22 16:28 | |
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SEC Cracks Down: Fraudulent ICO’s Accounts Frozen
With cryptocurrency growing more prevalent in the mainstream, the SEC is taking action to regulate ICOs as securities. On June 18, 2018, the SEC received a court order to freeze the assets of the PlexCoin founders under allegations of false marketing and fraudulent activity. дальше »
2018-6-23 11:53 | |
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Economic Research Institute: Bitcoin is Less Volatile Than Other Cryptos, Sign of Maturity
American Institute For Economic Research (AIER), an independent 501 economic research institute that does not represent any fund or special interests, has reported that Bitcoin, the most dominant cryptocurrency in the global market, has significantly and consistently been less volatile than other digital assets since 2013. дальше »
2018-6-22 10:27 | |
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In Ukraine, four people were detained for handling fraud crypto exchanges
Ukrainian police have arrested a group of four men suspected of running six fake cryptocurrency exchanges, Bleeping Computer reported June 21. Four men between ages 20 and 26 allegedly launched at least six digital currency exchanges, where they deceived users, subsequently stealing money from them. дальше »
2018-6-22 09:02 | |
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Robinhood is having “constructive conversations” to move into banking services
According to reports, Robinhood, a cryptocurrency, stocks and options trading platform is in talks to offer banking services like savings accounts. Sources close to the matter said that they were in early discussions with regulators to offer banking-like products. дальше »
2018-6-22 05:27 | |
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Suspicious BitHumb Hack Connected to BitBlender Dark Web Service
June 21, 2018 Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): Attorney Jonathan Levy predicts the $32 million in cryptocurrency reported hacked from Bithumb Exchange was laundered through Bitblender. дальше »
2018-6-22 01:50 | |
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Akon Unveils His Own Cryptocurrency In Hope of Bringing ‘Power Back To The People’
Five-time Grammy-nominated artist Akon announced his very own cryptocurrency that is cleverly called “Akoin. ” The 45-year-old songwriter also plans on building a futuristic city in West Africa, where he hopes to utilize his own cryptocurrency as the primary means of transaction. дальше »
2018-6-21 22:58 | |
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Coolwallet S: A Hands On Review
Reviews This week news.Bitcoin.com received the new Coolwallet S — the cryptocurrency hardware wallet shaped like a credit card. As we previously reported, the interesting digital asset storage card started shipping last month so we decided to give the wallet a hands on review. On June 20 our new Coolwallet arrived from Taiwan and when дальше »
2018-6-21 19:00 | |
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Stellar Buys Chain For ‘$500M’ — But Insider Trading Suspicions Remain
News that Stellar is in talks to purchase blockchain finance startup Chain has lent new weight to accusations that investment fund manager Ari Paul conducted insider trading with private information. дальше »
2018-6-21 19:00 | |
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Bloomberg: Fiat Trading App Robinhood “in Talks” to procure US Banking Licence
Stock and crypto trading app Robinhood plans to offer banking services to its 4 mln users, Bloomberg reported June 20, citing anonymous sources. Robinhood, which in February began allowing zero-fee cryptocurrency trading through its Robinhood Crypto tool, is currently in “constructive” talks with the U. дальше »
2018-6-21 18:55 | |
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A Hands On Review of the New Card-Shaped Hardware Device Coolwallet S
This week news. Bitcoin. com received the new Coolwallet S — the cryptocurrency hardware wallet shaped like a credit card. As we previously reported, the interesting digital asset storage card started shipping last month so we decided to give the wallet a hands on review. дальше »
2018-6-21 16:22 | |
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US Congressional Members Ordered to Disclose Crypto Holdings
The House Ethics Committee has informed all US Congress members that they must disclose any investment worth more than $1,000 as of June, 18. All lawmakers on Capitol Hill make an annual financial disclosure but a new memo has informed them that any cryptocurrency purchase or sale that exceeds $1,000 must be reported within 45. дальше »
2018-6-21 12:00 | |
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Crypto Impact on Share Price? Analysts Concerned.
While Advanced Micro Devices Inc. ’s (AMD) shares have seen substantial growth in the past month due to a cryptocurrency mining boom, two analysts warn that investors could be disappointed should mining die down, MarketWatch reported June 20. дальше »
2018-6-21 11:40 | |
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New Blockchain ETF to be launched on Toronto Stock Exchange
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) will list a new blockchain exchange traded fund (ETF) starting Thursday, Bloomberg reported June 20. ETFs experience price changes throughout the day as they are purchased or sold on a stock exchange. дальше »
2018-6-21 08:53 | |
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Akon Launches Akoin to Be ‘Savior of Africa’
US singer-songwriter Akon has become the latest celebrity to launch a cryptocurrency — as he proclaims his belief the underlying technology “could be the savior of Africa. ” Akoin ‘Will Be Center Of Transactional Life’ Originally reported by Page Six, Akon — who is originally from Senegal — revealed at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity that he wants to use Akoin as part of a giant 2000-acre development called Akon Crypto City. дальше »
2018-6-21 07:00 | |
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US: Fradulent ICO Assets are Obtained by SEC
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received an additional emergency court order to freeze the assets of Dominic Lacroix, owner of PlexCorps, in an ongoing enforcement action, Crowdfund Insider reported June 20. дальше »
2018-6-21 06:57 | |
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Politicians Now Responsible for Disclosing Crypto Investments Over $1,000, House Rules
Members of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the U. S. Congress, must begin disclosing cryptocurrency investments that exceed $1,000. The guidance was laid out in a June 18 memo drafted by the House Ethics Committee. дальше »
2018-6-21 01:11 | |
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