Centra Co-Founder Prisoned for $25 Million ICO Scam

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SEC Files Lawsuits Against Conspirators In Blockchain Terminal’s $30 Million Fraudulent ICO

CG Blockchain Inc. , BCT In. (SEZC), has been charged with fraud by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for funds raised on an ICO at over 30 million dollars by the companies operators, Edith Pardo and Boaz Manor.

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Prediction Startup Numerai Raises $11 Million in ICO

U.S.-based prediction market startup and hedge fund Numerai raised $11 million in an ICO to launch its Erasure platform

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Spanish Mining Startup to Return $68 Million Raised During ICO

Spanish startup CryptoSolarTech will return $68 million in funds raised during its ICO after plans to open a crypto mining facility were abandoned

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New Startup From Ethereum Co-Founder Gavin Wood Plans $60 Million ICO: WSJ

Authored by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood, crypto startup Polkadot aims to raise up to $60 million in a new ICO, the WSJ reports

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Former Macau Gangster’s ICO Quickly Earned $750 Million

According to reports, Wan’s ICO for “HB” tokens was able to accrue $ 750 million in less than five minutes. Overall, Wan has reportedly sold 450 million out of a planned 500 million tokens offered to the public.

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Ex-Macau Gangster’s ICO Raises $750 Million in Under Five Minutes

Wan Kuok-koi, a former Macau triad also known as “Broken Tooth”, has teamed up with a Chinese firm to fund chess and poker tournaments in the Asian country. According to reports, Wan’s ICO for “HB” tokens was able to accrue $750 million in less than five minutes.

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Former Macau Triad Gangster’s ICO Raises $750 Million in Five Minutes for Cryptocurrency-Backed Poker Tournaments in China

Former Macau Triad Gangster, Wan Kuok-koi, is reported to have raised $750 million in less than five minutes from an ICO for his new HB cryptocurrency. According to the South China Morning Post, Wan, also known as “Broken Tooth”, has partnered with a mysterious Beijing firm called Zhonggongxin Cosmos Internet Technology Limited to create a cryptocurrency designed to […]

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Former Macau Triad Gangster’s ICO Raises $750 Million in Five Minutes for Cryptocurrency-Backed Poker Tournaments in China

Former Macau Triad Gangster, Wan Kuok-koi, is reported to have raised $750 million in less than five minutes from an ICO for his new HB cryptocurrency. According to the South China Morning Post, Wan, also known as “Broken Tooth”, has partnered with a mysterious Beijing firm called Zhonggongxin Cosmos Internet Technology Limited to create a cryptocurrency designed to… The post Former Macau Triad Gangster’s ICO Raises $750 Million in Five Minutes for Cryptocurrency-Backed Poker Tournaments in China appeared first on UNHASHED.

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Kapersky Report: $10 Million in Ether Stolen Through Phishing Last Year

A new report from Kapersky Labs claims that cybercriminals are turning to cryptocurrency as a domain for scams and frauds. The schemes target ICO investors, who are perhaps vulnerable as they are seeking to invest money to begin with.

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Brave (BAT Token) Blockchain Web Browser Software Surpasses 3 Million Active Users

Brave Browser, the new web browser that was funded through ICO, has just surpassed three million active users. In addition, the blockchain based browser has also made the list of the top 10 apps on Google Play Store in 21 countries across the world.

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Future Augur’s Market?

How decentralized is Augur and, if push came to shove, could the platform prove that it is truly censorship resistant? Bitcoin. com Has You Covered The Market That Was Three Years in the Making Long before the ICO meme hit peak velocity, there was Augur.

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Brave: The First Blockchain-based Browser with 3 Million Users

Brave Browser, a project by the co-founder of Mozilla, which saw its BAT ICO sell out in seconds, announced they have surpassed 3 million monthly active users. Brave Browser, more than a simple ad-blocker, allows users to surf the web, while still allowing webmasters to make revenue. By integrating Bitcoin payments directly on the browser,

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First Blockhain-based Browser Brave Onboarded 3 Million Active Users

Brave Browser, a project by the co-founder of Mozilla, which saw its BAT ICO sell out in seconds, announced they have surpassed 3 million monthly active users. The post First Blockhain-based Browser Brave Onboarded 3 Million Active Users appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Promoted: Ushering in a New Future — Cryptocurrency Investing With Invictus

The Bitcoin movement has brought with it a tidal wave of activity in cryptocurrency investments and trading. As a result, crypto market capitalization soared to an all-time high of around $820 billion in early January of 2018.

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A $61 Million bid to tokenize all the assets has been submitted by CoinList’s Fifth ICO

So, on Monday, the wider world of token entrepreneurs and investors took notice when the company opened registration for its fifth sale. TrustToken, a platform that aims to simplify trading real-world assets on a blockchain.

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CoinList's Fifth ICO Is a $61 Million Bid to Tokenize All the Assets

CoinList, arguably the top site for listing token sales, has chosen TrustToken as the fifth ICO to be hosted on its website.

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Kapersky Report: $10 Million in Ether Stolen Through Phishing Last Year

A new report from Kapersky Labs claims that cybercriminals are turning to cryptocurrency as a domain for scams and frauds. The schemes target ICO investors, who are perhaps vulnerable as they are seeking to invest money to begin with.

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Founder of PlexCoin ICO Finally Transfers 420 Bitcoins to a Quebec Court

Back in September 2017, when the cybersecurity arm of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was established to checkmate crypto-related crimes, PlexCorps, the parent company of PlexCoin ICO and its founder, Dominic Lacroix was among the first illegal virtual currency projects to be shuttered by the watchdog.

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Augur Launches Decentralized Prediction Marketplace

Augur, a blockchain-based predictions platform, has opened to the general public. The platform becomes the “world’s first” decentralized prediction-market platform.

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Bancor $12M Hack Sparks Backlash Over ‘Decentralization’ Claims

Cryptocurrency industry commentators have poured scorn on decentralized exchange platform Bancor after hackers stole around $12 million July 9. Bancor Hack Cause Remains Unknown Bancor, which shot to fame in 2017 when it raised over $150 million in three hours during its ICO, confirmed the hack in an update Tuesday.

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Augur Mainnet Launch Seeks to Decentralize Prediction Markets on Ethereum

Augur, a protocol aiming to create a decentralized prediction marketplace, was successfully funded through an ICO that began in August 2015 and generated $5.5 million of ETH. The post Augur Mainnet Launch Seeks to Decentralize Prediction Markets on Ethereum appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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CBOE Files with SEC for Bitcoin ETF

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is examining an application from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Global Markets which, if approved, could grant the company a coveted bitcoin ETF license, and bring new waves of institutional investors to the bitcoin arena.

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AIRSTAYZ ICO (STAY Token) Launches a Blockchain Travel Hotel Booking App

First 36 Hours Of Private Sales Launch For AIRSTAYZ Proves Extremely Profitable AIRSTAYZ offers a platform that handles global travelTECH solutions, giving consumers the opportunity to use their tokens to make purchases from the travel and hospitality industry.

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Humanscape ICO (HUM Token): Patient-Generated Health Data Hub?

In the world, more than 370 million patients have rare diseases. Today, chronic diseases cause 7 out of 10 deaths. What is even more shocking is that there are over 7000 rare diseases in the world today.

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Another Class Action Filed Against Ripple, Claims XRP Has “Hallmarks of a Security”

Ripple is staring down the barrel of yet another securities lawsuit — its third one this year. Filed in the Superior Court of the State of California in San Mateo County, the class action alleges that Ripple and its team illegally sold and promoted XRP, Ripple’s currency, as an unregistered security.

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iUVOCoin ICO (IUVO Token): P2P Lending With Smart Contracts?

iUVOCoin is Utility Token that utilizes the Waves Platform Technology. The iUVOCoin will be finite, with only 20 million tokens being issued. Ownership of these coins can be transferred from one person to another.

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Kuende Tokens (KUE) & Kuende Points (KP) Launch Blockchain Social Media ICO

Kuende is popularly known for its role as a hybrid social media platform, incorporating real challenges with gaming competitions. They have managed to reach $2. 6 million in investments within the last three years along, and it has a 4.

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Fake ICO Sites Siphoned $4.5 Million From Careless Investors, Expert Finds

An ICO expert shared a disturbing chart that shows just how much money was lost to fake websites that imitated popular projects.

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Papusha ICO

Papusha is the latest technology to destroy oil refineries residues around the world. Instead of destroying flora and fauna, refineries get gasoline and diesel fuel for selling. PRT ICO produces small-capacity oil refining units to process black oil fuel and produce liquid fuel by using the transonic combustion technology.

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What Is Havven Cryptocurrency? An Interview With Founder Kain Warwick

Havven is an Australian stablecoin project built on two currencies: its stablecoin, the Nomin, or nUSD, and its collateral token, Havven. The project raised US$30 million in its seed funding and ICO stages and launched its decentralized on-chain currency on June 11, 2018.

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Why Kakao, Korea’s Biggest Internet Firm, Was Forced to Pivot From ICO to DApp

Line and Kakao, two of the largest messaging applications in Asia alongside WeChat, with more than 90 percent of the market share in Japan and South Korea respectively, are battling for dominance in the blockchain sector with unique partnerships and decentralized applications.

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Hedge Fund Bullish on EOS and Ethereum, Bearish on Ripple and Litecoin

Austin-based cryptocurrency hedge fund Multicoin Capital is long Ethereum as well as EOS while short both Litecoin and Ripple’s XRP. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz’s Marc Andreessen and Union Square Venture’s Chris Dixon among others, the $75 million fund is defending its most significant position: EOS, a currency that raised $4 billion through an ICO last month […] Hedge Fund Bullish on EOS and Ethereum, Bearish on Ripple and Litecoin was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

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Coinbase’s New Custody Service Opens Its Doors

On July 2, 2018, Coinbase officially launched Coinbase Custody. After accepting its first trial deposit last week, the newly introduced custodial service is up and running.

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8 Tips on How to Develop an Effective Marketing Strategy for Blockchain Startups

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies caused a global interest in blockchain technology and Initial Coin Offering (ICO) projects. Dozens of new cryptocurrency startups are emerging each month, influencing almost every field of modern economy.

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Dwindling Cryptocurrency Prices Spell More Doom for Plagued ICO Market

The initial coin offering industry has seen a lot of growth over the past 18 months. Various projects launch every single week, and most of them raise a few million dollars in the process. Unfortunately, a lot of ICOs are destined to fail sooner or later. Several billions have been lost due to such failed […]

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Bubbletone Collects $8.6 Million via ICO and Successfully Tests Proprietary Roaming-Free SIM Card

The blockchain-based global telecom platform Bubbletone has successfully completed its ICO, collecting $8. 6 million. All Universal Mobile Tokens (UMT) will be issued to crowdsale participants by 10 July.

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AI Opinion ICO

AI Opinion is a neural network, which learns to detect most nosology types on various medical images, such as x-ray scans, ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance screening. The project will provide the opportunity to get the view of artificial intelligence on health state of a user.

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TaTaTu Hosts the World’s Third-Largest ICO, Earns Over $500 Million

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EOS reportedly sells almost all attracted cryptocurrencies

  The cryptocurrency platform EOS, which raised about $4 billion during its year-long crowdsale, is actively selling or moving ethers, attracted during its ICO. Within the last week, the sale speed reached 500,000 ETH, which is equivalent to $250 million.

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GoldMint Redefines Pawnshop Business Using Gold-backed Blockchain Technology

Postponing its ICO in the wake of recently imposed restrictions, GoldMint now considers the possibility of selling 8. 2 million MNTP tokens while using its pawnshops-related business model as a leverage for investors.

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Binance system upgrade: All withdrawals and tradings resumed!

Binance, a platform for the trading of digital forms of money positioning in the best 10, invites both multi-dialect and worldwide crowd. The organization is seeing rapid development since its ICO. The trade motor of Binance is with the end goal to oblige 1.

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KaratGold Coin (KBC) Gets Enlisted on HitBTC Following One the Biggest ICO’s ever in History

KaratGold Coin (KBC), a game changing cryptocurrency representing cryptonized gold that can be transferred cost efficiently, securely and in real-time across borders, is now listed in HitBTC. A venture from KaratBars International, KaratGold Coin has recently completed a highly successful ICO that secured investments worth over one hundred million USD.

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KaratGold Coin (KBC) Gets Enlisted on HitBTC Following One the Biggest ICO’s ever in History

KaratGold Coin (KBC), a game changing cryptocurrency representing cryptonized gold that can be transferred cost efficiently, securely and in real-time across borders, is now listed in HitBTC. A venture from KaratBars International, KaratGold Coin has recently completed a highly successful ICO that secured investments worth over one hundred million USD.    June 25, 2018 KaratBars International […]

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Crowdfunding Token Sales, the New ICO?

The European Union is to raise the crowdfunding exemption from accredited investors rules to €8 million ($9.35 million) from the current €5 million. That means any project that wants to... The post Crowdfunding Token Sales, the New ICO? appeared first on Trustnodes.

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Bitmain Raises $400 Million Prior to its $12 Billion ICO, Growing Dominance

Bitmain’s ASIC dominance has continued, with Bitmain-based mining pools collectively accounting for nearly 50% of all Bitcoin mining power. Bitmain Dominates Bitcoin ASIC Industry Two prominent Bitcoin mining pools, BTC.

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Royal backing for 575 million ICO

If that sounds crazy – such a huge raise by a company called TaTaTu with no history in the crypto space – you wouldn’t be alone. “The large round seems surprising in the context of a crowded and bearish crypto industry, in which investors typically participate with crypto, and not fiat. We think it, in

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The Daily: Akon introduces A

Additional stories include an ICO mogul who bought land worth $19 million with bitcoin, a massive trove of Coinbase customers’ complaints and more. Also Read: Control of Highly Demanded Crypto Classes May Spark Turf War at Universities Akon Launches Akoin Akon, the Senegalese-American singer, is launching his own cryptocurrency token called Akoin. ICO Mogul Buys

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The Daily: Akon Launches Akoin, ICO Mogul Buys $19M Land with Bitcoin

A musician who wants to use cryptocurrency to create a “real-life Wakanda” in Africa is the main feature in today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief. Additional stories include an ICO mogul who bought land worth $19 million with bitcoin, a massive trove of Coinbase customers’ complaints and more.

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