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Dark web dealer made to forfeit millions in cryptocurrency gets 70 months in the slammer
A drug dealer ordered to forfeit millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Monero, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for distributing drugs including carfentanil and fentanyl. дальше »
2019-8-20 16:24 | |
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Dharma Halts Fresh Deposits Less Than a Week After Software Bug
Dharma Protocol, a tokenized lending and debt trading platform, has announced that users cannot make fresh deposits or take new loans until the team implements a few new developments. This news comes mere days after the project admitted there was a frontend bug that muted lending activity and reduced overall platform usage, August 7, 2019. дальше »
2019-8-9 19:00 | |
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Failure to Launch: The LedgerX Controversy
LedgerX CEO, Paul Chou, is really mad and apparently his company is not offering physically-settled Bitcoin futures contracts yet… Failure to Launch On Thursday LedgerX CEO Paul Chou sent out a series of tweets explaining the current LedgerX controversy and his decision to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for what he calls ‘anti-competitive behavior’. дальше »
2019-8-2 00:14 | |
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Bitcoin Correction is Making a Billionaire Investor ‘Nervous’
The price of bitcoin has corrected by 27. 7 percent from its year-to-date high of $13,868. 44. And the stark drop is making a billionaire investor nervous. A Nail-Biting Novogratz Galaxy Digital founder and chief executive Michael Novogratz today admitted that he would be worried if bitcoin’s near-term downtrend continues any further. дальше »
2019-8-2 20:10 | |
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What Happened: Why the First Physical Bitcoin Futures Haven’t Launched
LedgerX admitted it has not launched bitcoin futures, as it previously claimed, after the CFTC said it had not approved the exchange to do so. дальше »
2019-8-2 20:10 | |
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US Senator: Even If We Wanted To, We Couldn’t Ban Bitcoin
U. S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) admitted that it would be difficult or impossible to ban bitcoin in the United States. The Senator offered a number of positive comments on bitcoin as he chaired the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs cryptocurrency hearing yesterday. дальше »
2019-7-31 15:04 | |
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Donald Trump’s critique of Bitcoin is antiquated and irrelevant
US President Donald Trump, known for his complicated relationship with technology and his incessant need to share his ill-advised thoughts with the world, has admitted he’s not a fan of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-7-12 13:25 | |
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Fed Chair Suggests Bitcoin Is Gold's Biggest Competition
In a remarkable admission during his testimony to Congress, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell admitted that bitcoin is used as an alternative to gold, conceding that BTC is a store of value. He said before the Senate: "Really, almost no one uses bitcoin for payment, they use it more as an alternative to gold really. дальше »
2019-7-12 01:20 | |
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‘Don’t Worry We Can Just Print More Money’ – Swedish Central Bank Ponders -1.5% Interest Rate
At a press conference on Wednesday, the head of the Swedish Central Bank admitted that interest rates could potentially go as low as -1. 5%, and quipped that Swedes likely wouldn’t even protest. дальше »
2019-7-6 06:34 | |
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‘Don’t Worry, We Can Just Print More Money’ – Swedish Central Bank Ponders Even Lower NIRP
At a press conference on Wednesday, the head of the Swedish Central Bank admitted that interest rates could potentially go as low as -1. 5%, and quipped that Swedes likely wouldn’t even protest. дальше »
2019-7-6 06:34 | |
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Even Crypto Asset Hating Peter Schiff Admits He’s Now Holding Bitcoin
You know what is an undeniable proof that Bitcoin has really become mainstream now and that even its haters are starting to cave in? Peter Schiff, a well-known Bitcoin skeptic, has recently admitted that he holds BTC. дальше »
2019-7-6 01:23 | |
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Bitcoin Hater Peter Schiff Admits He Owns Some Bitcoin
In a tweet on July 5, 2019, Anthony Pompliano, Bitcoin proponent and Morgan Creek Digital Assets cofounder announced that Peter Schiff, the renowned Bitcoin hater, and Euro Pacific CEO admitted that he actually owns some Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-7-5 18:41 | |
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Peter Schiff Admits He Owns Bitcoin, Shares BTC Address For More
There are two distinct sides of the coin when it comes to attitudes towards Bitcoin. There are those that clearly detest it, most of whom do not understand the technology and those that fully advocate a world with decentralized peer-to-peer money. дальше »
2019-7-5 13:00 | |
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Third person accused in Bitcoin-powered fake ID ring case pleads guilty
A woman accused of running a Bitcoin-powered fake ID ring pleaded guilty on Tuesday after authorities busted the operation last year. Among other charges, Sarah Alberts, 35, who is due to be sentenced on October 8, admitted to money laundering, reports say. дальше »
2019-7-3 13:24 | |
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You’ve Got to See What Edward Snowden Just Said About Bitcoin
After saying last year that Bitcoin itself probably wouldn’t exist in the long run, Edward Snowden appeared at the Bitcoin 2019 conference to discuss the ways that Bitcoin helps people in a world of increased surveillance. дальше »
2019-6-29 20:04 | |
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Ex-Australian Football Player Tried Killing Drug Habits with Bitcoin Trading
Mark “Bomber” Thompson, a former premiership coach in the Australian Football League (AFL), has admitted to abusing drugs and trading cryptocurrency. According to Thompson, quitting professional football made him depressed, so he channeled all his energy into high-risk crypto speculation, reports SMH on June 26, 2019. дальше »
2019-6-28 13:00 | |
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Meth-smoking football coach who blew $2.1M on Bitcoin: ‘I’m still a believer’
Disgraced football coach Mark “Bomber” Thompson has admitted to abusing crystal meth and obsessively trading cryptocurrency for 12 hours a day in the lead-up to his arrest, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. дальше »
2019-6-26 15:04 | |
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Ripple CEO Is Long Bitcoin, Says 'No One Crypto to Rule Them All'
By CCN Markets: Forbes caught a comment by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse at the 2019 Brainstorm Finance Conference, sponsored by Fortune magazine. While pointing out that he thinks a variety of coins will thrive in the future, Garlinghouse admitted that he is long on bitcoin. дальше »
2019-6-25 00:00 | |
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British Bitcoin Scammer Pleads Guilty for Defrauding US Victims of $50 Million
By CCN Markets: Renwick Haddow, the operator of the fake crypto trading platform Bitcoin Store and the fraudulent shared office space Bar Works, admitted to the charges against him with one of his fellow collaborators found guilty by US court. дальше »
2019-6-18 17:42 | |
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British Bitcoin scammer nets $50M running fake Bitcoin trading site
A British Bitcoin scammer has admitted to a con that duped people, all over the world, out of $50 million. In US courts last week, the perpetrator, identified as 50-year old Renwick Haddow, admitted to running a fake Bitcoin trading platform that defrauded hundreds of investors form around the globe. дальше »
2019-6-18 12:41 | |
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JP Morgan Analyst Admits Institutions are Behind the Bitcoin Bull Run
An analyst associated with the US multinational bank JP Morgan Chase has admitted that institutional investors are behind the ongoing bitcoin price boom. The post JP Morgan Analyst Admits Institutions are Behind the Bitcoin Bull Run appeared first on NewsBTC. дальше »
2019-6-17 18:21 | |
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James Altucher Amends Timeframe For $1 Million Bitcoin
Former hedge-fund manager and author, James Altucher, confirmed his $1 million bitcoin prediction, but admitted the timeframe may have slipped. Altucher explained the claim during an interview on Kitco news, a precious metals specialist. дальше »
2019-5-31 16:00 | |
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Tether Admits Buying Bitcoin with USDT Reserve
In a court transcript from a May 16, 2019, hearing between the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) office and Tether, the sister company of Bitfinex, Tether has admitted that some of its reserves were also invested in bitcoin and other digital assets, reports The Block on May 21, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-23 13:00 | |
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Tether in court: Yep, we sort of, kind of, definitely used our reserves to buy Bitcoin
It appears that contrary to its marketing promises, Tether – a cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar – used some of its dollar reserves to buy Bitcoin. The stablecoin issuer, which shares management and ownership with cryptocurrency exchange service Bitfinex, has admitted it used its reserves to invest in Bitcoin and other “assets,” according to court transcripts obtained by The Block. дальше »
2019-5-22 11:12 | |
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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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Tether Invested 'A Small Amount' Of Reserves In BTC
After finding out at the end of April that Tether's USDT was only about 74 percent backed by its reserves, the stablecoin issuer has now admitted to investing some of its cash reserves in bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-21 21:33 | |
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RIP: Bitcoin Exchange Cryptopia Begins Liquidation After $15 Million Hacking
By CCN: It may not have sounded the death knell immediately but the January hacking of New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia changed everything forever. Now the crypto exchange which lost NZD$ 23 million (approximately $15 million) in the security breach five months ago has appointed liquidators. дальше »
2019-5-15 13:49 | |
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‘Trustworthy’ Bitcoin Exchange That Hid $850 Million Loss Raises $1 Billion
By CCN: Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino told Twitter that the firm was able to raise $1 billion in USDT within a short period because big investors know Bitfinex is “trustworthy. ” Trust, Don’t Verify The New York Attorney General’s office recently opened a very public investigation into the firm. дальше »
2019-5-14 03:00 | |
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Binance Hacked for $40M, CEO Backpedals on Recoup Via Block Reorganization
Chinese crypto exchange Binance suffered a major hack on Tuesday, which the company’s CEO responded to by proposing a rollback of the Bitcoin blockchain to rectify — a suggestion that riled up the community. дальше »
2019-5-8 21:39 | |
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Bitcoin Moves Towards $6,000 Mark as Momentum Remains Positive Despite “Untethered” Tether
The price of bitcoin rallied by over nine percent week-on-week despite the revelations that market-leading stablecoin USDT is not fully backed by US dollars as we were made to believe. On Sunday evening, BTC/USD traded at $5,785. дальше »
2019-5-6 19:00 | |
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Fintech-Related Lobbying Attracted $42 Million in Q1 2019
In a bid to carry out their agendas, crypto firms have turned to lobbying. Citing statistics from the Federal Electoral Commission (FEC), news platform Roll Call reported that fintech firms spent $42 million as lobbying expenses in Q1 in 2019 alone. дальше »
2019-5-3 18:27 | |
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Trump’s FinCEN Pirates Extort $35,000 from Old-Fashioned Bitcoin Trader
By CCN: For the first time, FinCEN – the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network – has fined a peer-to-peer Bitcoin trader for failure to register as a money services business. MSBs fall under FinCEN’s regulation, and according to FinCEN, Eric Powers, reportedly a resident of California, willfully violated registration requirements. дальше »
2019-4-19 18:45 | |
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Amazon Employees Listen to Alexa Conversations: 6 Ways to Make Your Echo Device More Private
Retail giant Amazon recently admitted that its employees listen to customer voice recordings from Alexa products as part of its method of improving its speech recognition. Users do have the option to prevent their recordings from being shared with Amazon employees in Alexa’s privacy settings, but they cannot opt out of voice recording. дальше »
2019-4-15 15:54 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC]: Danish man sentenced to four years in prison for money laundering using Bitcoin
A 33-year-old Danish man was sentenced to four years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of laundering Bitcoin. According to the verdict, the perpetrator bought Bitcoins from funds he received from identifiable criminal sources and sent it to unidentified offshore accounts. дальше »
2019-4-10 06:30 | |
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22-year-old gets 2 years in jail for illegally selling hundreds of thousands in Bitcoin
A 22-year-old man in the US has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin through an unlicensed money transmitting business. Jacob Burrell Campos, who had been in custody without bail since he was arrested in August last year, was also forced to forfeit $823,357 in illicit profits. дальше »
2019-4-9 13:04 | |
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India: $300 million worth Bitcoin Ponzi scheme accused gets interim bail
Amit Bharadwaj, the accused in a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme worth $300 million, was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court of India. Bharadwaj, the Founder of GainBitcoin, was suffering from kidney failure for months, his lawyer Deepak Prakash informed the court. дальше »
2019-4-4 16:14 | |
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Indian entrepreneur implicated in $300 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme gets bail
Amit Bhardwaj, a man accused of running a $300-million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, has reportedly been granted bail on medical grounds, citing a deteriorating kidney condition. The former entrepreneur, who was arrested in Bangkok last year, was reportedly admitted into Apollo Hospital in India, maintaning he needed regular dialysis treatment to treat his condition. дальше »
2019-4-4 13:46 | |
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SEC Crypto Mom: ‘Dismissive’ U.S. Regulators Miss the Point of Cryptocurrency
If ever there was a canary in the regulatory coal mine, it’s Crypto Mom. U. S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who is affectionately known as Crypto Mom by the community, admitted that regulators, who have so far denied a bitcoin ETF, have missed the mark on crypto. дальше »
2019-3-30 15:57 | |
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Mike Novogratz Thinks Gold’s Near 8 Trillion Market is Small Fries for Where Bitcoin is Going
Bitcoin (BTC) has been several times compared to gold and how it shares some features with the precious metal. This time, Mike Novogratz, the CEO fo Galaxy Digital, explained that Bitcoin could easily reach gold’s market capitalization. дальше »
2019-3-26 07:37 | |
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Sees The Crypto Ecosystem Like the Early Internet, Plans Massive Adoption, Now On The Hunt For Crypto Engineers
Bitcoin enthusiasts had a reason for excitement when it was revealed that the CEO of Twitter and Square was a fellow holder. Endorsements from billionaires are always welcome, not to mention social media moguls. дальше »
2019-3-22 09:59 | |
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Augur Developer’s Dilemma in Fixing Vulnerability in Bettors Prediction Market
Augur CEO Joey Krug admitted the platform’s betting system had a vulnerability that has been exploited by scammers. Bet on Impossible Outcomes In a series of Tweets, Krug admitted that a malicious actor has taken advantage of a vulnerability in the best-known prediction market by taking advantage of deliberate ambiguities in phrasing in certain marketsRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-3-22 02:00 | |
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Dutch Bitcoin Ransom DDoS Hacker Gets No Additional Jail Time
Netherlands seems to be the place to operate elaborate Bitcoin ransom schemes from. A man who extorted over $150,000 from several online services by DdoSing them and submitting a ransom request pleaded guilty last month and admitted wrongdoing. дальше »
2019-3-19 02:00 | |
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MIT Bitcoin: Legislators Discuss Regulation, Potential of Blockchain Tech
On March 9–10, 2019, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted a two-day event, the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2019. Put together by the student-organized MIT Bitcoin Club, the conference welcomed more than just Bitcoin voices from every corner of the industry. дальше »
2019-3-15 01:08 | |
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Legendary Investor Marc Faber Just Bought His First Bitcoin
After being a bitcoin skeptic for almost a year, Marc Faber is willing to give the digital asset a try. In an interview with Cash, the legendary investor and stock market expert said that he bought his first bitcoins in late February. дальше »
2019-3-12 15:17 | |
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Bitcointopia Founder Admits Selling Government-Owned Land to Bitcoiners
The founder of a scheme called Bitcointopia to sell land in the U. S. state of Nevada to bitcoiners has admitted in a federal court that some land was not his to sell. Previously arrested for selling BTC to an undercover agent through Localbitcoins, he also pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money transmitting business. дальше »
2019-3-10 10:15 | |
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Billionaire Warren Buffett Remains Clueless About Bitcoin, Calls It ‘Delusional’
Warren Buffet has blasted bitcoin again, calling it a “delusion. ” Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box, he said: “Bitcoin has no unique value at all. It doesn’t produce anything. You can stare at it all day and no little bitcoins come out. дальше »
2019-2-25 17:21 | |
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Korea Bitcoin ETF Approval Depends on US SEC Decision, Admits Stock Exchange Official
South Korea has joined the cryptocurrency community when it comes to waiting for the US’ verdict on Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF). The nation’s sole bourse operator, Korea Exchange (KRX), admitted that it was carefully observing the constantly-unfolding crypto ETF scenario in the US. дальше »
2019-2-24 15:09 | |
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QuadrigaCX Sent Deposits Allegedly Linked to CEO’s Widow, Mailed Withdrawals in Cash
For those QuadrigaCX users who were fortunate enough to have withdrawal requests honored, some appear to have received their funds through unconventional means. An anonymous QuadrigaCX user who corresponded with Bitcoin Magazine said that they received a bank deposit from Robertson Nova Consulting Inc. дальше »
2019-2-15 20:28 | |
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Crypto Mom Admits the U.S. SEC is ‘Impulsive in Running Away’ from Bitcoin
In a recent speech at the University of Missouri School of Law, U. S. Commissioner Hester Peirce (‘Crypto Mom’) admitted the SEC has a tendency to flee from anything to do with digital currencies. дальше »
2019-2-11 15:59 | |
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