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China Crypto Miner Caught Avoiding Electricity Bill to Mine Bitcoin, Gets Arrested
Chinese Miner Arrested After Stealing Electricity To Mine BTC Everybody wants the profit but not everybody wants to pay their electricity bills, right? Unfortunately, unless you are a certain Chinese man, you cannot get electricity for free and, even in his case, he ended up being arrested. The protagonist of this odd story is Xu […] дальше »
2018-10-8 22:10 | |
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Federal Judge Rules Cryptocurrency MBC Is a Commodity
In a landmark case for the cryptocurrency industry, a federal judge has ruled that a cryptocurrency caught in the midst of a lawsuit is a commodity, court documents reveal. дальше »
2018-9-28 23:15 | |
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Weiss Ratings Backtracks After Tipping Ethereum to Beat Bitcoin
Weiss, the financial ratings agency that recently took a shine to cryptocurrency, has caught flak over its latest claim. After Weiss Ratings issued a tweet predicting BTC to lose 50% of its market share to ETH, the firm was forced to backtrack in the face of widespread scorn. дальше »
2018-9-21 17:00 | |
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Crypto Exchange Poloniex Dumps Eight Underperforming Coins
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is delisting eight coins: BitcoinDark (BTCD), Bitmark (BTM), Einsteinium, (EMC2), Gridcoin (GRC), NeosCoin (NEOS), PotCoin (POT), VeriCoin (VRC) and BitcoinPlus (XBC). дальше »
2018-9-20 01:10 | |
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Could Gemini Make Its GUSD Stablecoin Nontransferrable?
Winklevoss twins operated Gemini exchange caught everyone by surprise last week when it announced the launch of its stablecoin — Gemini Dollar (GUSD). The coin was developed on the Ethereum blockchain using the ERC20 protocol. дальше »
2018-9-19 19:09 | |
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Mainstream Media Narrative Sensationalizes Chinese Crypto Crackdown
An American academic has written an article criticizing dominant media narratives surrounding China’s regulatory actions pertaining to cryptocurrencies. The article’s author, Nicholas Krapels, asserts that “most casual observers of Chinese politics do not understand” that “by design, Chinese law maintains a grey area” and get caught up in the “clickbait-oriented sensationalist echo chamber” of contemporary […] The post Mainstream Media Narrative Sensationalizes Chinese Crypto Crackdown appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2018-9-4 03:05 | |
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‘Lightning Definitely Has Tradeoffs,’ – Bitrefill CEO, Sergej Kotliar [Interview]
Bitcoinist spoke with Sergej Kotliar, CEO of Bitrefill, one of the first companies to integrate near-zero fee lightning network payments for its mobile phone top-up service. Bitcoinist caught up with Sergey Kotliar, CEO of a cryptocurrency cellphone top-up company called Bitrefill, who recently began selling gift vouchers for Amazon and other brands — effectively opening up Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) payments to almost any item. дальше »
2018-8-27 22:00 | |
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Another Sim Swapper Caught In The Act As BTC Is Used To Buy Audi R8
Police in California have arrested 19-year of Xzavyer Narvaez on suspicion of fraud and grand theft through allegations that Narvaez had been carrying out sim-swapping attacks in order to gain illicit access to people’s Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-8-23 16:30 | |
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Three Chinese Hackers Caught Stealing $87 Million Worth of Crypto
Three Chinese Hackers Steal $87 Million Worth Of Crypto, Got Caught Since! It has been reported that three Chinese hackers were successful in manipulating and stealing USD$87 million worth of cryptocurrencies, namely that of Bitcoin [BTC], Bitcoin Core [BTC] and Ethereum [ETH]. дальше »
2018-8-20 20:12 | |
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BitConnect's Alleged Ringleader Arrested in India: Local Reports
Nearly eight months to the day after the ponzi scheme BitConnect exit scammed, the sins of the project have caught up to one of its figureheads. Divyesh Darji, the alleged leader of BitConnect’s Asian team, was arrested this Saturday, August 18, 2018, in the Delhi airport by the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID). дальше »
2018-8-20 19:54 | |
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Thieves use $2.3M in counterfeit money to shake down cryptocurrency millionaire
Another Bitcoin millionaire has been caught in an elaborate cryptocurrency plot. A South Korean businessman has exchanged $2. 3M worth of Bitcoin for cash – only to find the banknotes were cheap, poorly printed fakes. дальше »
2018-8-20 13:08 | |
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San Francisco judge orders bail payment in Bitcoin
A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered a cyber-criminal to pay their bail charges in Bitcoin, inadvertently stimulating cryptocurrency mainstream adoption. The Daily Post – a local Palo Alto newspaper – reports Martin Marisch has been charged with hacking the well-known video games company Electronic Arts, responsible for popular titles like FIFA, The Sims, and Battlefield. дальше »
2018-8-17 15:20 | |
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Ever Wondered Why Governments Tend to Bully Cryptocurrencies?
Ever since the cryptocurrency fad caught on, governments across the world have struggled to regulate them, especially after Bitcoin’s price explosion last year. The upward spike and outrageous profits led… The post Ever Wondered Why Governments Tend to Bully Cryptocurrencies? appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »
2018-8-16 22:17 | |
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Firm Behind Japanese Cryptocurrency ‘Spindle’ to Relocate to London Amid Investigation
The Japanese cryptocurrency Spindle, known for being promoted by the Japanese popular singer, actor and talent Gakuto Oshiro (45), aka GACKT, has announced it’s withdrawing from Tokyo to relocate its headquarters in London, amidst rumors that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police is investigating unregistered sales of cryptocurrencies made by the company. дальше »
2018-8-15 16:05 | |
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‘We Don’t Accept Shady Coins’ – Baltic Honey Badger Conference [Interview]
This ain’t your typical Bitcoin and Blockchain conference. Bitcoinist spoke with the organizers of the Baltic Honey Badger Conference who explained what makes this event special and what to expect at this year’s event in Riga. дальше »
2018-8-8 01:00 | |
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AxiomLevel Targets Institutional Investors With Investor Onboarding Platform
The slow trickle of traditional investment into the crypto market may turn into a flood if a new platform launched by blockchain services provider AxiomLevel Technologies makes its desired impact. дальше »
2018-8-6 18:55 | |
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Bitpico Cashes Out, Claiming BTC to Be “World’s Most Manipulated Commodity”
Bitpico, a controversial mischief-maker within the world of bitcoin, has allegedly rage-quit BTC altogether. The pseudonymous entity, who has previously caught attention for stress-testing the Bitcoin Cash network and trying to keep Segwit2x alive, has now reportedly washed his hands of Bitcoin core altogether. дальше »
2018-8-6 18:35 | |
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SIM-Swapping Bitcoin Thief Charged in California Court
Investigators have arrested and charged a 20-year-old college student with multiple counts of hacking and identity theft. Prosecutors accuse him of being part of a gang which stole $5 million of cryptocurrency by hijacking mobile phone numbers. дальше »
2018-7-31 23:00 | |
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Bitflyer Cracks Down on Market Manipulation – Coincheck Eyes August Relaunch
Japan’s largest crypto exchange, Bitflyer, may freeze accounts caught manipulating prices. Meanwhile, GMO Internet has released quarterly earnings for its crypto exchange subsidiary, currently looking to borrow some BTC from customers. дальше »
2018-7-29 05:15 | |
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Start-Up Backed by Uber Co-Founder to Launch Fee-Free Crypto Trading
Voyager, a startup backed by Uber co-founder, Oscar Salazar, has announced that it will launch a commission-free cryptocurrency trading platform. It is intended to function as an aggregation engine for cryptocurrency prices across more than a dozen trading venues. дальше »
2018-7-26 01:05 | |
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No Longer A Distant Dream, Bitcoin $10,000 ‘Likely’ To Happen
Bitcoin’s recent surge caught the crypto community with its pants down. The BTC price increased by 20% over the past week, from $6700 last Tuesday to $8,100 today; a cool $24bn increase in its total value. дальше »
2018-7-26 21:12 | |
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J-Pop Star GACKT Caught Between Crypto Company Spindle and Minister’s Gaffe
Spindle, Japan’s largest ICO officially promoted by a J-Pop star, Gakuto Oshiro, (45) better known by his stage name GACKT, was the unnamed crypto company allegedly slammed by the FSA earlier this year, a weekly Japanese magazine revealed. дальше »
2018-7-25 12:58 | |
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4 Reasons Why It’s Not Too Late to Invest in Bitcoin
On its way to reaching its all-time high of roughly $20,000 in January, Bitcoin caught the eye of the public. Since then, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has lost around 70 percent of its value since — but experts say it’s still a very attractive investment. дальше »
2018-7-22 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin Ponzi Scammer Amit Bhardwaj Offers to Return Money to Victims
In a somewhat surprising twist, Amit Bhardwaj, the man behind the notorious Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, has pledged to pay back his victims in Indian rupees (INR) according to report on July 18, 2018. The Schemer’s Path Towards Prison Bhardwaj caught the attention of police and global media houses in April 2018, when the police arrested him for setting up an. дальше »
2018-7-20 19:00 | |
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Framework Vigilant Monitoring of Crypto Risks Revealed by FSB
Risks related to cryptocurrencies do not pose a serious threat to global financial stability at the moment. However, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the international organization established by the G20 to monitor the worldwide financial system, does not want to get caught unprepared. дальше »
2018-7-20 16:04 | |
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‘We’re In It For The Long Haul’ — CheapAir CEO on Dropping Coinbase [Interview]
Bitcoinist caught up with CheapAir CEO Jeff Klee to find out why exactly his company just switched from Coinbase to BTCPay Server. CheapAir. com has decided to double down in its support of Bitcoin at a time when many retailers, including Expedia, have made the difficult decision to drop Bitcoin payments due to problems with merchant processors like Coinbase and BitPay. дальше »
2018-7-18 19:00 | |
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Op Ed: Addressing the Threat of Cryptomining Malware
One major class of attacks to hit the hacking landscape recently is cryptomining. While cryptomining on its own supports a good cause when being done consciously, it also allows nefarious actors to make a lot of money fast, and, with the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available to mine, it is becoming a popular choice for attackers. дальше »
2018-7-18 23:18 | |
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$1.5 billion Bitcoin [BTC] fraud caught by Chinese police: World Cup 2018
Recently in the Guangdong city of China, a campaign was held by the Guangdong police against the World Bank online gambling crimes. As announced on the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department website [in Chinese], during the World Cup, an online gambling fraud of $1. дальше »
2018-7-14 13:28 | |
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Make Bitcoin Awesome Again via Popular Videos: a Story of Two Coins
His mission is to make bitcoin great again, and News. Bitcoin. com caught with up Mr. Otto for an interview. It’s something those in the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community can pass around and feel confident in doing that it will at least get a fair viewing. дальше »
2018-6-27 23:36 | |
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Cryptocurrency Market Update: Ontology (ONT) Price Profits from New Partnership
FOMO Moments Current performing altcoins are Ontology, Tron, Ethereum Classic, and Icon. The bears were caught napping and a small, but possibly short-lived, bounce occurred in the crypto markets a few hours ago. дальше »
2018-6-19 08:15 | |
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Jeff Garzik on His Newest Venture and Keeping Time With an Evolving Space
Jeff Garzik first tuned the world into his latest venture in the fall of 2017. The Bloq co-founder unveiled Metronome (MET), a cryptocurrency he founded alongside Matthew Roszak, at the Las Vegas Money 20/20 conference in late October, and the project caught the attention of Bloomberg and Fortune at the time. дальше »
2018-6-16 23:51 | |
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Is Ripple (XRP) About To Be Classified As A Security?
Ripple (XRP) continues to be in the news for a whole new discussion evolving around whether the SEC is going to classify it as a security or not. This debate has caught more fire now that the SEC has issued a clear verdict on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), clearly stating that both of them are not securities. дальше »
2018-6-16 22:30 | |
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Bitcoin ‘Boom-Bust Cycle Has Repeated Itself’ – Senior Market Analyst (Interview)
Bitcoinist has once again caught up with Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at eToro, the most popular social trading platform in the world with millions of users. Greenspan keeps a close eye on cryptocurrency markets and shares his thoughts on the recent Bitcoin price plunge and why he believes this current downtrend nothing out of the ordinary. дальше »
2018-6-15 03:00 | |
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