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Fraudsters fined $360,000 for running bogus Bitcoin trading ring, impersonating CFTC
A Texas federal court has granted a motion for a default judgement against two individuals who solicited money by fraudulently representing the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) in a bid to extract Bitcoin from investors. дальше »
2019-7-11 11:49 | |
Who deserves this? Ross Ulbricht questions U.S. government’s intent toward privacy and freedom
Ross Ulbricht is best known for being one of the rare individuals to serve two life sentences without parole for creating and operating darknet website, Silk Road. Ulbricht shared a hand-written article named ‘Who Deserves This?’ from the other side of his cage, as an urge to the general public to fight for his freedom. дальше »
2019-7-1 22:30 | |
‘Bitcoin MegaCity’ Fraud Lands Nevada Promoter 21-Months in Jail
By CCN: A Nevadan who has been accused of wire fraud as well as operating an unlicensed money transmitting service using bitcoin has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison. Morgan Rocknoons, who also goes by the name Morgan Rockwell, had earlier pleaded guilty to both charges. дальше »
2019-5-29 14:16 | |
NY Post Highlights Early Bitcoin Adopter Charlie Shrem and His Smoking-Hot Crypto Story to Be
Charlie Shrem is a name that will live in infamy as the man who duped the Winklevoss brothers, Cameron and Tyler. Most people know the brothers for their famous feud with the creator of Facebook, but Shrem knows them as the two individuals who looked to him for guidance in the Bitcoin world. After all, […] дальше »
2019-5-19 16:57 | |
Facebook finally takes steps to limit abusive live streamers
Almost two months after a horrific terrorist attack in New Zealand, Facebook‘s finally taking some concrete steps to stop the abuse of its live streaming feature. Today, the social network introduced a new ‘one strike’ policy to ban users who violate its community guidelines. дальше »
2019-5-15 11:15 | |
Ethereum Leaders Vitalik Buterin and Joe Lubin Make $700,000 Donation to MolochDAO
A new funding initiative from the CEO of SpankChain is currently getting an important boost from two large names in the blockchain ecosystems. Joseph Lubin and Vitalik Buterin have made a 1,000 ETH donation each to MolochDAO. дальше »
2019-5-11 02:58 | |
Authorities Dismantle Shadow Bank That Handled ‘Hundreds of Millions’ for Crypto Exchanges
An Arizona Man and an Israeli woman have been charged in connection with providing “shadow banking services” to cryptocurrency exchanges — involving millions of dollars. The two individuals were charged by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a criminal investigation. дальше »
2019-5-2 14:00 | |
Indictments Issued for Two Individuals for Running “Shadow Banking” Operation
U. S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York has charged two individuals for providing “shadow banking” services to crypto exchanges. According to a statement by Geoffrey S. дальше »
2019-5-2 23:54 | |
Report: Indictment Reveals Connection to Bitfinex, QuadrigaCX’s Shadow Banking Services
The recent indictment of two individuals on multiple counts reveals an apparent connection to the shadow banking services that were used in two crypto exchange scandals
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Two Charged With Running ‘Shadow Banking’ Service for Crypto Exchanges
The U.S. government has sued two individuals in connection with a scheme to provide "shadow banking" services to unregulated crypto exchanges. дальше »
2019-5-1 22:21 | |
Mobile VR game gathers ‘1,700 years’ worth of Alzheimer’s research data
A virtual reality game and its app predecessor, intended to help detect early signs of Alzheimer’s, have accrued over 1,700 years’ worth of data in the two years it’s been on the market, according to its developers, thanks to its millions of players. дальше »
2019-4-30 00:35 | |
Ripple Could Be Losing Two Of Its Most Influential XRP Supporting Individuals On Social Media
XRP and Ripple are known for having one of the most active communities in all the cryptocurrency market. This is very positive for the company and the digital asset because they help the community grow and have a larger reach. дальше »
2019-4-29 01:42 | |
Crypto Asset Adoption Continues Upward, Uncanny Resemblance to Internet’s Usage in the 1990s
Back in 2017, when Bitcoin (BTC) reached its all-time high of $20,000, many individuals and experts compared the bubble experienced by digital assets to the one that the market saw in the dot-com era. дальше »
2019-4-28 20:35 | |
Bitcoin [BTC]: Manhattan DA announces guilty pleas for criminals involved in $2.8 million dark web ring
The cryptocurrency market has witnessed several instances of frauds and criminal activities in the past, with many either conducted on a cryptocurrency trail or involving digital assets in one way or another. дальше »
2019-4-25 00:30 | |
Mt. Gox Is Automatically Filing Unregistered Creditors for Reimbursement
If you’re a creditor in Mt. Gox’s civil rehabilitation case, the defunct exchange may have automatically filed and approved a reimbursement claim for you — provided that your Mt. дальше »
2019-4-23 22:44 | |
Lazarus Hacker Group Continues to Target Crypto Using Faked Trading Software
This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Tang. The Chinese security service provider 360 Security has issued a warning that a large number of crypto exchanges have been targeted by the North Korean hacker group Lazarus and that the number is still rising after the recent hacks of crypto exchanges DragonEx, Etbox and BiKi. дальше »
2019-4-2 21:54 | |
Bitcoin Expertise ‘Exploding’ Among Insurance Professionals in 2019: Study
Bitcoin and blockchain expertise in the insurance industry has “exploded” over the past two years, and insurers who ignore blockchain technology do so at their own peril, according to a new report from Aite Group, a global research and advisory firm. дальше »
2019-3-24 20:00 | |
Using Blockchain To Improve The Gaming And eSports Industries Is Right Around The Corner
Using Blockchain To Improve The Gaming Industry Sometime in October of 1958, a man called William Higinbotham officially introduced something he had been working on for quite a while. The game, Tennis for Two is probably the first video game ever made and was played by two individuals using separate controllers directly connected to an […] дальше »
2019-3-22 03:37 | |
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 | |
Proposed Texas Bill Would Require ID Verification for Crypto Use
A bill proposed by the Texas legislature will require that all receivers of cryptocurrency in regular transactions verify the identity of the cryptocurrency sender before accepting any payment. дальше »
2019-3-12 01:04 | |
WEX (Formerly BTC-e) Used to Clean Up to $6 Million From SamSam Ransomware
According to a report by respected accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the individuals behind the SamSam ransomware attack are connected to the controversial cryptocurrency exchange WEX (formerly BTC-e). дальше »
2019-3-5 02:00 | |
“Clear and Robust Strategy” Nets 0.023% Recovery of Bitfinex’s Hacked Funds (So Far)
According to an official statement published on February 25, 2019, Bitfinex has revealed that the United States government returned 27. 7 BTC (worth about $105,000 USD) to the exchange, as part of restitution for a hack that was effected on the exchange back in 2016. дальше »
2019-2-26 02:39 | |
Poloniex Users Get an Anniversary Gift of 50% Off Trading Fees from Circle’s Crypto Exchange
Anniversaries are always worth celebrating. The relationship between two individuals or two companies reaches a substantial milestone after this year of togetherness, and it is customary to exchange gifts. дальше »
2019-2-26 01:08 | |
QuadrigaCX and the Million Dollar Questions: What We Do and Don’t Know
QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him. дальше »
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
Judge Delays Decision to Appoint Legal Counsel for QuadrigaCX Creditors
A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation. дальше »
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
Can I Trust BitFury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe
Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation. дальше »
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
Can I Trust Bitfury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe
Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation. дальше »
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
Skelpy ICO
The Skelpy project aim is to create a totally decentralized and clear blockchain, in which every wallet has a certified digital identity. Transactions will be visible to everybody, but the individuals will be certified and recognized following visibility criterion. дальше »
2019-1-10 04:33 | |
San Francisco’s “Bitcoin Mafia”: How Bitcoin Started in the City on the Bay
The early Bitcoin community in San Francisco was originally comprised of revolutionaries: Individuals who believed in the freedom and opportunity that a permissionless distributed system would bring the world. дальше »
2019-1-4 00:06 | |
Why Ohio’s State Treasurer Backs Decision to Accept BTC For Tax Payments
As tax season is rapidly approaching, some states, like Ohio, have decided to set a new standard for the rest of the country to follow. Back in November, Ohio became the first state in the U. дальше »
2019-1-3 20:53 | |
There May Be (Some) Tax Relief Options if You Sold Your Bitcoin at a Loss
For investors whose first time investing in bitcoin was in 2018 or after late 2017, there is a high likelihood that they have incurred substantial losses for the fiscal year of 2018 if they haven’t sold yet. дальше »
2018-12-29 02:01 | |
British Revenue and Customs Agency Clarifies Law on Crypto Taxes
The British government has recently released a policy paper clarifying the tax laws on crypto assets. This fairly straightforward document was released on Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs’ (HRMC) website, holding a sundry list of important crypto space terms, the relevant tax codes and points of intersection between the two. дальше »
2018-12-21 23:09 | |
“Guidance by Enforcement”: How the SEC Is Slowly Shaping ICO Regulation
On November 27, 2018, a California judge turned back the SEC’s request for an injunction against token company BlockVest, a company the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing for allegedly conducting an unregistered securities offering. дальше »
2018-12-1 22:36 | |
U.S. Government Links Digital Currency-Addresses To Sanctioned Iranians
It’s the first time the U. S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has linked Bitcoin addresses to specific individuals. According to Bloomberg’s article published on November 29, 2018, the Treasury Department mentioned in a statement on Wednesday that the two Iran-based individuals, Mohammad Ghorbaniyan and Ali Khorashadizadeh, were responsible for facilitating ransom payments made in Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-11-29 20:00 | |
U.S Sanctions First Bitcoin Addresses
The U. S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken action against two Iranian ransomware “facilitators. ” The actions include publishing the perp’s cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and warning the cryptocurrency and financial communities that anyone transacting with the accused could be subject to secondary sanctions. дальше »
2018-11-29 08:00 | |
US Gov’t Sanctions First Bitcoin Addresses
The U. S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken action against two Iranian ransomware “facilitators. ” The actions include publishing the perp’s cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and warning the cryptocurrency and financial communities that anyone transacting with the accused could be subject to secondary sanctions. дальше »
2018-11-29 08:00 | |
A First: U.S. Treasury Makes Bitcoin Addresses Focal Point in Sanctions
For the first time, the U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has traced illicit bitcoin activity to the public addresses of two sanctioned individuals. дальше »
2018-11-29 21:41 | |
A Bug Making Ethereum Transactions on Exchanges Vulnerable Has Been Fixed
A bug centering around a new Ethereum token, GasToken, which was enabling abuse on cryptocurrency exchanges, appears to have been resolved. The details are provided in a report originally published on November 13, 2018, that discussed how the bug was exploited by attackers, and what digital platforms could do if they wished to protect their hot wallet funds. дальше »
2018-11-22 00:34 | |
IOTA Adds Two New Names to Its Research Team With William Sanders and Andreas Penzkofer
The IOTA Foundation has been going strong on hiring in November. After adding some dynamic individuals, including two of their longstanding community members, into a myriad of roles, the Foundation recently announced that they had hired mathematician William Sanders and physicist Andreas Penzkofer to the team. дальше »
2018-11-15 21:30 | |
Thailand Uses Blockchain-Supported Electronic Voting System in Primaries
Thailand's Democrat Party has become the first political party to use blockchain technology to elect its leaders in a primary election, which was held from November 1–9, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-14 01:06 | |
SEC’s End-of-Fiscal-Year Report Reveals Heavy Action Against ICO-Related Fraud
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a report detailing actions taken against fraudulent ICOs and financial ventures, and, indeed, the year has been wrought with cases. дальше »
2018-11-3 00:33 | |
Bulgarian officials took Bitcoin bribes to issue passports to Ukrainians
Two Bulgarian government reps have been arrested on allegations of accepting bribes in Bitcoin in return for illegitimately issuing Bulgarian identity documents to foreign individuals. Court files claim the accused, both of whom held management positions in the National Agency for Bulgarian Citizens Abroad, have been illegally receiving payments to issue documents, according to local outlet NOVA. дальше »
2018-11-2 19:03 | |