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North American hedge funds are at the vanguard of crypto-curious investors, although EU and U.K. funds are not far behind, expecting to hold 6.8% of their assets in crypto within five years. origin »
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Several Bitcoin wallets associated with the defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX have transferred funds after three years of dormancy. The post Failed crypto exchange QuadrigaCX wallets move funds for first time in three years appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-12-20 04:00 | |
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The founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds has been charged in U. S. federal court for securities fraud. He has pleaded guilty and is facing up to 20 years in prison. His two funds cumulatively had over $100 million in investments.
2021-2-8 23:35 | |
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A cryptocurrency fund manager has been charged in a U. S. federal court. He allegedly took over $5 million from investors interested in investing in his crypto funds, promising them high returns. In reality, he was running a Ponzi scheme and is now facing up to 30 years in prison.
2021-1-30 19:30 | |
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Over the years, since Crypto investing became more mainstream, we have seen the creation of futures contracts, funds, and now Volatility indices. The Blockchain-powered Fintech startup company, COTI, has announced the launch of a brand new cryptocurrency index, which allows traders to bet on the likelihood of shorter/longer-term market volatility.
2021-1-20 22:26 | |
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The 53-year-old Bulgarian national was convicted for laundering funds via cryptocurrency for a fake online auctions gang.
2021-1-13 12:47 | |
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The rise of bitcoin is hurting the gold market and may continue to do so for many years to come as institutional adoption grows, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co strategists. Led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, the strategists noted the declining inflow of funds allocated to gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) since October, as flows into bitcoin […] The post Growing Bitcoin Adoption Hurting Gold Market, Gold Price Will Continue to Weaken, Says JPMorgan appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-12-11 02:30 | |
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As bitcoin surpassed its 2017 all-time high on Monday morning, a few hours later 5,045 BTC or $97 million worth of bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack was transferred. The hackers that stole the funds four years ago have moved the bitcoins numerous times this year.
2020-12-1 10:30 | |
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PlusToken is back to worry the market. However, it is worth noting that many of the funds scammed by this Ponzi scheme have been getting sold over the years. It has been more than 100 days, over three months, since these funds have been moved.
2020-11-27 18:49 | |
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Crypto research firm Coinfirm has found that US authorities have left “substantial funds” left on various cryptocurrency wallets seized from criminals over the years, as a result of multiple “forks” that issued newer cryptocurrencies that traded on public markets.
2020-11-24 00:00 | |
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The U.S. Department of Justice charged the six individuals for alleged involvement in laundering funds from Mexican drug cartels after an investigation spanning years.
2020-10-16 11:58 | |
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The original Silk Road marketplace has been shut down for well over seven years now and to this day, 444,000 bitcoin worth $4. 8 billion is still missing. Just recently, a report focused on those funds discusses one of the market’s biggest mysteries and how people have seemingly forgotten about this massive stash.
2020-10-13 22:30 | |
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Over the past 48 hours, malefactors who compromised the wallets of Bitfinex exchange four years ago have transferred more than $52 mln in Bitcoin
2020-10-8 12:02 | |
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The bug could have eroded Bitcoin’s credibility as the premier cryptocurrency. “Severe” Bitcoin Bug Secretly Patched According to a report by Coindesk, a previously undisclosed vulnerability in the Bitcoin Core software could have enabled hackers to compromise the network’s famed security, allowing them to steal funds, delay on-chain settlements and even split the network.
2020-9-11 23:00 | |
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A previously undisclosed bug in Bitcoin Core could have let attackers steal funds, delay transfers or split the network had it not been patched in 2018.
2020-9-9 16:00 | |
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For years, Bitcoin enthusiasts have been clamoring for the arrival of “institutional money” to the cryptocurrency scene. The belief has been long held that eventually, traditional financial institutions will turn to Bitcoin to operate mutual funds, pensions and insurance pools.
2020-8-7 10:36 | |
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Whale Alert reports that hackers who attacked Bitfinex exchange four years ago have reared their heads again, wired almost $5 mln in BTC from the crypto they stole then
2020-7-30 11:39 | |
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Around 2,500 stolen bitcoins ($28 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex breach were transferred from the hacker’s wallet on Monday. The last time the Bitfinex hackers moved funds from the hack four years ago, they moved around $5 million worth of coins on June 24.
2020-7-28 06:55 | |
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In recent years, many of you who are interested in crypto, probably have noticed the continuous growth of the number of new exchange products that help earn from lending and margin trade. In case, there are unknown terms, a short note: Margin trading is trade with the help of borrowed funds.
2020-7-27 15:10 | |
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Hackers breached crypto exchange Upbit in November 2019, making off with $49 million in crypto — yesterday they tried to sell stolen Ethereum on Binance With so many exchanges being breached in the past few years, Binance and other major exchanges have resolved to freeze any hack-related funds sent to their platforms.
2020-5-15 19:22 | |
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Robinhood is a commission-free trading platform that allows users to trade stocks, ETFs, options, gold, and crypto via a mobile app or web browser. The company was founded in 2013 and has been one of the most successful fintech startups of recent years.
2020-5-7 12:00 | |
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Those who have been following the development of the cryptocurrency industry for several years remember very well that in 2017-2018 in Russia, and throughout the world, all kinds of cryptocurrency start-ups developed at a fairly rapid pace, raising funds through ICO.
2020-4-22 17:29 | |
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For years, crypto financial services firms across the U. S. have been trying their hand at launching publicly-traded Bitcoin funds (ETFs). Unfortunately for these hopefuls, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has long not agreed with these firms’ assertions that the cryptocurrency market is ready for its own regulated, tradable fund.
2020-3-2 10:00 | |
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The San-Francisco blockchain company Ripple Inc. has forged many successful partnerships over the years. Among them, the firm's relationship with one of the major players in the money transfer sector,The post Ripple's $11.
2020-2-25 12:03 | |
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In an excerpt from its upcoming ‘2020 Crypto Crime Report,’ Chainalysis addressed cases of cryptocurrency exchange hacks over the years, while tracking where the funds went after they’re stolen.The post Chainalysis report claims exchange security, hackers have improved simultaneously appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-23 03:30 | |
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Storing cryptocurrency is an important part of any crypto enthusiast’s experience. Whether you’re trading your coins on the daily or holding them for the next 5-10 years, you need to know that your funds are kept in a safe wallet which cannot be accessed without your authorization.
2020-1-2 03:40 | |
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Coinspeaker Stock Markets Surprised Investment Funds in 2019 but Bearish Sentiment Continues for 2020Reports suggest that nearly 42% of global investment funds predict a stock market downturn in 2020 and 59% think that the global financial crisis will hit in the next 5 years.
2019-12-9 13:08 | |
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For years, crypto financial services firms across the U. S. have been trying their hand at issuing publicly-traded Bitcoin funds (ETFs). Unfortunately for these hopefuls, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has long not agreed with these firms’ assertions that the Bitcoin market is ready for its own regulated, tradable fund.
2019-12-8 10:25 | |
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After the 2017-18 boom-bust that took the market to new highs and dropped it 80-90 percent from there, the current scenario of over 70 crypto-focused hedge funds closing is not very surprising. The number of hedge funds focused on the space has reduced in 2019 relative to the past two years, and CME volumes areRead MoreRead More.
2019-12-5 10:00 | |
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Special thanks to Justin Drake and Jinglan Wang for feedback In 2014, I made a post and a presentation with a list of hard problems in math, computer science and economics that I thought were important for the cryptocurrency space (as I then called it) to be able to reach maturity.
2019-11-25 04:03 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is reportedly looking to return the digital assets to the customers in sanction nations, as per the letter posted by an ex-Bittrex user Ziya Sadr on Twitter. It's been a few years that @BittrexExchange disabled Iranian accounts, froze their holdings and stayed silent on the subject.Today, I (and many others) received an […]
2019-11-12 01:04 | |
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Over the past 11 years, numerous cryptocurrency exchanges have been hacked. The total amount of funds stolen because of these incidents has become astronomical. Even in 2019, that trend is not slowing down.
2019-11-11 05:30 | |
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In which asset class would you direct $10,000 in investment capital – bitcoin or gold? There’s one condition. You can’t touch the funds for 10 long years. According to a Twitter poll crafted by former U.
2019-11-5 00:21 | |
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A court in Brazil has given 24 hours for a company operating in automated bitcoin to refund the money to the two investors it has. In the past few years, Atlas Quantum platform as allegedly faced a lot of difficulties withdrawing funds and making profits since the securities regulator in the country took strict action […]
2019-10-30 01:03 | |
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If you were keen on the industry news concerning Bitcoin for the past two years, you would have noticed a recurring trend in the Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. They are financial vehicles that are believed to be a catalyst that will take the nascent market to greater heights. Some analysts think so even though these vehicles […]
2019-10-14 17:13 | |
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If you have followed the Bitcoin industry’s news cycle over the past two years, you likely would have noticed an incessantly recurring trend: Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These financial vehicles, which have yet to appear in U.
2019-10-14 23:30 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published draft guidelines for funds investing in cryptocurrencies. Japan is years ahead of the majority of the nations in the crypto game since they realized the potential in crypto back in 2017 and even legalized it for the public use. To give you a perspective, most of the so-called […]
2019-10-4 18:20 | |
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The PayFair project, an Ethereum-based startup that has been around for about three years, closed its site temporarily due to a compromised private key on its chief cold wallet. The funds were moved from the hacked wallet into a still unrevealed new cold storage.
2019-10-3 22:00 | |
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The Ripple website has recently removed all mentions of its previous products, xRapid, xCurrent, as well as xVia. After years of promising value stemming from the usage of those systems, Ripple pivotes to a new approach.
2019-10-1 16:00 | |
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After years of waiting, the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may finally be moving towards approving crypto-related exchange traded funds (ETFs). In an official announcement on Sept 26, the commission voted on new rules and form amendments that will modernize the process of listing ETFs. The new rules are aiming to establish “a clear […]
2019-9-27 18:42 | |
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Recently, the blockchain market has witnessed a precedent. Unlike most startups attempting to raise funds for the development of their projects, an existing company with over 50.000 customers and 10 years of market experience started its own blockchain initiative, with the ultimate purpose to integrate blockchain technology to all of its operations in the foreseeable […] The post Essence and Differentiation of the LCG Token appeared first on NullTX.
2019-9-16 14:55 | |
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Coinspeaker Volocopter Raises $55M, Redies to Launch Its Flying Taxi Service Within Next 3 YearsVolocopter announced that it has acquired funds amounting to $55 million from its latest Series C funding round to help it compete with the Uber Elevate team in the new Flying taxi service arena.
2019-9-10 15:28 | |
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The Electric Coin Company, a private entity set up to develop and fund the ZCash protocol, has broken off negotiations with the ZCash Foundation to share the protocol’s trademark, September 2, 2019.
2019-9-3 13:00 | |
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Some 15 countries, including Australia and Singapore, are reportedly banding together to create a data collection and sharing system on individuals carrying out cryptocurrency transactions. According to Nikkei, the common goal would be to prevent funds from being laundered or used to finance terrorist organizations.
2019-8-9 16:22 | |
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PointPay is creating a fundamentally new product that combines three services in a single closed-loop ecosystem: PointPay Crypto Bank, PointPay Crypto Exchange platform and PointPay Multi-currency Wallet.
2019-7-18 11:03 | |
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It seems inevitable that two of the financial world’s hottest trends would cross roads with each other. For bitcoin enthusiasts and investors looking to benefit from the growing popularity of exchange-traded funds (ETF), the possibility of a derivative that tracks the value of cryptocurrencies is the best chance for connecting the two worlds.
2019-7-4 14:42 | |
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The South Korean-based cryptocurrency wallet PlusToken has allegedly conducted an exit scam, stealing users’ funds. According to a recent report released by FinanceMagnates, the funds stolen are valued at over $3 billion from individuals using the wallet.
2019-7-2 17:53 | |
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New Information Revealed From Kleiman vs. Wright Case According to this filing, in order to have access to these funds, it is necessary to have the participation of all the trustees, but one of them has not been in contact for several years.
2019-6-21 22:03 | |
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The latest court-ordered report into the QuadrigaCX scandal arrived yesterday with some pretty damning claims of fraudulent activity. These include founder and CEO, Gerald Cotten, embezzling customer funds to margin trade (badly) on other exchanges for years.
2019-6-20 13:00 | |
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Dengba inn, the predecessor of Dengba planet, was founded in 2007. After 12 years of operation and development, 88 Dengba inns have been established in 70 cities in 10 countries around the world. More than 1,000,000 Backpackers come to Dengba every year, and nearly 50,000 online Backpackers have formed in recent years.
2019-6-18 22:51 | |
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Europe’s securities watchdog ESMA has warned crypto companies not to falsely promote their MiCA-regulated status to avoid misleading investors. The European Securities and Markets Authority issued a warning to crypto companies on Friday, urging them not to use their regulated…
Plasma, a startup focused on stablecoins, raised an impressive $500 million in its latest public token offering, far surpassing its initial target. On June 9, Plasma announced on X that its public token sale for XPL sold out in just…
Authorities in Europe have dismantled a massive cryptocurrency-based money laundering network that moved over €21 million for criminal groups across China and the Middle East. According to a May 14 statement, Europol coordinated with Spanish, Belgian, and Austrian law enforcement…
Blockchain-focused privacy protocol COTI will collaborate with the ECB to implement its privacy technology for the upcoming digital euro. COTI, a privacy-centric layer-2 solution on Ethereum, has been selected as one of the pioneer partners in the European Central Bank’s…
Europe's central bank is pushing for the digital Euro, hoping to implement it by October this year.
The European Central Bank is urging faster action on the digital euro as legislative delays risk hindering progress amid growing global competition. The digital euro project is facing delays in the European Union, with the European Central Bank urging faster…
In a bid to enhance Anti-Money Laundering (AML) measures, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has expanded Travel Rules guidelines to include crypto service providers and their intermediaries. Starting December 30, crypto exchanges in the EU will need to comply with…