2019-5-9 19:27 |
The vulnerability that was disclosed by the MakerDAO Foundation this week could have put user funds in jeopardy by preventing withdrawals of MKR tokens. origin »
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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.
2019-5-8 21:39 | |
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By CCN. com: Thai startups raising funds by issuing digitized equities/stocks pay more taxes than an average business, according to Prinn Panitchpakdi. The governor of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) said initial coin offering (ICO) startups typically pay 7 percent in value-added (VAT) and a 20 percent in corporate tax.
2019-5-7 14:24 | |
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While the Crypto Winter may be lingering with us into the spring, crypto exchanges are doing just fine. According to CoinMarketCap, there are now 255 major crypto exchanges.
2019-5-4 22:14 | |
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Crypto security and intelligence firm CipherTrace has published its Q1 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, revealing that exchange platforms all over the world have lost nearly $400 million as a result of hacks and thefts.
2019-5-3 17:40 | |
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The exchange used CryptoCapital as a payment provider, ending up with up to $850 million locked away, possibly with US authorities.
2019-5-2 10:19 | |
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Bitcoin adoption crucible Venezuela could end up using its own sanctioned funds to topple the government if plans go ahead for an “army” of foreign mercenaries. Sources: Plans For ‘5000 Mercenaries’ As Reuters reported on April 30, Erik Prince, founder of the notorious private security contractor Blackwater, allegedly wants to use fiat currency locked up by foreign governments to finance an ongoing backlash against Nicolas Maduro’s regime.
2019-5-1 22:00 | |
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25h April, Singapore, Singapore – Headquartered in Singapore, the fast-growing new exchange has recently received USD 5 million as a personal strategic investment from Jun Du, Huobi Co-Founder and current CEO of Node Capital and Jinse, both well-known entities in the crypto space.
2019-4-29 08:17 | |
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It’s no secret that many crypto investors are hanging their hopes on institutional and corporate investments as the next catalyst that will send the markets surging back towards, or past, their all-time-highs.
2019-4-29 22:30 | |
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The most prominent and largest banks in the world, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, could be surprised by the fast-growing rates registered by some cryptocurrency hedge funds. What will traditional and dominant financial institutions do with the growing influence of virtual currencies? Crypto Hedge Funds Perform Better Than Others Although the bear market of […]
2019-4-28 20:55 | |
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The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million.
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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Today it was not a good day for virtual currencies. Most of them are registering large losses after the scandal in which Bitfinex and Tether (USDT) are involved. The New York State Attorney General Letitia James explained that Bitfinex mismanaged customer’s funds, something that could have had very negative effects in the crypto market. Can […]
2019-4-27 00:33 | |
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Ethereum Developers Say Funding Has Been Approved To Audit ProgPow Mining Proposal Funding has been approved in order to start auditing the code change called Progressive Proof of Work (ProgPow). The information was released by Ethereum (ETH) developers a few hours ago.
2019-4-27 23:04 | |
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When it comes to dealing in cryptocurrencies, one of the major concerns is the potential for getting hacked. Hacking can include only the funds available in a crypto wallet, but there is a major risk that files on the device connected to that wallet could be left exposed as well. In a recent CoinDesk article, […]
2019-4-25 15:35 | |
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Andrei Poliakov is the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry, one of Canada’s premier digital currency platforms. His company is the first in Canada to partner with a government municipality.
2019-4-23 17:42 | |
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According to Adam O’ Brien, a former colleague and friend of the late QuadrigaCX CEO Gerald Cotton, customers are unlikely to recover their funds locked inside the exchange’s cold-storage crypto wallets, reports Global News, April 19, 2019.
2019-4-21 09:00 | |
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By CCN: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on the verge of setting a new all-time high, and soaring fund inflows could push the stock market bellwether over the finish line. Dow Poised to Jump Above All-Time High at 26,828.
2019-4-20 22:43 | |
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By CCN. com: The late CEO of QuadrigaCX crypto exchange Gerald Cotten feared for his life due to the vast amounts of funds he exclusively controlled, a former colleague and friend has said. Per cryptocurrency entrepreneur Adam O’Brien, Cotten worried that he could be kidnapped over the crypto assets worth millions of dollars that he exclusively had access to, according to Global News: Gerry was holding, we know, over $100 million, almost $200 million dollars in funds.
2019-4-19 13:19 | |
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By CCN: Throughout the past month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has overcome significant adversity to recover by nearly 1,000 points. However, despite surging nearly 4 percent to Tuesday’s close at 26,452.
2019-4-17 00:51 | |
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It’s safe to say that Bitcoin has had a good Q1 2019, gaining upwards of 30 percent of its value since January 1st. Now, a new report has it that if the price consolidates above $5,000, this could lead to further increases throughout the year.
2019-4-16 23:00 | |
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It is widely known that Stellar Lumens (XLM) and Ripple are two rivals in the cryptocurrency market. Although they aim at improving the cross-border payment industry, Ripple remains ahead in terms of partnerships, products and funds.
2019-4-14 19:14 | |
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Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper is one of the few people who could make Facebook likable again. Turns out Facebook crypto could be added to the impressive list of companies Draper’s backed.
2019-4-13 11:49 | |
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Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server).
2019-4-12 22:03 | |
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According to a Bloomberg report published April 11, 2019, Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) have emerged as the preferred way of raising funds for the majority of new startups in the blockchain and crypto space.
2019-4-12 21:00 | |
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Bitstamp has been granted the license to offer cryptocurrency services in the state of New York, and it could use the Ripple Network to carry facilitate transfers of funds, a move that could lead to increased use of XRP.
2019-4-10 17:56 | |
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Andy Pag, who founded Mt. Gox Legal, has resigned his position as leader of the group, which represents the majority of the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange’s creditors (users who still had funds on the platform at the time of its implosion.
2019-4-10 00:10 | |
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The leader of the group representing victims of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox is stepping down from his post. The founder and coordinator of Mt. Gox Legal, Andy Pag, is resigning in the midst of a “legal quagmire that could take years to resolve,” he told CoinDesk in an interview.
2019-4-9 14:35 | |
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Mark W. Yusko, one of the founders of Morgan Creek Digital, has recently affirmed that private pension fund managers could “dip their toes” in BTC in order to gain more money. Is that a good idea? The economist believes that it is.
2019-4-9 01:25 | |
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In 2018 alone more than $1 Billion of crypto was stolen. Most people’s funds were stolen in hacks and scams. Others could not reach their crypto, because they lost their private keys or recovery phrases.
2019-4-8 18:29 | |
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New announcements around Bitcoin’s Lightning Network have been coming almost nonstop lately, with new exchanges, wallets and other services popping up seemingly every day.
2019-4-8 18:21 | |
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The cryptocurrency market continues to expand all over the world. Back in 2017 and the beginning of 2018, projects were launching Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) aimed at gathering funds to develop their projects in the market.
2019-4-4 17:52 | |
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The CoolWallet S, made by CoolBit X, combines hot and cold storage solutions, blending the mobility afforded by software wallets with the enhanced security features offered by hardware wallets.
2019-4-4 00:05 | |
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Algorithmic trading funds might have triggered the recent market recovery, Bloomberg reports
2019-4-3 20:13 | |
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Defunct cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX’s should enter bankruptcy proceedings in a bid to minimize costs and facilitate the recovery of assets for creditors, according to a report by Ernst & Young (EY), its court appointed monitor.
2019-4-3 12:23 | |
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QuadrigaCX monitor Ernst & Young suspects that the beleaguered exchange’s late CEO, Gerald Cotten, may have been financing personal expenditures with company funds, and it is now recommending that the assets in Cotten’s estate be placed under a preservation order.
2019-4-3 01:19 | |
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It seems that there are some whales moving funds between countries that could be using he xRapid product developed by Ripple. According to a report released by Behind The Ledger, it is possible to see that the amount of XRP moving between Bitstamp and Coins.
2019-3-30 17:25 | |
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The Finland-based, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform LocalBitcoins released a statement on March 25, 2019, responding to a new act approved by the Finnish Parliament that will require users to verify their identities.
2019-3-28 18:00 | |
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The UK$53,000) per day lost to scammers, enough to buy well specced BMW 3 Series. In some cases victims were hit by a double con. After being scammed for a first time, victims would be targeted by secondary scammers making false claims they could get back the victim’s lost funds for… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Bitcoin
2019-3-28 13:22 | |
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One could be forgiven for shuddering a little when they hear the phrase “raising funds” when discussing the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. To say that Initial Coin Offerings have taken a bit of a battering over the past few years would be an understatement, with numerous projects raising money via the ICO method only to […] The post The Future of Fundraising-the initial loan procurement appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-3-27 15:30 | |
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Ethereum prices bearish and likely to sink below $135 Hackers wreak havoc at Dragon EX, steal user funds Transaction volumes low but could surge as bears retest key support levels Another exchange, Dragon EX, has been breached and user fund stolen demonstrating why it is imperative for assets to be stored at cold wallets away.
2019-3-27 21:00 | |
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Australia’s Karen Andrews of the Ministry for Industry, Science and Technology is pledging $100,000 towards furthering blockchain development. In a press release, Andrews says her department will put the money towards “regulation, skills and capacity building, and international competitiveness and collaboration.
2019-3-19 03:00 | |
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The options available for blockchain project teams seeking to have tasks accomplished is inefficient. What if we could have a platform where developers can ultimately deploy an instant bounty/referral bot without coding, bulk distribute reward and perform other time consuming and tedious tasks without worrying about technical and funds required to do that? Anyone can start a project and build the community right through the platform and ultimately focus on product development which will lead to timely delivery of the mandate required.
2019-3-16 20:33 | |
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The Tokyo District Court has found Mark Karpeles, the former head of now-defunct Bitcoin exchange platform Mt. Gox, guilty of record tampering but innocent on other charges related to embezzlement and breach of trust.
2019-3-16 22:01 | |
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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.
2019-3-15 01:08 | |
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South Korean internet giant Kakao Corp has seen major success during its private initial coin offering (ICO) and will raise more funds this week. Kakao Doubles Down As Bloomberg reported March 10, Kakao, which confirmed it has raised $90 million from token sales, wants to double the figure to $180 million — and could even do so this week.
2019-3-11 14:00 | |
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In this edition of The Daily we cover new legislation that could make Colorado more attractive to digital businesses and token issuers, the launch of a new cryptocurrency index fund, and the latest miner to succumb to crypto winter.
2019-3-10 15:40 | |
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Back in 2018, the Winklevoss twins, Tyler and Cameron, decided to sue the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange BitInstant. According to them, they have paid to him $750,000 to purchase Bitcoin, but they received 5,000 BTC less.
2019-3-9 20:26 | |
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Hodl Hodl, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it is launching a prediction market on Bitcoin. Slated for launch in the spring of 2019, it would be the first Bitcoin-based prediction market to go live on Bitcoin’s mainnet.
2019-3-9 00:16 | |
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Israel wants to capitalize on a spiking interest in security token offerings (STO)
2019-3-27 18:30 | |
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According to a report by local financial news outlet Taiwan Economic Daily, Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has announced that it will establish a new mechanism to raise funds based on security token offerings (STOs).
2019-3-5 21:00 | |
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August saw a surge in phishing attacks, resulting in major losses, including one of the biggest single-attack heists of $55 million in DAI.
Crypto lending platform MakerDAO, the protocol behind the DAI stablecoin, will allow MKR holders to convert their tokens to NewGovToken (NGT) tokens at a ratio of 1:24,000.
Злоумышленникам удалось обнаружить уязвимость в протоколе децентрализованных финансов Hedgey Finance. Хакеры вывели как минимум $1,9 млн, однако реальные потери могут быть значительно больше.
The unabated expansion of stablecoin supply shows capital continues to flow into the crypto market, one observer noted.
Рейтинговое агентств Standard & Poor's составило рейтинг стабильных монет, где USDT получил практически самый низкий балл — четверку. Мотивировка: крупнейший на рынке стейблкоин ограничен в своей способности поддерживать привязку к фиату.
Использование CEX (централизованных криптобирж) — плохая идея в 2023 году. Она несет в себе множество рисков, включая социальные, политические и экономические. Почему? Сейчас объясню.
Стейблкоин Real USD, обеспеченный, как заявляется, реальной недвижимостью, потерял привязку к курсу доллара и рухнул на 50%. Сейчас курс токена немного вырос, однако все еще составляет $0,59.