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The Department of Justice has seized half a million dollars in crypto from NetWalker, in an operation that also involved Bulgarian authorities. origin »
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With most stablecoins pegged to dollars, the crypto industry is wedded to a single currency with uncertain prospects. Time to diversify.
2020-9-29 21:03 | |
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Decentralized finance has been crypto’s defining motif this year, thanks in no small part to the ascendance of token mining solutions popularly known as yield farming. However, despite billions of dollars of crypto assets being locked into DeFi protocols, it has still to be determined whether decentralized finance can realize the lofty goals that inspired its creation, like banking the unbanked and providing greater financial inclusion.
2020-9-24 15:52 | |
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United States law enforcement has disrupted another darknet drug trafficking ring, recovering illegal narcotics, firearms, and millions of dollars in crypto and cash. Cryptocurrencies remain a popular payment method on the dark web for illicit drugs and other controlled goods.
2020-9-23 21:57 | |
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A new analytics firm scores a major contract with the U.S. tax agency, which has been upping its crypto engagement left and right.
2020-9-10 20:50 | |
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A cryptocurrency exchange in Slovakia is the latest platform to be victimized by hackers. This time, hackers made off with more than 5 million dollars according to early assessments by researchers at The Block.
2020-9-9 11:32 | |
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Some might say, Tether has saved the day. Surely for the degen whose million dollars was involved here. But not for the crypto industry, which promotes self-sovereignty. As Dovey Wan said, “It’s defeating the purpose of “code is law” and “unconditional execution of smart contracts.
2020-9-8 19:36 | |
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With more than half a billion dollars worth BTC already tokenized, Messari believes that projects bringing Bitcoin to DeFi will emerge as leaders of the crypto sector.
2020-9-2 07:39 | |
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Crypto-dollars offer an alternative to unreliable currencies and the dangers of holding physical cash. They just need to be designed for everyday people.
2020-8-31 20:03 | |
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The US government is looking to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts that were used by North Korean hackers who reportedly stole millions of dollars of digital assets from two crypto exchanges. A civil forfeiture complaint is filed by the US Department of Justice.
2020-8-28 19:00 | |
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Two Chinese crypto exchanges allegedly lost millions of dollars to North Korean hackers.
2020-8-28 23:09 | |
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About ten days back, Barstool Sports president Dave Portnoy who became a day trader during the coronavirus pandemic, jumped in bitcoin — million dollars deep in it. Earlier this week, in his BlockFi sponsored session, he called himself the “Baron of bitcoin,” stating that he is up to $100,000 in his investment only to declare […]
2020-8-22 19:44 | |
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Chinese iron ore importers want to adopt the digital yuan to make transactions less dependent on American currency.
2020-8-19 04:54 | |
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Crypto collateral on the Curve Finance DeFi platform has spiked to almost a billion dollars propelling it up the total value locked list to third place. The influx of capital came after a rather perplexing deployment of its governance token and DAO on Thursday.
2020-8-17 08:50 | |
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The crypto exchange group is forming a new fund to invest tens of millions of dollars in the DeFi space.
2020-8-3 11:07 | |
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The amount of stablecoins circulating throughout the crypto market has been tremendous growth in 2020 Although it took this fragment of the market five years grow to $6 billion in size, it has grown to over $12 billion throughout the past six months alone This is an extremely positive development for Bitcoin, as many view the stablecoin supply as “dry powder” that can help ignite future rallies Because billions of dollars are pouring into these […]
2020-7-16 02:00 | |
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One of the biggest crypto exchange, Kraken, has began trading the ethereum based defi token Comp in dollars, euros, bitcoin and eth. That’s while Compound now holds $1.7 billion in...
2020-7-15 20:45 | |
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An alleged crypto pyramid scheme stole hundreds of millions of dollars from investors.
2020-7-1 23:49 | |
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The IDG-backed KuCoin crypto exchange platform has added support for another payment option on its P2P Fiat Market. Starting June 24, 2020, the platform’s users can now purchase leading cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, and USDT with US Dollars (USD) through PayPal.
2020-6-25 16:47 | |
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On June 24, 2020, KuCoin, an IDG-backed crypto exchange, announced that its P2P Fiat Market added support for US Dollars (USD), meaning traders can buy cryptocurrencies like USDT, BTC and ETH with USD via PayPal and other payment methods.
2020-6-25 12:07 | |
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On June 24, 2020, KuCoin, an IDG-backed crypto exchange, announced that its P2P Fiat Market added support for US Dollars (USD), meaning traders can buy cryptocurrencies like USDT, BTC and ETH with USDThe post KuCoin P2P Fiat Market Supports Buying Crypto With USD Via PayPal appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-6-25 19:05 | |
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The biggest Ponzi schemes in the history of crypto carted away billions of dollars of investors’ money. According to the latest report from Chainalysis, 2019 was the year of crypto Ponzi schemes.
2020-6-22 19:30 | |
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With BTC miners HODLing, Reddit dreaming big and a crypto card issuer missing billions of dollars and drawing comparisons to Enron, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another Bitcoin news roundup.
2020-6-20 17:20 | |
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Robust and effective compliance programs for virtual asset exchanges such as Bitcoin of America, which owns and operates a crypto exchange platform as well as a nationwide network of bitcoin ATM locations, isn’t simply a matter of operating a system for CIP, KYC, and AML procedures.
2020-6-20 16:30 | |
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Who watches the watchdogs? President Trump reportedly told his Treasury Secretary to go after Bitcoin while the DEA failed to properly oversee crypto investigations.
2020-6-19 19:09 | |
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Trading and speculation were the dominant use cases for cryptocurrency in its first decade, but gambling is emerging as an exciting new frontier. To say that online betting platforms have embraced crypto would be an understatement; many online gaming dens have dispensed entirely with dollars and pounds, choosing to do business with digital assets instead.
2020-6-17 18:35 | |
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Atlanta-based blockchain firm, BitPay, announces its new prepaid debit card available to U. S. customers with an aim to improve contactless payments and provide a fast and cheap gateway to spend cryptocurrency at any MasterCard accepted stores in the world.
2020-6-17 17:45 | |
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Kazakhstan is aiming to attract nearly $740 million dollars in investment through various crypto industry-related activities over the next three years.
2020-6-17 15:18 | |
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The National Science Foundation has given blockchain startup KRNC $225,000 to design cryptocurrency features for the U.S. dollar.
2020-6-12 12:00 | |
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Voyager, the crypto-asset brokerage firm, has announced a private placement of 2. 9 million Canadian dollars raised through the sale and distribution of 14,484,440 units. Each unit represents a share of the Company and one-half Share purchase warrant in the capital of the Company.
2020-6-10 23:51 | |
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Paxos, a stablecoin with a market cap around a quarter of a billion dollars, is under siege by transactions relating to the alleged Ponzi scheme called MMM BSC. Crypto Briefing... The post An Alleged Ponzi Scheme Makes up 40% of Paxos’ Stablecoin Activity appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-6-10 18:26 | |
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Coinbase Analytics vaults the massive crypto exchange into a crowded field of blockchain tracing companies all vying for millions of federal dollars.
2020-6-6 01:10 | |
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The past few months have seen Coinbase throw millions of dollars at supporting the budding decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem based on Ethereum. As reported by CryptoSlate in December, a product manager at the company, Jacob Horne said: “DeFi, or decentralized finance, is an essential part of an open financial system.
2020-5-31 06:05 | |
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A think tank released its plan on how the U.S. government should roll out a digital dollar. The digital dollar wouldn’t replace cash but instead act as a “third form... The post Federal Reserve Digital Dollars, Think Tank Releases Plan for Roll Out appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-5-30 23:28 | |
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On May 25th, KuCoin, an IDG-backed crypto exchange, announced that its OTC Trading Desk will support Canadian dollars (CAD) at 09:00, May 25th (UTC-8), and users can use Canadian dollars to purchase cryptocurrencies such as BTC, USDT, and CADH.
2020-5-27 09:35 | |
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In 2019 the world was captivated by news of a Chinese-based crypto Ponzi scheme called PlusToken. The ringleaders of this scheme defrauded unsuspecting investors out of billions of dollars’ worth of crypto.
2020-5-17 21:30 | |
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International payments processor Visa won a patent describing a digital currency protocol on May 14. The system works on a private blockchain and uses native tokens to facilitate transactions. Good for Crypto? As Forbes reported, the Visa blockchain would feature native “digital dollars” and other central bank-issued fiat currencies.
2020-5-15 17:00 | |
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Ernst & Young (EY), the trustees of the now-bankrupt QuadrigaCX crypto exchange, announced nearly 17,000 applicants have filed for the remaining assets of the exchange. According to the published note on May 6th, EY claimed it will pay out the funds, totaling to around $300 million in current valuation, in Canadian dollars. However, the process […]
2020-5-13 20:46 | |
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The announcement released on Friday states, Bixin will set aside 6,600 BTC (~66 million dollars) from its proprietary mining capital into the “fund of funds”. The funds will be invested in global quantitative trading funds with a special focus on arbitrage, BTC futures and general technical and trend analysis within the industry. As Bitcoin heads […]
2020-5-8 15:52 | |
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TRON and BitTorrent CEO Justin Sun finds himself at the center of controversy, once again, after his company announced that it received a $2 million coronavirus stimulus loan from the... The post Tax Dollars are Funding Justin Sun’s TRON Blockchain appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-5-7 21:38 | |
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Supply chains have ground to a halt and dozens of millions are unemployed but this hasn’t stopped crypto from getting a big fundamental boost: one of Silicon Valley’s most respected venture capital firms just raised half a billion dollars to invest in industry startups.
2020-5-3 10:01 | |
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Bitcoin’s overnight upswing allowed the crypto to gain what appears to be a firm foothold within the $8,000 region This movement came about shortly after the extended period of sideways trading that it faced throughout the past several days It also liquidated millions of dollars in short-positions, leading BTC’s open interest to dive as bears go into hiding Bitcoin’s notable overnight rally has marked a major extension of the uptrend that was first sparked when […]
2020-4-30 02:00 | |
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FTX, one of the fastest-growing crypto derivatives exchanges in the world, has announced the launch of crude oil futures that expire to the spot price of WTI crude oil plus $100 dollars. The fact that the product comes at a time when oil prices touched negative has instilled a new kind of confidence in the […] The post Popular crypto derivatives exchange FTX launches oil futures—here’s what this means for crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-4-24 23:03 | |
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Crypto stablecoins continue to grow since Bitcoin‘s recent bottom, with the companies and consortiums behind each asset printing more supply almost as fast as the Fed prints more US dollars in an effort to save the economy.
2020-4-16 19:00 | |
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Check out this week’s Bad Crypto News.
2020-3-29 00:00 | |
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Per a new report by Kraken Intelligence, young people that are open to crypto investments will inherit trillions of dollars in wealth over the next few decades and a certain portion of it will go into bitcoin.
2020-3-26 15:19 | |
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As part of a plan to aid the unbanked in the US, politicians are considering the use of crypto dollars and digital wallets to speed the disbursement of direct emergency funds. The move comes as massive monetary stimulus packages are proposed to save the sinking economy.
2020-3-25 18:16 | |
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Ripple-powered XRPL Labs has been working on the application, XUMM, for almost a year now. This application will allow users to store both crypto and fiat currencies like Euros and Dollars in their waThe post XRP ledger-based XUMM application enters public beta-testing phase appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-3-24 17:00 | |
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Over the past few weeks, stocks markets, crypto markets, everything took a brutal beating amidst the fear of coronavirus pushing the market into recession. Investors have been selling everything they can get their hands on, even safe haven assets like gold and bonds got sold off in a rush to the safety of cash. It's […]
2020-3-21 21:32 | |
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Canadian firms processing crypto transactions worth more than 1,000 Canadian dollars will have to record and report identifying information regarding their customers
2020-3-19 14:56 | |
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Stephanie Talamantez, former FBI Special Agent and now Senior Managing Director at Guidepost Solutions, shares her insights on the latest crypto fraud trends, how illicit funds are traced, compliance gaps and more.
Сообщение FBI Warns of Fake Law Firms Targeting Crypto Scam Victims появились сначала на Coinstelegram.
FBI investigators say a disturbing new fraud tactic is spreading: con artists posing as attorneys are cold-contacting crypto scam victims, promising fund recovery before stealing even more. The scheme preys on desperation with alarming sophistication. In an alert issued August…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has implicated North Korean-backed hacking groups in a major cryptocurrency heist involving $1. 5 billion in digital assets. The cyberattack targeted Bybit, a Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange, making it one of the largest crypto thefts publicly known.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating crypto scammers who posed as romantic interests to defraud victims of nearly $5 million through dubious investment schemes. Federal prosecutors in North Carolina are looking to seize over $4.99 million recovered from unhosted…
The founder of a cryptocurrency trading platform has been accused of paying Los Angeles police officers to help him extort a victim for their digital assets. A complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation accuses Adam Iza of bribing…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a dark web narcotics marketplace owner after tracking illicit crypto transfers. Rui-Siang Lin, a 23-year-old Taiwan resident, was found guilty of operating a $100 million dark web narcotics marketplace. Known online as…