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Tether Partly Backed by Bitcoin, Court Transcription Reveals
Tether, a stablecoin tied to the dollar that is meant to mediate the volatility of other cryptocurrencies, is partly backed by bitcoin. As detailed in court documents obtained by The Block, Tether admitted to using some of the cash reserves meant to back its stablecoin to purchase bitcoin, among other assets. дальше »
2019-5-22 23:02 | |
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Large Bitstamp Transaction under Investigation as BitMex Reports $250 Million Liquidation
A large transaction was reported by Bitstamp earlier today, which the exchange said its system was able to contain. Things may be a bit bigger than they expected though, as $250 million was reportedly liquidated on BitMex. дальше »
2019-5-18 21:41 | |
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The LEO Token via IEO Will Be Available for Trading on BitFinex Next Week, May 20th
Bitfinex has been working on their LEO token for a while, and it is almost ready to launch to investors. According to an announcement from The Block, the exchange said that they will be allowing for the trading of the token by May 20th. дальше »
2019-5-17 21:39 | |
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Coinbase CEO Teases Launch of Debit Card in the U.S.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has announced that the company is working on introducing its debit card to customers in the U. S. Armstrong’s announcement came in a live AMA session on YouTube on May 16, 2019, during which he fielded questions and touched on various topics such as community trust ratings for altcoins and fraud prevention. дальше »
2019-5-18 19:15 | |
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Poloniex Halts Trading of Altcoins; REP, OMNI, NXT, LSK, GAS, GAME, DCR, BCN and ARDR in the US
The crypto exchange Poloniex, has stated that they will cease sales of the following crypto assets to American buyers namely; GAME, LSK, NXT, DCR, ARDR, GAS, OMNI, BCN and REP. Poloniex said that the listed 9 assets will still be available for buyers outside the US, but as they are very close to being defined […] дальше »
2019-5-17 03:55 | |
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Binance Relaunches With $1.2M Giveaway Following System Upgrade
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is preparing to leave its $40 million hack behind it, confirming it had relaunched most of its service May 15. Binance Goes Live (Again) Only around one week after hackers managed to circumvent security mechanisms in what CEO Changpeng Zhao said was a coordinated attack, Binance is finishing its last checks before going fully live. дальше »
2019-5-15 16:30 | |
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SEC Commissioner Says Time Is Right for Bitcoin ETFs — 3 Funds Pending
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently reviewing three bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one of which was filed last week to track the prices of two cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2019-5-15 05:30 | |
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Bitfinex raised $1 billion in 10 days by selling a token redeemable for Tethers
Embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex raised $1 billion in 10 days with an initial exchange offering (IEO), money it hopes will alleviate concerns of its financial stability. Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino tweeted Monday that private firms, both inside the cryptocurrency sector and out, had contributed more than $100 million each throughout the fundraising. дальше »
2019-5-14 16:09 | |
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Digiwills ICO
Digiwills is a service based on a smart contract that aims to ensure that your digital assets are not lost or fall into the wrong hands. Thanks to the blockchain technology, with this innovative service it will be possible to safely leave all your digital assets. дальше »
2019-5-14 03:22 | |
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Bakkt Update: Futures and Custody User Acceptance Testing to Come up in July
The long-awaited Bitcoin trading and custody platform Bakkt may be launching soon as information from the company suggests a huge step is underway. In a Medium post today, the company said it will be engaging in user acceptance testing in July. дальше »
2019-5-13 18:07 | |
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Bitfinex CTO says $1 billion fund raise complete, is it good for the crypto market?
According to Paolo Ardoino, the chief technology officer (CTO) of Bitfinex, the crypto exchange has completed fundraising of $1 billion in tether (USDT). Ardoino said: “Bitfinex is able to raise 1b USDt in 10 days, in a private sale. дальше »
2019-5-13 13:15 | |
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Binance Aims To Restore Withdrawals On Tuesday 14th May
In an update published today, Binance chief Changpeng Zhou said that he hopes the exchange will be able to resume withdrawals early next week. He noted that the exchange has been updated “with a large number of advanced security features added and/or completely re-architected. дальше »
2019-5-13 19:31 | |
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Busted: Bitcointalk User Publishes Evidence of LocalCoin DEX Plagiarizing Whitepaper
A Bitcointalk user ICOEthics has brought up issues concerning a whitepaper plagiarism by decentralized crypto exchange Localcoin. The exchange has come under attack since then as users have created a discussion thread on the matter, with the aim of finding out the truth behind the issue. дальше »
2019-5-11 21:40 | |
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Op Ed: Understanding the Latest FinCEN Guidance for Cryptocurrencies
On May 9, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new “interpretive guidance” about how its regulations apply to businesses that conduct money transmissions in virtual currencies. дальше »
2019-5-11 21:34 | |
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“Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce Bashes SEC for Stifling Innovation
Hester Maria Peirce, an American lawyer and a Commissioner on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has said in a speech on May 9, 2019, that the agency’s unwillingness to take meaningful actions towards regulating the cryptospace has stifled innovation. дальше »
2019-5-11 20:00 | |
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Update On Binance Security Breach: Deposits and Withdrawals to Resume Soon
The Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao has spoken up concerning the recent hack that led to the loss of 7,000 BTC (over $40 million). In a post on the company’s official blog today, CZ said the exchange is working round the clock to ensure normal deposits and withdrawals are restored. дальше »
2019-5-10 15:27 | |
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Joseph Lubin on Tether-Bitfinex Debacle: “It seems like a really big mess that probably won’t get better”
Joseph Lubin, founder of ConsenSys and co-founder of Ethereum, has shared his views on the recent debacle involving controversial stablecoin, Tether, and its parent company Bitfinex exchange. Speaking at the Fluidity Summit conference, Lubin said. дальше »
2019-5-10 13:19 | |
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Joseph Lubin on Bitfinex: It Seems Like a Really Big Mess That Probably Won’t Get Better
CEO of ConsenSys Joseph Lubin said that the situation with cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex will not get better
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Hut 8 Mining on Sustainability, Expansion and Surviving Crypto Winter
Hut 8 Mining (named after Hut 8 in Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing broke the enigma code and accelerated the end of World War II) has just filed its audited financial statements for 2018, detailing a tight but still profitable bitcoin mining business. дальше »
2019-5-10 20:04 | |
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Binance Reveals Hack Information as Security Becomes a Public Concern
This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Vincent He. Since May 1, 2019, bitcoin’s price has been rising, reaching a top of over $6,000. As the whole cryptocurrency industry was enjoying the rise, an unexpected hack put a stop to the rise of bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-10 18:48 | |
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Bitcoin Bros’ Silence to Coinbase Ban of Milo Yiannopoulos Is Deafening
By CCN: Bitcoin evangelists’ silence in the face of Coinbase banning gay Jewish conservative activist Milo Yiannopoulos is deafening. Their refusal to condemn the ban undercuts the myth of crypto as a foil to traditional banking institutions. дальше »
2019-5-9 00:30 | |
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Oil Field Alchemy: How Bitcoin Can Turn Waste, Emissions into Proof-of-Work
In a handful of oil fields in the Great White North, natural gas, an otherwise wasted drilling by-product, is being put to work. But it’s not being used to well more oil; it’s being used to mine bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-8 20:07 | |
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No, Binance Won’t Be Rolling Back The Bitcoin Blockchain
Following this morning’s $40 million hack of the globe’s largest crypto asset exchange there were calls to roll back the Bitcoin blockchain to nullify the fraudulent transaction. Binance boss Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao said in an earlier AMA that the company was deciding on whether to push for a possible rollback. дальше »
2019-5-8 10:30 | |
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World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Binance Reports 7,000 Bitcoin Hack
Binance, the world’s largest crypto asset exchange in daily volume, has experienced a security breach involving some 7,000 bitcoin valued at around $40 million. In an official update released by, Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance better known to the community as CZ, the Binance team said about 2 percent of Binance’s bitcoin holdings were […] The post World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Binance Reports 7,000 Bitcoin Hack appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »
2019-5-8 03:32 | |
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Toxic ICO Taxes: Thailand Stock Chief Slams Regulators for Crippling Crypto-Friendly Startups
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. дальше »
2019-5-7 14:24 | |
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Bitcoin Price Rages to New 2019 High Beyond $5,900 with Fuming Bulls Ahead
By CCN. com: Within three hours, the bitcoin price surged from $5,682 to $5,910 on Coinbase, a leading regulated crypto exchange that operates in the U. S. market, reaching a new 2019 high. In the past week, the bitcoin price has soared by more than 11 percent, allowing the rest of the crypto market to add $20 billion to its market capitalization. дальше »
2019-5-7 10:11 | |
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Bitrefill CCO John Carvalho ‘senses’ ulterior motive behind Roger Ver backing Bitcoin Cash
John Carvalho, the CCO of Bitrefill and an advocate of Bitcoin [BTC] has time and again asserted that all hard fork coins are scams. Echoing a similar sentiment at a recent talk session on ‘Letstalkbitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-5 16:00 | |
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ADAX Awarded New Exchange License for Security Tokens
(Manila, Philippines) – Asia Digital Asset Exchange (ADAX) was awarded an Offshore Virtual Currency Exchange (OVCE) License from the Philippines’ Cagayan Economic Zone Authority. Receiving this license is a major step forward for ADAX Tech as they launch their fully regulated asset backed token issuance and exchange platform. дальше »
2019-5-4 13:34 | |
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Bitfinex Investigation Causes 50% Drop in Exchange’s Ethereum Cold Storage Wallet
One of the leading crypto exchange platforms, Bitfinex, had about 50% drop in its available Ethereum (ETH), that was held in cold offline storage. This drop was made known by Andrew Rennhack, a Twitter user, who said that the account had only about 1. дальше »
2019-5-4 01:43 | |
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BitMart Hosted Lectures at Top U.S. Academic Institutions, Determined to Promote Blockchain Education
On April 26 and April 30, BitMart Exchange, a premier global digital asset trading platform, organized two separate lectures at Columbia University and The State University of New York at Stony Brook (SBU). дальше »
2019-5-3 21:08 | |
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Bitcoin for the Win: “Buy the Dip” is What Bakkt’s ICE has been Doing in Crypto Winter
Buying Bitcoin at discount is what Intercontinental Exchange, that is planning for its long-awaited crypto trading platform Bakkt did when Bitcoin went down to $3,200, reported Reuters. In an interview with Reuter, ICE’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Sprecher said, “It’s really been helpful that the cryptocurrency industry sort of went into what they call winter. […] дальше »
2019-5-3 18:25 | |
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Binance Teams Up With Elliptic to Bolster AML Compliance
As part of its efforts to be regulatory compliant, Malta-based crypto exchange Binance has partnered with Blockchain startup Elliptic. According to a Coindesk report, the partnership will help Binance mitigate anti-money laundering (AML) concerns as it expands into new regions. дальше »
2019-5-3 19:27 | |
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Blockchain Will Revolutionize 300 Years of Stock Trading: London Stock Exchange
By CCN. com: The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is weighing the benefits of using blockchain technology for issuing stock and settling trades. In an interview with CNBC, the LSE chief executive Nikhil Rathi said he was inspired by early blockchain initiatives at other stock exchanges, and sees the benefit of distributed ledger technology: “You can certainly see distributed ledger technology having an application in the issuance process… I can see that technology being used in settlement too. дальше »
2019-5-2 13:53 | |
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Controversial stablecoin Tether is only 74 percent backed by cash (and other assets)
Tether’s lawyer has now admitted that the stablecoin is only 74 percent backed by cash and equivalents, according to an affidavit filed on Tuesday. In the filing, Stuart Hoegner, the company’s general counsel, said Tether held approximately $2. дальше »
2019-5-1 13:19 | |
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Billionaire Bitfinex Shareholder Hints at Exchange Token after $850 Million Tether Scandal
By CCN. com: According to a statement released by Dong Zhao on Weibo, a billionaire investor in Bitfinex and a widely recognized trader, bitcoin exchange Bitfinex is planning to create an exchange-based token following the Tether scandal. дальше »
2019-4-30 15:02 | |
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Crypto Exchange Liquid Unveils US Expansion Plans
Liquid, the cryptocurrency exchange platform operated by Japanese startup Quoine, has partnered with Virtual Currency Partners (VCP), a venture capital group composed of fintech and crypto investors and entrepreneurs, to establish a jointly-owned entity called Liquid Financial USA Inc. дальше »
2019-4-30 01:34 | |
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Cosmos Soars 27% Upon Binance Listing, Crypto Community Raves
By CCN. com: ATOM, the native crypto asset of the highly anticipated Cosmos blockchain network, has been listed by Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, said that the development team behind Cosmos refused to communicate with exchanges regarding listing opportunities but Binance proactively listed it due to its support of the project. дальше »
2019-4-28 16:21 | |
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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means
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. дальше »
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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Iran’s First Ever Bitcoin ATM Unveiled in Tehran
On April 24, 2019, the first bitcoin ATM in the Islamic Republic of Iran was revealed at the 12th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance in Tehran. дальше »
2019-4-27 21:31 | |
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India is Preparing a ‘Banning of Cryptocurrencies’ Bill
Bitcoin stakeholders in India are decrying the decision by the country’s central bank to exclude cryptocurrency-related businesses in its recently released regulatory sandbox for fintech firms. Meanwhile, reports have emerged that the government is looking to ban cryptocurrencies entirely. дальше »
2019-4-26 12:00 | |
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Breaking: NY AG Alleges Bitcoin Exchange Misused Tether to Hide $850M
By CCN: The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James has officially obtained a court order to request iFinex Inc, the operator of bitcoin exchange Bitfinex and Tether, to cease operations in New York. дальше »
2019-4-26 01:21 | |
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New York Makes First Money Laundering Conviction Involving Cryptocurrency
In what the Manhattan District Attorney calls the first crypto money laundering conviction in New York, two defendants have pleaded guilty to running a drug trafficking business that laundered millions of dollars in Western Union and crypto payments. дальше »
2019-4-25 20:37 | |
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Coinbase fires 30 workers and closes Chicago office after just one year
Prominent cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is set to close its Chicago office just a year after it was opened, and will let go around 30 software engineers in the process, reports Fortune. The group had been tasked with building a special “matching engine” product for high-frequency trading. дальше »
2019-4-24 12:16 | |
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