2018-9-29 21:45 |
The Wall Street Journal claimed Friday that 46 crypto exchanges were used to launder nearly $90 million – with $9 million going through ShapeShift. origin »
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Oklahoma’s City Police has arrested 23 year old Fletcher Robert Childers (pictured left) and 21 year old Joseph Harris (pictured right) on suspicions of stealing through hacking some $14 million worth.
2018-9-29 18:48 | |
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A Switzerland based cryptocurrency exchange which is one of the anonymous exchanges that handles Bitcoin trades, Shapeshift founded by Erik Voorhees in 2014 has been accused of aiding money laundering by Wall Street Journal investigation after the later found that $88.
2018-9-29 10:54 | |
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Cryptocurrency, Exchanges–A recent investigation published by The Wall Street Journal on Friday reports finding close to $100 million in illicit funds being funneled through cryptocurrency via crypto exchanges.
2018-9-29 05:02 | |
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Ever heard of the term crypto laundering? North Korea (DPRK) is trading, laundering and mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and possibly Monero (XMR) in order to evade U. S. sanctions, intelligence experts tell Asia Times.
2018-9-28 16:30 | |
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In a landmark case for the cryptocurrency industry, a federal judge has ruled that a cryptocurrency caught in the midst of a lawsuit is a commodity, court documents reveal.
2018-9-28 23:15 | |
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USD pegged token Tether has the same founders as crypto exchange Bitfinex. An overwhelming majority of Tether passes through the crypto exchange which has incubated a variety of conspiracy theories.
2018-9-27 10:17 | |
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A number of humanitarian groups and affiliated NGOs are beginning to rely on blockchain to help empower and aid refugees. Summer estimates from the United Nations put the number of displaced persons across the world at more than 68 million.
2018-9-27 23:00 | |
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Boston-based cryptocurrency finance firm Circle has just joined the multitudes of other crypto exchange platforms now issuing and trading their own stablecoins. As of September 26, 2018, dollar-pegged USDC is now trading on Poloniex, the crypto-to-crypto exchange Circle acquired in February 2018, and on Circle Trade, the company’s over-the-counter (OTC) platform.
2018-9-27 20:50 | |
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The bitcoin blockchain is now being used to send money to almost a million customers through the Japanese transfer bank SBI Remit and BitPesa. BitPesa’s African Push The protocol was generated to become a quicker, more trustworthy way to finance Africa’s often undercapitalized markets.
2018-9-27 19:00 | |
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Pesamill Africa started trading today in one of Africa’s most active bitcoin markets. The exchange will compete with the likes of Bitpesa, and market itself to more than 48 million Kenyans, promising to help them buy and sell cryptocurrency peer-to-peer or through a centralized exchange with an order book.
2018-9-27 18:45 | |
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A man known as “Tokyo Whale,” for the enormous amount of bitcoin he controls, confirms he unloaded another big chunk of it earlier this year. Nobuaki Kobayashi, the trustee of now-defunct Tokyo exchange Mt.
2018-9-25 19:54 | |
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An upcoming stable coin project featuring a loaning system has bagged a $15 million investment from Andreessen Horowitz. VC Firm to Govern MakerDAO The venture capital firm, with a history of high profile investments into crypto projects, bought 6 percent of the total MKR supply through its $300m crypto fund, a16z crypto.
2018-9-26 18:30 | |
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Andreessen Horowitz invested $15 million in MakerDAO through its subsidiary a16z, which marks the first investment of the newly created fund.
2018-9-25 14:42 | |
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On September 20, 2018; the digital asset trading platform, which invested $ 10 million on purchasing the unusual overseas domain name, IX. com, officially announced to launch. As the world’s first exchange with BTC as platform token, in which one can get multiple high returns by the quantity of BTC he holds.
2018-9-25 07:03 | |
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On September 20, 2018; the digital asset trading platform, which invested $ 10 million on purchasing the unusual overseas domain name, IX. com, officially announced to launch. As the world’s first exchange with BTC as platform token, in which one can get multiple high returns by the quantity of BTC he holds.
2018-9-25 03:00 | |
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Several Chinese researchers from Fudan University, Tsinghua University and the University of California Riverside have produced the first systematic study of the malicious mining of cryptocurrencies, known as cryptojacking, unveiling increasing complexity over time.
2018-9-25 23:59 | |
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The digital asset trading platform, which invested $ 10 million on purchasing the unusual overseas domain name, IX. com, officially announced to launch. As the world's first exchange with BTC as platform token, in which one can get multiple high returns by the quantity of BTC he holds.
2018-9-24 20:30 | |
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In an open letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the U. S. House’s Committee on Ways and Means argues that the tax collection body is leaving investors in the lurch with its vague cryptocurrency tax codes.
2018-9-21 23:35 | |
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AR-powered vanity platform Perfect365, which touts more than 100 million (mostly female) users, is the latest startup to embrace blockchain technology and tokenize its platform. Through a collaboration with Kin (a cryptocurrency developed by messaging giant Kik), the beauty app will soon reward users with cryptocurrency for their activity on Perfect365.
2018-9-20 18:31 | |
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Grandshores Technology Group, a Hong Kong-based public blockchain investment company, is planning to raise $12. 7 million through a digital token fund in an effort to finance a yen-backed cryptocurrency project.
2018-9-19 11:00 | |
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Grandshores Technology Group, a Hong Kong–listed investment holding company, is seeking to raise around $12. 7 million through a digital token fund, according to reports from the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
2018-9-19 00:42 | |
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Kin Ecosystem Foundation, the nonprofit governance organization for the Kin cryptocurrency, has announced the appointment of Matthew DiPietro as its chief marketing officer (CMO) today, September 18, 2018.
2018-9-18 19:38 | |
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Malware, a persistent thorn in the side of the internet’s wider community, has become an increasing concern for cryptocurrency users. A problem that comes in many forms, malicious software is leveraged by hackers to rob community members of their funds.
2018-9-18 23:37 | |
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Overstock, the first major retailer to accept bitcoin, expects to formally begin selling the pioneer cryptocurrency through its website in the first half of 2019, the company announced in a September 14, 2018, press release.
2018-9-17 14:00 | |
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In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, Australia’s financial regulators have expressed skepticism regarding Coinjar’s purported trade volume, Paysend has partnered with Bitstamp to facilitate cryptocurrency purchases through its Global Account, and Seed Cx has announced a $15 million USD Series B funding round.
2018-9-16 12:25 | |
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Chen Min, the former chief chip maker at Bitcoin mining chip developer Canaan Creative, is turning her attention to Ethereum. Announcing her venture at the Ethereum Classic Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Chen’s new company, Linzhi, will focus on building cryptocurrency mining devices, and its first official products are a series of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners designed specifically for Ethereum and Ethereum Classic.
2018-9-15 01:22 | |
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Huobi Japan Holding Ltd. has acquired a majority stake in Japanese cryptocurrency exchange BitTrade, marking the top-three exchange’s formal entry into the Japanese market.
2018-9-14 22:25 | |
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Crypto, charity and cycling. It’s an unlikely triad, but two fitness enthusiasts-turned-crypto philanthropists believe that, taken in combination, the three can drive positive change.
2018-9-12 21:42 | |
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Altcoin. io, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in San Diego, has raised nearly $1 million through WeFunder in its bid to become the world’s safest platform for exchanging digital value, the company announced in a September 2, 2018, press release.
2018-9-10 21:00 | |
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The Pigzbe Wallet Hits $7. 2 Million in Funding for ICO Pigzbe, which is a digital ‘piggy-wallet’ that runs on a native crypto coin called the Wollo, recently, hit $7. 2 million in total funding through an ICO.
2018-9-9 06:39 | |
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LinkedIn has been keeping its finger on the pulse of the United States’ most thriving startups, and crypto organizations are showing tremendous signs of life — and growth.
2018-9-8 23:36 | |
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Pigzbe, a digital “piggy-wallet” which runs on its native cryptocurrency called Wollo (WLO), has hit $7. 2m in total funding through its token crowd-sale. The company says, this leaves just $1.
2018-9-8 19:04 | |
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Grayscale Investments is making a $6. 3 million investment in the cryptocurrency ZEN. The investment will be through a new fund whose entire focus is on Horizen, a small and relatively unknown platform that hosts a cryptocurrency, called ZEN.
2018-9-7 23:30 | |
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Per a report by The Sydney Morning Herald, on September 4, 2018, the Great Keppel Island in Queensland, Australia, is set to get “tokenized” to revamp the island’s economy which has seen better days in the past.
2018-9-6 17:00 | |
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A $100 million dollars worth of Bitcoins have been moved into the market over the last twenty-four hours. These funds have been moved into the market through three exchanges; BitMEX, Binance and Bitfinex.
2018-9-4 12:57 | |
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Bittrex is all set to delist Bitcoin Gold (BTG) thanks to a series of hacks that total more than $20 million in stolen funds. Bitcoin Gold is a hard fork of Bitcoin and it has gone through the wars of late.
2018-9-4 00:54 | |
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Huobi Group acquired 199 million shares of the Pantonics Holding Ltd at HK$2.72 (or $0.35) per share, through its two subsidiaries - Huobi Universal and Huobi Capital. The post Crypto Exchange Huobi Acquires a Hong Kong-based Public Listed Firm for $70 Million appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-8-30 20:18 | |
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We are living in a digital age of instant gratification. Thirty million songs can be accessed with a swipe of our smartphone on the Spotify app. Meanwhile, Netflix will ensure you can binge through an entire season of a TV series rather than wait for next week’s episode.
2018-8-29 22:05 | |
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Indiegogo, a popular crowdfunding website, is allowing an Aspen-based luxury ski resort to issue and distribute securities tokens via its platform. The hotel is seeking to raise $18 million USD through the offering – which Indiegogo has claimed is fully compliant with all pertinent regulations.
2018-8-25 16:05 | |
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The World Bank and Australia's largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, have issued a public bond exclusively through the blockchain. The $100 million AUD ($73.
2018-8-25 23:16 | |
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The mood and feel in the crypto-verse this Friday the 24th of August is one of optimism as the SEC announced that it was reviewing all 9 Bitcoin backed ETF denials. The nine ETFs by ProShares, Direxion, and GraniteShares were rejected yesterday due to concerns about volatility and lack of a ‘significant size’ markets to […] The post Tron (TRX) Is Now Accessible to Over 2.
2018-8-24 12:40 | |
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At the beginning of this month Coinbase Commerce announced that it had launched a new WooCommerce plugin which would allow cryptocurrencies to be used as a form of payment for commercial transactions.
2018-8-24 01:21 | |
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Indiegogo has taken another step into cryptocurrency, blockchain, and funding through ICOs, launching its first security token sale – but it isn’t for everyone. Fresh off its foray into initial coin offerings (ICO) last December, the crowdfunding service has launched its first security token sale.
2018-8-23 16:08 | |
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Three years ago, CoinDesk was sold for $500,000. Through the first seven months of 2018, CoinDesk generated more than $20 million in revenue, on pace to break the $30 million mark by the end of the year.
2018-8-22 21:33 | |
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On August 20, 2018, X Infinity announced that they had successfully raised $20. 5 million through a private sale. The Singapore-based fintech firm surpassed their projected target of raising $18 million.
2018-8-22 08:00 | |
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Justin Sun and the Tron (TRX) Foundation officially acquired the famous peer-to-peer platform of BitTorrent back in mid June. The transaction was completed through Rainberry Acquisition Inc. and for a heavy price tag of $120 Million in cash.
2018-8-21 18:11 | |
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According to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a British watchdog, cryptocurrency fraud is on the rise in Britain according to Reuters report on August 17, 2018. The fraudsters lure their victims with promises of instant wealth through their “investment packages.
2018-8-19 02:00 | |
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Mazzuma, the third highest ranked mobile money payments system based on transaction volume in Ghana seeks to utilize blockchain technology through the creation of the MAZ cryptocurrency to enable instant seamless payments globally.
2018-8-18 02:19 | |
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Los Angeles-based cryptocurrency investment firm SFOX has raked in roughly $22. 7 million in its Series A funding. The round was headed by venture platforms Social Capital and Tribe Capital and earned the participation of other firms like DCG, SV Angel, Blockchain Capital and Y Combinator.
2018-8-17 01:31 | |
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ShapeShift has agreed to pay a $275,000 fine to settle allegations brought by the SEC, which said the exchange failed to register as a dealer. In a settlement revealed on Mar. 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced…
A mansion in Los Angeles built by the late Lakers basketball Wilt Chamberlain has reportedly been sold to ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees for $9.7 million. A Los Angeles-based mansion once owned by basketball player Wilt Chamberlain has found a new…
Erik Voorhees, CEO of the American crypto exchange ShapeShift, participated in the DeFi convention, Permissionless. Voorhees focused on the permissionless nature of crypto. He pointed out that everything started with the invention of Bitcoin (BTC) 15 years ago. He explained…
The Treasury's first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements to its existing anti-money laundering regime.
Представители криптовалютной индустрии осудили введение санкций против миксера Tornado Cash за отмывание цифровых активов стоимостью свыше $7 млрд. Разработчик Ethereum (ETH) Престон Ван Лун считает, что блокировка сервиса лишена здравого смысла.
ShapeShift, a decentralized, non-custodial cryptocurrency platform, has announced the launch of its new open-source v2 web platform. The new platform allows users to manage their crypto privately, without KYC, simply by connecting their crypto wallets.
According to the exchange, it plans to retain 16 cards from the blockchain-based game Spells of Genesis to sell before 2022 and give the remaining 16 to its DAO.