‘We’re Going to Find You’ – How Undercover Agents Trade Prison Time for Bitcoins
2.9.2019
An Australian national living in Boulder, Colorado was slammed with a one year and a day prison sentence last month for trading bitcoins. An August 23 statement from the Colorado U.S. District Attorney’s Office states that Emilio Testa, 32, was charged with money laundering, and claims Testa...
China Telecom Gears up to Develop Blockchain-Enabled 5G SIM Cards
2.9.2019
China Telecom has divulged strategies to develop blockchain-enabled 5G ready SIM cards, reveals a Chinese website Sina News. The leading China Telecom’s research arm issued the white paper mentioning vital plans on the sidelines of China International Smart Industry Fair recently. The paper...
Liquid Exchange Reveals Escrow Account for Sale of Telegram Tokens
2.9.2019
Crypto exchange Liquid has disclosed a wallet address where the proceeds from its July sale of Telegram's GRAM tokens are being held in escrow
Biggest Problems With Stablecoins, Explained
2.9.2019
Concerns over transparency and reserves are lingering over stablecoins, with big players facing regulatory pushback as they try to launch their own currencies #CT_sponsored
Craig Wright Plans to Challenge Court in $10 Billion Lawsuit
2.9.2019
Only on August 27th, the year-long lawsuit over an alleged $10 billion Bitcoin fortune did seem to come to an end, finally. In a dispute that had been raised in 2018, between the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin (BTC), Craig Wright, and Kleiman Estate, representatives of the deceased computer...
Nomura and Nomura Research Announce a New Joint Venture Boostry
2.9.2019
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI) announced that they have established “Nvantage India Private Limited” (NVANTAGE), a joint venture between NRI and Nomura Holdings, Inc. Nomura is one of the prime providers of business consulting and system services. Nomura has a net revenue of more than...
Binance Launches 2 Futures Platforms for Public Testing
2.9.2019
Binance launched two futures testnet platforms, inviting users to participate in a trading competition with $216,000 to be won
North Korea Denies All Allegations Related to Thefts from Crypto Exchanges and Banks
2.9.2019
The United Nations Security Council committee on North Korea stated that: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea cyber actors were raising money for its WMD (weapons of mass destruction) programs, with total proceeds to date estimated at up to two billion US dollars. But, North Korea‘s...
Craig Wright Aims to Challenge Court Decision That Cost Half His Bitcoins
2.9.2019
The entrepreneur has cited Hurricane Dorian as the reason he needs more time to challenge a recent court order
Stellar Leaves Behind $0.070 Price Mark; No Recovery Observed
2.9.2019
Stellar coin continues to trade in the lower range of prices. XLM trend appears to be bearish and draws an impulse wave pattern. XLM price may take time to trade above $0.070 once again. There has been a notable plunge in the 24h volume as well. Stellar Lumens seems to have drastically affected...
Bitcoin Vs. Ripple: BTC and XRP have Shown a Bit of Stability & Expected to Trade Flattish
2.9.2019
Few updates on Bitcoin includes: Miniscript launch, Bitcoin Core version 0.18.1 released, hash rate over 84,000,000 TH/s and BTC is made tax free in Portugal. Ripple Net, with the help of Xendpay, is opening new frontiers to enable migrant workers, students, and small businesses to transfer money...
Thailand’s Cryptocurrency Exchange BX.in.th Closes Its Trading Services
2.9.2019
Early this morning, Thailand based cryptocurrency exchange BX.in.th made a quite abrupt announcement that it would close its operations very soon. The exchange, that provided digital exchange services and wallet services, had been operative for almost half a decade and its functions were operated...