Texas securities board takes action against hoax ‘Binance’-branded scheme
16.3.2021
The Texas State Securities Board has entered an emergency cease and desist order against a shape-shifting, fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme using the Binance brand to lure investors
A Crypto Vanity Dream Now Features Musk, Beeple, Justin Sun, DOGE and NFTs
16.3.2021
Source: Twitter/@beeple
The year is but two and half months old, but 2021 is already going into full meltdown mode, with Tesla’s Elon Musk seeking to sell an EDM song about non-fungible tokens (NFTs), digital artist Beeple composing a portrait of a naked Musk mounted on a dogecoin (DOGE) dog –...
Report all crypto transactions or face 5-year jail term in South Korea
16.3.2021
Strict reporting rules for crypto businesses in South Korea are set to come into effect with existing firms given six months to comply or face stiff penalties
Signal encrypted messenger now accepts donations in Bitcoin
16.3.2021
Encrypted messaging app Signal has started accepting donations in 12 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ether
Report: Covid-19 Caused 50% of Adults Aged Between 35 and 44 to Embrace Cryptocurrencies
16.3.2021
A new study, which was undertaken by the Slovakian internet security company Eset, finds 50% of 35 to 44-year-olds have become involved in cryptocurrencies since the pandemic. The figure, the highest for any age group, underscores the role Covid-19 restrictions had in forcing citizens from...
Bitcoin Breaks Key Support, Ethereum and Altcoins Extend Losses
16.3.2021
Bitcoin price extended its decline below the USD 58,000 support. BTC even broke the key USD 55,000 support level and declined towards USD 53,000. It is currently (05:30 UTC) recovering, but the bulls could struggle near USD 55,000 and USD 56,000.
Similarly, there were additional losses in most...
BitMEX executive surrenders in New York, pleads not guilty
16.3.2021
BitMEX's co-owner, Ben Delo, has pleaded not guilty after surrendering to U.S. authorities in New York
Gather to List GTH Token With BitMax
16.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. BitMax.io (BTMX.com), an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans, has announced the listing of Gather Tokens (GTH) under the trading pair of GTH/USDT on March 15th at 10:00 a.m. EST. Gather is a platform that allows online...
Extreme leverage drove $500 million worth of BTC liquidations in one hour
16.3.2021
The latest Bitcoin correction triggered a record $500 million worth of liquidations in 60 minutes on major exchanges
Long-term investors are hodling, with 95% of Bitcoin trades involving ‘young coins’
16.3.2021
Long-term holders are continuing to accumulate BTC while short-term speculators are selling
DC Comics Warns Freelancers Not to Participate in NFT Auctions Featuring the Company’s IP
16.3.2021
DC Comics, the American comic book publisher may be getting into the non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem in the future. The company is the oldest comic book publisher in the U.S. owning characters such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. In a letter dated on March 11, 2021, DC Comics’...
Hacker makes off with $5.7m after ransacking social token platform
16.3.2021
“The attacker has sold all the tokens,” announced social token platform Roll after a hacker accessed private keys to its hot wallet