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Washington State Accuses 2 Cryptocurrency Platforms of Defrauding Investors
5.10.2024
Two cryptocurrency platforms face allegations of fraud by Washington State’s Department of Financial Institutions. Both companies allegedly lured investors with promises of huge returns, but later blocked withdrawals and demanded extra fees. An investor lost $64,000 to one platform after being...
New Features in Coinbase Wallet Simplify International Money Transfers – Crypto Adoption on the Rise?
6.12.2023
Source: Marco Verch Professional Photographer on Flickr-CC Coinbase Wallet is introducing enhanced features to facilitate seamless, cost-effective, and rapid international money transfers, potentially contributing to increased crypto adoption. According to an announcement from Coinbase from...
Judge extends Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail restrictions on messaging apps: Report
9.2.2023
The former FTX CEO’s bail restrictions will remain in place until Feb. 21 following the judge’s ruling to extend a ban on using certain messaging apps
Judge denies motion allowing SBF to use messaging apps
7.2.2023
The judge did not provide a reason for denying the motion “without prejudice” but added the matter would face oral argument in a Feb. 9 hearing
Sam Bankman-Fried lawyers reach agreement on use of messaging apps
7.2.2023
The agreement comes as a result of federal prosecutors looking to ban SBF from contacting current or former FTX and Alameda employees while on house arrest
Sam Bankman-Fried Lawyer Says Agreement Has Been Reached on Use of Messaging Apps
6.2.2023
The former CEO of FTX was previously barred form using any messaging apps
US prosecutors seek to ban SBF from Signal after alleged witness contact
28.1.2023
It’s alleged that the former FTX CEO attempted to arrange a “constructive relationship” with the current General Counsel of FTX US, Ryne Miller
Kazakhstan Investigates Crypto Mining Hotel Allegedly Operating as Ponzi Scheme
10.8.2022
Authorities in Kazakhstan have launched an investigation into a mining hotel business suspected of being a crypto pyramid as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal activities linked to cryptocurrencies. The platform, called Bincloud, lured investors through popular messaging apps. Bincloud...
Why decentralized messaging apps will replace today’s social media platforms
18.5.2022
Centralized communication platforms prove to be an easily identifiable weakness in activist movements
Sony Plans To 'Integrate' Discord With PlayStation
3.5.2021
Sony Interactive Entertainment has invested a minority stake in the popular communication app Discord, SIE president Jim Ryan announced today in a blog post. The companies plan to “bring the Discord and PlayStation experiences closer together on console and mobile starting early next year.” Read...
Blockchain Gaming, Messaging Apps See User Growth Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns
3.4.2020
Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a relative surge in a small corner of the cryptocurrency space: its more casual and entertaining end
Encryption Standards Threatened Under Pretext of Battling Coronavirus
22.3.2020
Governments around the world have been trying for some time to bypass encryption and backdoor messaging apps. End-to-end encryption was preventing authorities from stopping terrorist attacks, we were told, and personal privacy had to be sacrificed for the greater good. Now, as the coronavirus...
Crypto, Encryption, and the Quest for a Secure Messaging App
7.3.2020
How confidential is our conversation? This question has come to the fore in recent months, driven by a flurry of news stories detailing the weakening of encrypted messenger apps at the behest of law enforcement. A concerted effort on the part of the state to backdoor messaging apps and spy on...