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US Man Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $20M of ICO Investors’ Funds
27.1.2021
San Francisco-based Jerry Guo represented himself to clients as an ICO consultant, then embezzled funds now worth over $20 million
Crypto ETF Race Heats Up in 2021- Valkyrie Bitcoin Trust Files to List Shares on NYSE
24.1.2021
2021 has been an explosive year for bitcoin as the crypto asset has touched new all-time price highs as cryptocurrencies have seen increased demand. Meanwhile, a number of crypto proponents expect the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be approved this year as a number of firms are racing...
DMEX Integrates xDAI for Cheap Decentralized Perpetual Contracts With up to 100x Leverage and No KYC
22.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. In response to rising gas prices during the last weeks, DMEX has moved its trade processing to xDAI sidechain that allows for much cheaper transaction recording. Customer funds are still stored on an Ethereum smart contract, the trade recording, however, is now performed on xDAI....
eToro Survey Finds Pensions and Endowments Are Finally Waking Up to Crypto
21.1.2021
The exchange quizzed 25 institutional players about crypto investing, including a couple of pension funds
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock to Invest in Bitcoin Futures
21.1.2021
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $7.81 trillion under management, is getting into bitcoin. The firm has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two of its funds to invest in bitcoin futures. Blackrock Gets Into Bitcoin Blackrock filed...
UK Investment Firm Aims to Block Ripple From Leveraging Liquid Assets, Jed McCaleb Dumps 28.6 Million XRP
21.1.2021
Court documents show that the company, Tetragon Financial Group, has filed a lawsuit against Ripple after the firm was charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The court filing indicates that Tetragon and Ripple allegedly made an agreement, and the SEC case deeming XRP as...
Blackrock Give Two Funds Go-Ahead to Invest in Bitcoin Futures
20.1.2021
The world's largest asset manager appears to be getting into the bitcoin game
Russian Crypto Exchange Shuts Down Amid Accusations of Exit Scam
19.1.2021
The Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has shut down amid accusations that it has pulled an exit scam. Customers are unable to withdraw their funds and have been asked to provide extensive identifying information which they fear would lead to identity theft. The exchange claims that it...
Demand for Crypto Soars: Bitcoin Funds Break Records, Goldman Sachs Wants In
18.1.2021
Investors are increasingly seeking exposure to bitcoin following the recent months-long price rally. Bitcoin exchange-traded products are seeing record trading volumes. Meanwhile, more big banks are reportedly trying to get into the crypto space, including Goldman Sachs. High Demand for Bitcoin...
Guggenheim CIO: ‘Speculative frenzy’ to die down, but $400k target still on
17.1.2021
While some traders have gotten mixed signals, Guggenheim's Scott Minerd is taking the long view
3iQ’s Canadian Bitcoin Fund Hits C$1B in Market Cap
16.1.2021
The digital asset manager also reached C$1 billion in net asset value this week
Crypto Mining Hardware Manufacturer Whatsminer Plans to Launch Public Offering in the US
15.1.2021
One of the world’s biggest bitcoin mining machine manufacturers is preparing to go public in the United States. China-based Whatsminer is reportedly looking to obtain additional funds to buy Samsung chips with the initial public offering (IPO). Whatsminer’s Revenue Could Hit $1 to...
Tether’s Bank Says It Invests Customer Funds in Bitcoin
14.1.2021
Deltec, Tether’s Bahamas-based bank, announced Thursday it was investing customer funds in bitcoin. The announcement, made by Deltec Bank & Trust Chief Investment Officer Hugo Rogers during a year-in-review video, raises new questions about whether the dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin, which...
Ledger Promises Funds Insurance As Client Data Leak Expands
13.1.2021
France-based major crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger confirmed that Shopify hackers obtained Ledger customer personal information in April and June 2020.
"Along with forensic firm Orange Cyberdefense we were able to establish that it affects approximately 292,000 customers. While...
Profit taking? Institutional crypto fund inflows drop 97% in three weeks
12.1.2021
CoinShares has reported “evidence of potential profit taking” among institutional investors, as weekly crypto fund inflows drop 97% in less than one month
navigator.clipboard API
11.1.2021
Interacting with a user’s host clipboard is something web developers have wanted for both good and evil purposes. On the good side, it’s nice to allow users to easily copy text like wallet addresses or branch names; for evil, copying malicious text that the user may mistakenly paste...
Square Crypto Funds Bitcoin Developer to Improve Mining Pool Software
8.1.2021
Square Crypto’s latest grant will fund a developer’s work on software that could improve how mining collectives pool hash power
Pension funds are getting in on Bitcoin, according to Grayscale
8.1.2021
In fact, CEO Michael Sonnenshein says they're fueling Grayscale’s massive growth
Grayscale CEO Says Crypto Interest Is Rising From Pension, Endowment Funds
8.1.2021
Michael Sonnenshein said institutions are also making larger allocations to its crypto products
Pension Funds Getting Set to Board Bitcoin Bandwagon, Say Insiders
8.1.2021
The American digital asset investment giant Grayscale has suggested that pensions and endowments providers are clambering aboard the crypto gravy train – an opinion shared by an increasing number of financial industry specialists.
The firm’s new CEO Michael Sonnenshein said, per Bloomberg,
“We’ve...