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North Korea Reportedly Using Altcoins to Convert $1.5B in Stolen Funds to Cash
7.8.2020
North Korean hackers are reportedly using untraceable altcoins to convert stolen cryptocurrencies into cash
DLT Passport, Scammers Preying on Retirement Funds + More News
4.8.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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ShareRing, an enterprise-ready platform using distributed ledger technology, has launched the first private contact-tracing...
Crypto Hedge Fund Neural Capital Closes After Losing Half Its Money
3.8.2020
Neural Capital, a hedge fund that traded cryptocurrency assets, has quietly shuttered
Huobi Hires Former Banking Giant Executive to Lead New DeFi Fund
3.8.2020
The crypto exchange group is forming a new fund to invest tens of millions of dollars in the DeFi space
Today’s Cryptocurrency Trusts and Hedge Funds Amid Financial Crisis
2.8.2020
The digital asset is now experiencing what may be a historic rise in acceptance, as the COVID-19 pandemic revealed its needs
Chinese Police Take Down $6 Billion Plustoken Ponzi, Arrest 109 People
31.7.2020
Chinese authorities have reportedly arrested 109 people in connection with the Plustoken Ponzi scheme. Twenty-seven of them are allegedly the scheme’s masterminds and 82 are key members. The Plustoken scammers have swindled funds worth about $5.7 billion from more than 2 million investors....
As Private Seed Funds Dry Up, European Blockchain Firms Seek Public Backing
31.7.2020
Publicly-backed VC firms are stepping in where private investors retreat, according to a new report on Central and Eastern European tech investments
The Onecoin Debacle: Indictments Unsealed, 2 Dead in Mexico, Story Gets ‘Darker’
29.7.2020
The Onecoin fiasco is still making headlines these days as a number of alleged money laundering companies were exposed on July 25, two Onecoin leaders were recently killed in Mexico, and the British author Jamie Bartlett revealed a new “Missing Cryptoqueen” episode is coming soon....
Crypto Hardware Wallet Firm Ledger Hacked, One Million Customer Emails Exposed
29.7.2020
Ledger said on Wednesday that its e-commerce database was hacked in late June, compromising about one million email addresses. No user funds were affected by the breach. In a blog post, the French bitcoin hardware wallet company revealed that contact and order information for customers was also...
605 Days Later: How ArCoins Got the SEC Go-Ahead as an Ethereum-Traded Treasuries Fund
29.7.2020
A look inside Arca and TokenSoft’s 605-day crusade to register the first Ethereum blockchain-native ‘40 Act Fund
Grayscale’s Crypto Funds Grow by $1 Billion in Just 11 Days
29.7.2020
Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust currently holds $4.3B assets under management, but this growth may be due to ‘in kind’ purchases
Hackers Transfer $28 Million Worth of Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Breach
28.7.2020
Around 2,500 stolen bitcoins ($28 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex breach were transferred from the hacker’s wallet on Monday. The last time the Bitfinex hackers moved funds from the hack four years ago, they moved around $5 million worth of coins on June 24. This time around, the top crypto...
Tetras Capital Shuts Down Crypto Hedge Fund After 75% Loss
28.7.2020
Tetras Capital, once a $33 million crypto hedge fund, is shutting down due to negative returns
Crypto Scammers Steal $381 Million in 2020, While Twitter Hackers Direct Funds to Mixers
24.7.2020
Cryptocurrency related scams have taken a total of $381 million from victims so far this year. This figure makes crypto scams the largest category of cryptocurrency-related crimes so far in 2020. Chainalysis data still shows current figures are well below those seen in 2019. In 2019, scams...
Arca’s Flagship Crypto Hedge Fund is Up 77% in 2020
23.7.2020
Arca's Digital Assets Fund is beating the S&P, crypto indices and bitcoin’s price
Prime Factor Capital Is Shutting Down: Lack of Capital Cited as Prime Factor
23.7.2020
Prime Factor Capital is shutting, down
Twitter Hackers Try to Launder Funds Via P2P and Gambling Platforms
22.7.2020
The hackers behind the massive Bitcoin ‘giveaway’ scam that hit Twitter are moving funds to gambling and P2P trading platforms
Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin See Gains as New Grayscale’s Funds Go Public
21.7.2020
The price of both bitcoin cash (BCH) and litecoin (LTC) increased after major crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments said that two new trust funds backed by the cryptocurrencies have been approved for listing on public over-the-counter (OTC) markets in the US.
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Wirecard Exec Reportedly Used Bitcoin to Move Funds to Russia
21.7.2020
Russian media reported that Marsalek is hiding in Russia with funds that he was able to transfer there with Bitcoin
Miner Hoards: Q2 Bitcoin Mining Supply Outflow Touches 12-Month Low
17.7.2020
Onchain data shows that bitcoin miners are hoarding despite the 50% loss in revenue that started on May 11, during the third reward halving. The seven-day average of bitcoin miners’ outflow volume and mining funds sent to exchanges remains significantly low. Roughly four weeks ago on June...