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FCoin Working to Resume Operations, Promises to Return Lost Funds
27.2.2020
FCoin announces its relaunch, promising to repay all its users
Tokenized US T-Bond Fund Seeks Foothold in $17T Market
26.2.2020
The crypto industry is taking aim at one of Wall Street’s oldest redoubts: investing in the $17 trillion market for U.S. Treasury bonds
Bitcoin’s Coronavirus Selloff Throws Cold Water on Safe-Haven Argument
24.2.2020
As U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday by the most in six months amid renewed coronavirus fears, bitcoin barely budged - at least in terms of the notoriously volatile cryptocurrency’s trading history
Understanding Defi Flash Loans: Complex Attacks, Inflation and Composable Systems
23.2.2020
Two recent flash loans on the defi platform Bzx have started a fierce debate about the subject of using uncollateralized loans in a quick trade. Essentially these flash loans are providing people with the ability to borrow crypto without relinquishing any collateral. The scheme was used to exploit...
Poloniex ‘Last Resort’ Trade Reversals Necessary to Safeguard Trader Funds
19.2.2020
Crypto exchange Poloniex says an error that led to a complete reversal of trades was a “last resort” to safeguard traders’ funds
Crypto Hedge Funds See Best January on Record
18.2.2020
Crypto hedge funds see best January returns on record and first positive January since 2017
European Space Agency Funds Blockchain Project Recording Satellite Data
18.2.2020
Major global space exploration organization, the European Space Agency, continues to explore the benefits of blockchain use for space
Currency.com Accused of Exploiting KYC to Withhold Customer Funds
18.2.2020
Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Transaction (KYT) are ostensibly deployed by exchanges to combat money laundering. In practice, these provisions are used as an excuse to surveil, cajole, and threaten customers, who risk losing funds if they are unable to meet the impossibly high burden...
DEX Volume Soars But Bzx Exploit Raises Questions About ‘Decentralization Theatre’
18.2.2020
As the decentralized finance juggernaut rolls inexorably forward, the exploitation of defi project Bzx – in which $350K, or around 2% of total assets was taken – has called the decentralization of the industry into doubt. The attack forced an admin key reset to redeem lost funds...
IOTA Foundation Investigates Funds Allegedly Stolen From Trinity Wallets
13.2.2020
Multiple IOTA holders have reported missing funds, in possible conjunction with Trinity wallet usage
How to Recover Your Funds If You Lose Your Bitcoin Wallet
13.2.2020
Losing a phone or hardware wallet containing cryptocurrency is inconvenient, but it shouldn’t be fatal. Provided you’ve backed up your private key, recovering your coins is a simple exercise. Should you find yourself in such a predicament, however, there’s a few things you should...
Bitcoin ETFs in Japan: FSA Explains New Rules for Funds Investing in Cryptos
7.2.2020
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has explained to news.Bitcoin.com its recently adopted rules regarding the creation and sale of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Meanwhile, Japan now has a crypto index, launched by major Japanese companies....
Some DigixDAO Investors Doubled Their Funds By Killing DAO
31.1.2020
The price of the DigixDAO (DGD) token rallied recently as the team is closing their decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) DigixDAO this quarter and promising to buy back DGD at a higher price.
Since talks about the dissolution of the DAO started in November, the price more than doubled...
Another Crypto Exchange Discourages the Use of Bitcoin Mixing Services
30.1.2020
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance was recently scrutinized for flagging a customer’s funds because the individual had used a bitcoin mixing application. Now the platform Paxos Global is discouraging the use of crypto mixers after a customer allegedly sent coins to a mixing service. Also...
Who Funds Bitcoin Developers?
27.1.2020
Many, many developers have contributed to Bitcoin’s growth since its birth in 2009.
In other words, Bitcoin is the representation of a long line of programming work. Developers have had to look for bugs, write software updates, and assume the vital task of proposing how Bitcoin might evolve.
This...
5 Online Casinos That Accept Bitcoin Cash
27.1.2020
Digital cash was the original use case for bitcoin, and it remains the primary one for bitcoin cash (BCH) today. The ability to send funds anywhere in the world quickly and cheaply has made bitcoin cash a popular choice for online casino players. There are scores of gaming sites where you...
Data Shows $25 Billion Worth of Bitcoin and Ether Held by Seven Crypto Exchanges
26.1.2020
On January 3, 2020, a small group of crypto enthusiasts celebrated the second annual Proof-of-Keys day with hopes to get people to withdraw funds from centralized digital currency exchanges. However, exchanges holding massive amounts of BTC only saw their reserves grow larger and data shows that...
Ukraine to Block Crypto Wallets for Illicit Funds, Finance Minister Says
24.1.2020
Ukrainian authorities will be able to “block crypto wallets” in order to seize illegally obtained assets, a notice from the country’s Ministry of Finance says
Panic Withdrawals at Indian Bank Over Alarming KYC Notice
24.1.2020
Hundreds of customers went on a withdrawal spree after an Indian bank announced its revised KYC requirements. The bank’s action followed the decision by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to include the National Population Register letter as a valid KYC document for opening bank accounts....
Liechtenstein Regulators Approve Ethereum-Based Real Estate Fund
23.1.2020
The fund enables investors to gain exposure to a global real estate portfolio through a ERC-20 security token