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Seychelles Law Enforcement Receives Request to Probe Transfer of 230K Onecoin Bitcoins
1.9.2021
The Seychelles Police Financial Crime Investigation Unit (FCIU) recently confirmed receiving a request for an investigation into several transactions linked to the transfer of 230,000 bitcoins. The cryptocurrency is said to be associated with pyramid scam Onecoin. Onecoin Loot in Dubai Besides...
SEC Request for Slack Messages is 'Extraordinarily Burdensome', Says Ripple
17.8.2021
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) request for “terabytes” of Slack messages between Ripple employees is “extraordinarily burdensome and highly disproportionate,” argued Ripple on Monday. Meanwhile, following a massive rally, XRP is the worst performer among the top 10 coins...
Monero Developer Arrested in US on Fraud Charges at Request of South African Government
4.8.2021
Former lead maintainer of Monero Riccardo Spagni, aka Fluffypony, has been arrested in the U.S. and is now waiting for his extradition to South Africa where he will stand trial for fraud. Spagni described the case as “an old matter, which I have continuously been trying to resolve since...
Brad Garlinghouse's lawyers file request for Binance documents in 'international' challenge to SEC lawsuit
2.8.2021
"The offers and sales that the SEC challenges did not occur in this country and are not subject to the law that the SEC has invoked in this case," said the legal team
Blockchain ‘Immutability’ Dispute Sparked by Ethereum Request for Reorg Contract
12.7.2021
Just recently, a software developer and “Solidity nerd” called Bunny Girl has sparked heated conversations within the cryptocurrency community over a smart contract that reveals a process called a “Request For Reorg contract (RFR).” On Twitter, Bunny Girl explained that...
World Bank refuses El Salvador's request for help on BTC transition
17.6.2021
The World Bank has refused to support El Salvador’s request for help in the transition to use Bitcoin as legal tender
Securing Your Website With Subresource Integrity
14.6.2021
When you load a file from an external server, you’re trusting that the content you request is what you expect it to be. Since you don’t manage the server yourself, you’re relying on the security of yet another third party …
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Johannesburg Stock Exchange Rejects Bitcoin ETF Application, Cites Lack of Regulatory Framework
14.6.2021
South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has rejected a request by the asset management firm, Sygnia, to list a new bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In justifying its rejection of the latest proposal by Sygnia, the JSE cites the “lack of a regulatory framework...
National Court of Spain Suspends John McAfee Extradition Hearing
6.6.2021
The National Court in Spain has suspended the hearing destined to deal with the extradition request that John McAfee, the well known cryptocurrency influencer, has pending for its tax-related crimes in the U.S. The entrepreneur was apprehended in October last year in the El Prat Airport where...
South African Crypto Exchanges Confirm Receiving Request for Client Data From Tax Collection Body
3.6.2021
Three leading cryptocurrency exchanges from South Africa recently confirmed receiving a request for client data from the country’s revenue collector. In a joint statement, the exchanges, (namely Altcointrader, Luno, and Valr) said this request, which targets a “selection...
Google Announces New Policy for Cryptocurrency Ads
2.6.2021
Google has announced an update to its financial products and services policy, which includes its policy on cryptocurrency advertising. The new rules will take effect in August and all prior crypto exchange certifications will be revoked. Advertisers must request new cryptocurrency exchanges...
France Rejects Russian Request to Extradite BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik
22.5.2021
Judicial authorities in France have refused to grant the extradition request filed by Russia for Alexander Vinnik. According to the Russian Ombudsman, Vinnik is now ready to start a new hunger strike despite his health deteriorating after spending almost four years in detention. Court Case Against...
Card Shop Employee Arrested For Alleged Assault Over Mask Request
12.5.2021
Late last month, 27-year-old Kazuhiro Arita traveled from Osaka to Fukuoka. While there, according to News 24 and ANN, a 55-year-old man warned him about not wearing a mask, provoking Arita to allegedly punch him repeatedly in the head. Read more
El Corte Ingles Files for a Crypto-Related Trademark to Provide ‘Financial Services’
11.5.2021
El Corte Inglés, the biggest department store group in Spain, seems to be entering into the cryptocurrency sphere. After filing for a related trademark with the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union, they have registered “Bitcor”. Trademark Is a ‘Preventive...
SEC v Ripple: Court Denies SEC’s Request for Personal Financial Records Not Connected to XRP
10.4.2021
In the SEC v. Ripple case, the court has denied the request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for personal financial records of Ripple’s executives that are not connected to XRP. The court says that it “is not convinced” that personal banking records would show...
The `ping` attribute on anchor links
8.4.2021
I didn’t know this was a thing until Stefan Judis’s post:
<a href="https://www.stefanjudis.com/popular-posts/"
ping="https://www.stefanjudis.com/tracking/"Read popular posts</a
You give an anchor link a URL via a ping attribute, and the browser will hit that URL with a...
US Judge Denies Request to Add XRP Holders as Intervenors in SEC’s Lawsuit Against Ripple
17.3.2021
A U.S. judge has denied the request to add XRP token holders as intervenors in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s ongoing case against Ripple. In a ruling made one day after the motion was filed, the judge, Analisa Torres denied the token holders’ request “without...
Using AbortController as an Alternative for Removing Event Listeners
15.2.2021
The idea of an “abortable” fetch came to life in 2017 when AbortController was released. That gives us a way to bail on an API request initiated by fetch() — even multiple calls — whenever we want.
Here’s a super …
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Indacoin Joins Hands with Request.Network For Crypto Development
5.2.2021
Hailed as a high-potential decentralized portal facilitating easy payment transactions, Request.Network has announced a strategic partnership with Indacoin, a fiat-to-crypto exchange gateway supporting a diverse collection of crypto tokens. The collaboration between the firms will pave the way...
Bitcoin Whitepaper Battle: Wright's Request, Cobra's Refusal, Devs' Removal
21.1.2021
Craig Wright. Controversial Australian computer scientist Craig Wright demanded Bitcoin.org and Bitcoincore.org websites take down the famous Bitcoin (BTC) whitepaper citing copyright law - with the owner of Bitcoin.org, Cobra Bitcoin, refusing to do so, and Bitcoin Core developers removing...