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Russian Police Arrest 2 Women, High-Ranking Members of Finiko Crypto Pyramid
11.9.2021
Law enforcement in the Russian republic of Tatarstan have made new arrests in connection with the crypto Ponzi scheme Finiko. Two women detained this week are believed to have attracted millions of dollars to the pyramid. The now collapsed Finiko lured investors from a number of countries in...
Bid to Have MTI Ponzi Declared Unlawful Scheme Suffers Setback — More Investors Oppose Motion
11.9.2021
A slew of late court filings by lawyers representing Mirror Trading International (MTI) investors has forced a South African judge to postpone the hearing of the liquidators’ application to have the online bitcoin scam declared an illegal business. Concern Over Implications of Declaration...
Crypto Trading, Mining Are Illegal and Punishable, Nepal Central Bank Warns
10.9.2021
Mining and trading of cryptocurrencies are illegal in Nepal, the country’s central bank has reminded citizens of the Himalayan nation. The regulator also warned that participating in such activities would entail penalties as per the current legislation. Despite its position, however,...
MEV Tokens Top Weekly Performers in Wake of EIP-1559
10.9.2021
a leading MEV protection project, raised USD 17.4m from a number of prominent investors.The category, which is made up of tokens such as EDEN, Gnosis (GNO), and Automata (ATA) has experienced growth in the wake of the roll-out of
Drops Enable NFT and DeFi Investors to Generate Sizable Returns on Idle Assets
10.9.2021
DeFi and NFT asset owners who are seeking methods to utilize their idle assets to generate sizable returns without being required to sell crypto holdings, might be able to utilize their crypto assets as a form of collateral. Investors might be able to utilize their crypto assets to take advantage...
Drops Allows NFT Holders and DeFi Traders Consistent Returns on Digital Assets Holdings
9.9.2021
etting involved with NFTs by issuing their own unique versions.Many industry experts are now recommending that investors consider gaining exposure to the non-fungible tokens space. NFT and DeFi asset holders who have already acquired NFTs might now be looking for ways to put their parked asse
IX Swap Platform, Bridge Between Traditional Financial Markets and Crypto Tokenization
9.9.2021
a token. This allows for error free transactions that are automatically reconciled and authenticated on the blockchain, with no human mediation. An STO, which is a Security Token Offering works in the same way as an ICO, except that investors' funds are represented through security tokens, rather t
Top Finiko Crypto Pyramid Executive Arrested in Russia’s Tatarstan
9.9.2021
A high-ranking representative of Russia’s notorious Finiko Ponzi scheme has been arrested in Tatarstan. Ilgiz Shakirov, a businessman from Kazan, rose to the rank of vice president of the crypto pyramid which is believed to have defrauded millions of investors in the Russian Federation...
DOGE Cost Averaging: Robinhood rolls out fee-free recurring crypto buy feature
9.9.2021
Retail crypto traders on Robinhood can now set up commission-free recurring investments in multiple crypto assets on a daily, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis
Institutional investors dominated the DeFi scene in Q2: Chainalysis report
8.9.2021
Big-money players accounted for the majority of transactions in the decentralized finance crypto market in Q2 2021
Crypto Market Is ‘Development Vector’ of Nation’s Digital Economy, Ukraine President Says
8.9.2021
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has highlighted the importance of launching a legal digital assets market in his country during a working visit to the U.S. The Ukrainian head of state met with top investors including from the cryptocurrency industry. President Zelensky Highlights Importance...
Taiwan police arrest 14 suspects for scamming over 100 crypto investors
7.9.2021
The Criminal Investigation Bureau has charged the suspects with fraud, money laundering and breaches of the Organized Crime Prevention Act
14 Suspects in Cryptocurrency Investment Scam Arrested in Taiwan
7.9.2021
Fourteen suspects allegedly behind a cryptocurrency scam have been arrested in Taiwan. According to the country’s Criminal Investigation Bureau, the scheme has defrauded investors out of millions of dollars. Suspects Behind Crypto Scam in Taiwan Arrested The country’s Criminal...
Kim Kardashian Called out by UK Regulator for Pumping Crypto Token That Could Harm Investors
7.9.2021
Kim Kardashian has been singled out by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for pumping a crypto token that could put investors at risk. With 250 million Instagram followers, the FCA chairman said that Kardashian’s cryptocurrency promotion “may have been the financial...
Oil Producers and Bitcoin Miners Meet in Texas to Discuss Cooperative Mining Possibilities
6.9.2021
A meetup in a vehicle warehouse in Houston served as an encounter point for oil producers and bitcoin miners to talk about possible on-site crypto mining opportunities last week. More than 200 investors attended the meeting to talk about an alliance, that would allow oil producers to make more...
Report: Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission Sets Up Fintech Division for Crypto Research
5.9.2021
Nigeria’s securities regulator, the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set up a fintech division “to study crypto investments.” This was revealed by Lamido Yuguda, the director-general of the SEC during an interview. Protecting Crypto Investors In...
JPMorgan Says Cryptocurrency Markets Are ‘Looking Frothy’
4.9.2021
Global investment bank JPMorgan says cryptocurrency markets are “looking frothy” as retail investors spill over from the stock market into cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Crypto Markets Look Frothy, According to JPMorgan JPMorgan published a note Wednesday on...
BBVA Switzerland Launches ‘New Gen’ Digital Account With Integrated Crypto Wallet
4.9.2021
Clients of BBVA Switzerland will be able to buy, store, and trade crypto assets with a digital account that comes with a cryptocurrency wallet. The new banking product will be available across the European Union as well as in a number of markets in South America. BBVA Switzerland Account...
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3.9.2021
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One in six surveyed Australians now own cryptocurrency, with the value of their holdings totalling USD 8bn, according...
Mass appeal: Could a Bitcoin futures EFT electrify US investors?
3.9.2021
Is a futures-based crypto exchange-traded fund really imminent, and if so why that, and not an ETF that takes direct ownership in Bitcoin?