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Banks failing to identify up to 90% of suspicious crypto transactions
10.9.2020
CipherTrace believes financial institutions are failing to identify up to 90% of suspicious transactions related to crypto assets
6 Members of the Multi-Billion Dollar Plustoken Scam Charged With Fraud in China
10.9.2020
Following the arrest of 109 accused members of the $6 billion Ponzi scheme called Plustoken, six alleged members of the team were prosecuted according to a court filing submitted on Monday. The prosecutors say the individuals are “suspected in organizing and leading criminal pyramid...
Crypto Exchange Currency.com Offers Belarus Employees Vilnius Escape Route
10.9.2020
Crypto companies may look to exit Belarus as political unrest deepens in the EU's Eastern neighbor, usurped by "the last dictator in Europe" Alexander Lukashenko.
Per TUT.by, the Minsk-based Currency.com platform, which claims to be the world's first regulated tokenized securities...
‘My heart is crypto’ — Dave Portnoy says he’s back into Bitcoin trading
9.9.2020
After a brief hiatus from crypto trading, Dave Portnoy says he’s coming back to Bitcoin, but are there other reasons for his return?
Crypto markets 'between a rock and a hard place,' Peter Brandt says
9.9.2020
Both Bitcoin and Ethereum appear to be treading water
Targeted by IRS? What Cryptocurrency Owners Should Know
9.9.2020
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started sending out new letters to cryptocurrency owners suspected of owing crypto-related taxes. A tax expert has shared with news.Bitcoin.com what crypto owners should know, including how to handle tax letters from the IRS and avoid an audit. How...
Binance Takes The Largest Piece of Crypto Activity Pie in Africa
9.9.2020
Africa’s on-chain cryptocurrency activity has consolidated onto the ten largest services in the region by volume over the course of the last year, with "a large portion of that activity" going to Binance, according to blockchain and analytics specialist Chainalysis.
The ten largest...
$5M stolen from a European crypto exchange after hot wallets compromised
9.9.2020
Hot wallet attacks have been making a lot of headlines lately
Price analysis 9/9: BTC, ETH, XRP, LINK, BCH, DOT, BNB, BSV, LTC, CRO
9.9.2020
If the bulls can find momentum from the current bounce in Bitcoin and altcoins a short-term bottom may be in place
IRS doubles down, investing another quarter million dollars into tracking crypto transactions
9.9.2020
A new analytics firm scores a major contract with the U.S. tax agency, which has been upping its crypto engagement left and right
Ukraine, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria Among Top Countries by Cryptocurrency Adoption
9.9.2020
Ukraine, Russia, China, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and the U.S. are among the top-ranking countries by cryptocurrency adoption, according to the 2020 Global Crypto Adoption Index compiled by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. Countries With Highest Crypto Adoption Chainalysis’...
Crypto Exchange Kraken Returns to Japan After Two-Year Hiatus
9.9.2020
Kraken's Japanese subsidiary, Payward Asia Ltd., is expected to launch operations in mid-September
Crypto exchange volume data is becoming more reliable — but it’s still far from perfect
9.9.2020
There has been a threefold improvement in the quality of data on crypto rankings site CoinMarketCap, according to a new report, but wash trading remains a thorny issue
Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in AT&T Crypto Hack Lawsuit
9.9.2020
AT&T has won a motion to dismiss a $200 million punitive damages claim from Mike Terpin, who lost $24 million in crypto via SIM hack
Huobi Launches Crypto Saving Products to Compete With DeFi Yield Farming
9.9.2020
Huobi's new crypto saving product is a less risky version of DeFi for crypto newbies
Binance crypto exchange delists its own token on Uganda platform
9.9.2020
BNB seems to have failed to meet certain standards on Binance's Uganda platform
NFT Marketplace Blockparty Partners With DJ 3LAU on Digital Music Collectibles
9.9.2020
Digital collectibles maker Blockparty on Wednesday said it will release audio-visual non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in collaboration with DJ 3LAU
Binance Launches Fiat-Crypto Exchange for Turkish Market
9.9.2020
The new exchange, offering Turkish lira trading pairs, will be owned by Binance but operated by a locally registered company
Digital Currency Group Snaps Up British Crypto Exchange Luno
9.9.2020
Barry Silbert. The New York-based crypto investor the Digital Currency Group (DCG) has announced it has taken over UK-based crypto exchange Luno for an undisclosed sum.
DCG made an initial investment in Luno back in 2014, but the platform has continued to grow in recent years, setting up bases...
DCG Enters Retail Crypto Market With Acquisition of Luno Wallet
9.9.2020
Blockchain-focused investment firm Digital Currency Group has acquired Luno, a retail-focused cryptocurrency exchange with over five million customers