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Accused of Spreading a FUD Zeus Capital Doubles Down on Chainlink Pump and Dump Claims
2.8.2020
Zeus Capital LLP has released a new report reiterating its earlier stance that Chainlink is a giant pump and dump scheme. This new report comes after the little known asset management and research firm took a flak for attacking Chainlink’s token in an earlier report. In what it now terms part...
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....
This Coin’s Supply Goes Down as the Price Rises
30.7.2020
This crypto exhibits no correlation with Bitcoin; it was designed to behave differently from every other currency — crypto or fiat, with a money supply that expands or contracts depending on demand
Coincheck Revenues Down, Operator Launches Crypto Lending in US
30.7.2020
Coincheck, one of Japan’s leading crypto exchanges, has reported that its revenues are down by over a third on last year’s figures – although its operator has launched crypto lending services in the United States.
Per a financial report from its operator the Monex Group, Coincheck said that...
ADA Follows Market Down Despite Cardano ‘Reaches Orbit’
30.7.2020
Charles Hoskinson. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Real Vision Finance
Despite Cardano carrying out a hard fork last night that launched Shelley – the next version of the network – the successful upgrade failed to excite ADA traders, who are selling the news in the crypto market that is in...
Bitcoin Looks Overbought But Analysts Play Down Drop Fears
29.7.2020
Bitcoin's rally looks overstretched, according to a technical indicator, but short-term price consolidation looks more likely than a drop, say analysts
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops, While Miners Slow Down BTC Sale
28.7.2020
Tonight (UTC time), Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty dropped for the first time in two months almost as estimated. Meanwhile, after selling more BTC than was generated in the past week, it seems that miners started to hoard more.
BTC mining difficulty, the measure of how hard it is to compete...
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
Twitch Doubles Down on Crypto, Gives Subscribers 10% Discount
27.7.2020
By offering a discount, video streaming platform Twitch is encouraging users to actually use cryptocurrencies for goods and services
US Takes Down $25 Million Bitcoin ATM Operation, Seizes 17 Machines
23.7.2020
The U.S. government has taken down a $25 million bitcoin ATM operation and seized 17 machines along with some cryptocurrencies. The Department of Justice says the man behind this unlicensed bitcoin ATM operation has agreed to plead guilty and is facing up to 30 years in prison. US Dismantles...
Prime Factor Capital Is Shutting Down: Lack of Capital Cited as Prime Factor
23.7.2020
Prime Factor Capital is shutting, down
5 Most Common Developer Portfolio Mistakes (Sponsored)
20.7.2020
A portfolio site is one of the best marketing and sales tools you as a web developer have in your arsenal. And if it’s set up right, it’ll save you a bunch of time having to:  Chase down new clients,  Spend time convincing them to work with you, Answer questions about your experience as...
Grayscale CEO: US Regulators Can’t Shut Down Bitcoin
20.7.2020
Grayscale CEO Barry Silbert believes the United States is past the point where regulators have the support to ban crypto assets like Bitcoin
Cointelegraph Cracks Down on Staff Imposters, Investigation on the Way
18.7.2020
Cointelegraph cracks down on impersonators claiming to be staff as part of an ongoing investigation with Coinfirm
Tradeoffs and Shifting Complexity
16.7.2020
This is a masterclass from Dave:
After you hit the wall of unremovable complexity, any “advances” are a shell game, making tradeoffs that get passed down to the user … you get “advances” by shifting where the complexity lives.
You don’t get free reductions in complexity. In CSS land...
BitMEX's Parent Goes '100x,' Doubles Down On Exchange's Growth
15.7.2020
Arthur Hayes. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CfC st. Moritz
HDR Global Trading, the operator of major crypto derivatives platform BitMEX, is creating a new holding company structure, branded 100x, "to pursue a broader vision to reshape the modern digital financial system,"...
Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest 10 Scammers
11.7.2020
Chinese authorities have seized cryptocurrencies worth about $15 million while bringing down a scam involving fake Huobi tokens. In addition, ten people were arrested while luxury cars and real estate were confiscated. The police in the Chinese city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, have cracked...
Crypto Tracer Chainalysis Raises $13M as It ‘Doubles Down’ on Government Ties
7.7.2020
Chainalysis is also adding former Treasury Department official Sigal Mandelker on as an advisor
Telegram Will Shut Down the TON Testnet by August 2020
7.7.2020
Users will need to install their own testnet validators to continue using the network
Encryption Crackdown: Private Phone Network With 60,000 Users Dismantled by Law Enforcement
6.7.2020
An international law enforcement team has brought down an encrypted phone network with 60,000 users worldwide. The platform was one of the largest providers of encrypted communications, widely used by organized crime groups. UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), Europol, Eurojust, and several...