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Blockchain Association meeting with key Biden staff about regulations
5.3.2021
The crypto advocacy group is going on a charm offensive and meeting with top representatives of the Biden administration
Crypto Exchange Bithumb: Beware Bogus Brokers Posing as Our Staff
15.2.2021
South Korea’s market-leading crypto exchange Bithumb said it will crack down on unscrupulous bogus brokers who pretend to be members of its staff and approach blockchain operators to discuss listing options for their tokens – before scamming them by demanding “listing fees.”
Per Fn News, a growing...
The ethics of hiring cheap Filipino staff: Crypto in the Philippines Part 2
7.2.2021
"When you realize the difference in purchasing power it's like ‘Yes, they are earning much, much less than an Australian salary’. But it also costs much, much less, to live here."
Open Web Docs
2.2.2021
Robert Nyman:
Open Web Docs was created to ensure the long-term health of web platform documentation on de facto standard resources like MDN Web Docs, independently of any single vendor or organization. Through full-time staff, community management, and
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The post Open Web Docs...
Virginia tech firm offers staff option to get paid in Bitcoin, Ether
25.1.2021
The company will allow employees to defer a portion of their salary and receive it as part of a savings plan, denominated in either Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash or Ether
Exodus of key staff from Aragon amid philosophical differences
14.1.2021
The decentralized governance protocol has seen 13 resignations among related staff over the course of the last week
China Launches Digital Yuan ‘Hard Wallet’ Card Pilot Program
10.1.2021
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have green lighted a physical card-wallet pilot to test its digital yuan. Coffee shop staff in a Shanghai-based university hospital was chosen as participants in the pilot. Wallet Card Can Pay or Accept e-CNY Without Wi-Fi or a Mobile Connection According...
Crypto Investment Firm Grayscale Names New CEO, Plans to Double Staff in 2021
7.1.2021
Grayscale's managing director, Michael Sonnenshein, has now been appointed CEO
All the Times We Hacked Each Other's Lives in 2020
1.1.2021
Lifehacker’s ethos is to help our readers “do everything better,” and that includes each other. Because even when we’re hacking others’ lives, we still need to live our own.In this post, each of us has selected a favorite 2020 post from another writer on staff. The choices represent the most...
The Apps That Helped Us Manage 2020
29.12.2020
The stress and upheaval of 2020 has sent all of us searching for different ways to cope. And while there is merit in seeking therapy, or striving to get outside more, or taking up a new hobby, many of have also turned to our devices to help ease the pressure.While recognizing the enormous privilege...
CEO of MTI Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Flees South Africa in Possible Exit Scam – Funds Blocked
24.12.2020
In an unexpected turn of events, the management team at Mirror Trading International (MTI) now suggest that their CEO Johann Steynberg may have exit scammed. The team alleges that Steynberg, now believed to be in Brazil, has locked out key management staff from accessing MTI’s account with...
Federal Reserve Staff Sluiced Wall Street Bankers With Trillions From the Comfort of Their Mansions
3.11.2020
While American citizens wait for bureaucrats to pass a new coronavirus relief package, the Federal Reserve has continued to serve corporate interests and the banking cartel. Behind the curtains from the comfort of their own mansions, members of the Fed have given more stimulus to crony Wall Street...
This Government Agency to Issue Staff with Blockchain IDs, Reward Tokens
3.9.2020
Blockchain-powered employee authentication is taking off in South Korea – with a government agency doing away with smart cards in favor of smartphone-based solutions. The agency will also issue its employees with blockchain-powered “reward” tokens.
Per news agency Yonhap, the Korea Internet &...
Trump’s Former Pro-Bitcoin Chief of Staff Now Runs a Hedge Fund
30.8.2020
Former Trump administration chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who is known for his positive stance on Bitcoin, is launching a hedge fund
Crypto Exchange CEO 'Assaulted, Extorted Staff, Ordered Data Manipulation’
27.8.2020
Under-fire South Korean crypto exchange Coinbit has denied manipulation allegations after police raided the firm’s headquarters – but an ex-employee alleges the exchange’s “violent” CEO assaulted staff, and extorted and threatened employees.
Per Seoul Shinmun, a Coinbit official stated that...
Sources Say World’s Largest Darknet Empire Market Exit Scammed, $30 Million in Bitcoin Stolen
26.8.2020
One of the world’s largest darknet markets (DNM), Empire Market, allegedly exit scammed after the marketplace was taken offline for a number of days this week. DNM patrons are upset about Empire Market’s departure and customers say that $30 million in bitcoin held by the darknet’s...
Wirecard scandal fallout sees 50% of German staff laid off
26.8.2020
730 people from Wirecard’s German offices will be given pink slips
Darknet Giant Empire Market Offline for 36 Hours, Blame Cast at Massive DDoS Attack
23.8.2020
According to a number of sources, one of the largest darknet markets in the world, Empire Market has been offline for well over 36 hours. The researcher and analyst Dark.fail has been tweeting about the subject, as the market hasn’t been down for this long since 2019. It seems the popular...
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
Sovrin Foundation Sheds All Paid Staff in Tale of a Token Issuance Gone Wrong
25.6.2020
The Sovrin Foundation, a digital ID non-profit, laid off all paid employees after failing to secure funding for an SEC-compliant token issuance