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Encrypted Messaging Site Privnote Cloned to Steal Bitcoin
15.6.2020
The free web service, which lets users send encrypted messages that self-destruct once read, has been copied with the reported aim of redirecting users' bitcoin to criminals
India’s Rumored Crypto Ban May Be Overblown, Say Industry Pros
15.6.2020
Talk that India might be considering a new ban on crypto may be premature, exchange founders and startup CEOs working in the sector believe
Baseline Co-Founder Says Crypto Is 'Pre-CompuServe' an Still in Its Early Days
15.6.2020
The co-founder of the Baseline Protocol believes that crypto is still 15–20 years away from finding significant mainstream adoption
Just-Launched Ziglu Wants to Make It Stupid Easy to Buy Crypto
15.6.2020
U.K.-based cryptocurrency platform Ziglu has launched, following a $6.6 million seed round
Crypto Lending Platform Compound to Start Distributing Tokens
15.6.2020
The Compound community approved a proposal calling for the distribution of the COMP token to all users of the DeFi protocol
Market Update: Bitcoin World Reserve Theories, Market Cap Loses $16B, Analyst Predicts $7,500 ETH
15.6.2020
Digital currency markets are down on Sunday evening roughly 2.14% as global trade volume has slid by 31% this weekend. Coins like ethereum, bitcoin, litecoin, and bitcoin cash are all down between 1-2% in the last 24 hours. Crypto Assets Shed $16 Billion in Two Days At the time of publication,...
Crypto Long & Short: Cryptocurrency Markets May Be Decentralized, But They’re Still Accountable
15.6.2020
One overlooked aspect of crypto markets is that transparency and choice holds participants accountable in ways traditional markets have not experienced
Bitcoin-Friendly Top US Banking Regulator Aims to Solve Banks’ Problems With Decentralization
14.6.2020
The new top banking regulator for the Trump administration sees “huge and great promise” in cryptocurrency. Focusing on decentralized networks, bitcoin, and rewriting existing regulations, he shares his views on cryptocurrency and the creation of the digital dollar. Top US Banking...
Chinese Banks Says They Will Not Freeze Legal Crypto Accounts
14.6.2020
Chinese banks are clarifying that they are not shutting down any legal crypto accounts
BRD's CEO Dismissed Crypto Until Overhearing Andreessen Horowitz Execs
14.6.2020
BRD CEO Adam Traidman was won over by Bitcoin after overhearing a conversation at Andreessen Horowitz
Documents Show Craig Wright Claims to Own a Bitcoin Address With 80,000 BTC Stolen From Mt Gox
14.6.2020
On June 12, 2020, the former CEO of Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, tweeted about the notorious Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Karpeles and a number of crypto community members, assert that Wright’s legal team from London has been sending documents to certain individuals....
10 Things We Learned From Our Crypto Titans
14.6.2020
“Crypto Titans” is a series of personal interviews conducted by CoinMarketCap with prominent and forward-thinking minds tinkering on and behindContinue Reading
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Spacex Bitcoin Scam Features BTC Giveaway, Elon Musk, and NASA Launch
14.6.2020
A Spacex bitcoin scam has frequently appeared on Youtube, claiming to give away BTC. Its promo video features the recent Spacex launch with two NASA astronauts and an interview with Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The scammers claim that anyone sending bitcoin to them will...
Five Wanted For Indian Crypto Scam Operating Since 2017
14.6.2020
Five individuals have been identified by Indian police as likely involved with a crypto investment scam that has operated since 2017
Ayn Rand: Francisco d’Anconia’s Speech on Money
14.6.2020
“So you think that money is the root of all evil?” said Francisco d’Anconia. “Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of...
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: June 7 - June 13 in Review
13.6.2020
Japan's minister of finance questioned crypto terminology, a company joined the Japan Security Token Association and more headlined news from Japan this past week
Whales Make Waves, Super Heroes Rise, and Bank Accounts Freeze: Bad Crypto News of the Week
13.6.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
JPMorgan: Bitcoin’s Market Structure More Resilient Than Currencies, Equities, Treasuries and Gold
13.6.2020
JPMorgan’s strategists have reportedly found bitcoin’s market structure to be more resilient than those of currencies, equities, Treasuries, and gold. In a new report on bitcoin’s stress test, JPMorgan wrote that cryptocurrencies have “longevity as an asset class.”...
Estonia Revokes 500 Crypto Firms’ Licenses After $220 Billion Money Laundering Scandal
13.6.2020
Estonia has canceled 500 cryptocurrency firms’ licenses, about 30% of the total, as part of a crackdown on illicit financial flows following a $220 billion money-laundering scandal involving Danske Bank. Regulators are concerned that bitcoin exchanges and other crypto companies might...
Blockchain Is Evolving Like the Internet: Who Will Be the Crypto Hotmail?
13.6.2020
Blockchain’s evolution path is similar to the invention of the internet, and we are already in its second phase