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Nigerian Agency Finally Registers Blockchain Start-up, Blames Employee for Rejection of First Application

23.10.2021
Just a few days after reports emerged that it had refused to process a company registration application by Flint API limited, the Nigerian agency Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has now registered the blockchain start-up. The agency however blames an unnamed employee for the failure to process...

FBI Arrests Federal Employee Selling Restricted Data on Nuclear Submarines for Cryptocurrency

11.10.2021
A U.S. government employee has been arrested on espionage-related charges after he attempted to sell restricted data on the design of nuclear-powered warships to a foreign government. The federal employee asked to be paid in monero cryptocurrency. “I am very aware of the risks of blockchain...

Opensea NFT Marketplace Claims Employee Profited From Insider Information

16.9.2021
On September 15, the top non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, Opensea, revealed that an Opensea executive profited from insider trading. “Yesterday we learned that one of our employees purchased items that they knew were set to display on our front page before they appeared there...

Government employee accused of mining crypto at public’s expense

9.9.2021
The New York county clerk office employee allegedly used over 40 devices to mine crypto unlawfully

World Of Warships Employee Suspended After Sending Abusive Message In Promo Code

27.8.2021
This has not been a good month for World of Warships! Then again, running a shady monetisation scheme then having employees send an insulting message to a prominent streamer will do that to a game.Read more

IT Specialist Caught Mining Cryptocurrency at Police Headquarters in Poland

1.8.2021
Polish police have uncovered a secret crypto mining operation at their headquarters in Warsaw, local media reported. An IT specialist accused of minting digital coins on police computers has been dismissed and the case has been handed over to the Prosecutor’s Office. Polish Police Force Fires...

Former BitGo employee will help deploy Andreessen Horowitz's $2.2B crypto fund

19.7.2021
Arianna Simpson has been a general partner at the venture capital firm for more than a year as a16z led several high-profile raises for crypto and blockchain companies

Your keys, his coins — Cryptopia employee admits to stealing $172K in crypto

5.7.2021
The theft was first discovered in September and was not yet connected to the crypto exchange going into liquidation the previous year

South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Bans Employees from Trading Bitcoin

3.7.2021
One of the largest South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, in terms of trade volume, Bithumb, has announced that employees are banned from trading bitcoin on the exchange platform. The company’s chief executive officer revealed the decision in a Bithumb newsletter focused on improving...

Rwanda Central Bank Joins CBDC Bandwagon After Announcing Digital Currency Research

23.6.2021
The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) has become the latest African central bank to join the digital currency movement after an employee confirmed the institution is studying the possibilities of issuing its own digital currency. CBDC Implications on Financial Stability According to the employee, John...

Employee Found Mining Ethereum Beneath Seoul’s Premier Opera House

10.6.2021
Seoul Arts Center, An employee at South Korea’s most prestigious arts center and opera house – the Seoul Arts Center, in the affluent south-central part of the capital – has been found secretly mining Ethereum (ETH) in a basement room, using the center’s electricity. Per Hangook Ilbo and YTN,...

Card Shop Employee Arrested For Alleged Assault Over Mask Request

12.5.2021
Late last month, 27-year-old Kazuhiro Arita traveled from Osaka to Fukuoka. While there, according to News 24 and ANN, a 55-year-old man warned him about not wearing a mask, provoking Arita to allegedly punch him repeatedly in the head. Read more

Employer Wants Cryptocurrency Back From Employee After Price Soars 700%, Offers to Pay in US Dollars Instead

5.5.2021
A company paid an employee for his work done in cryptocurrency. However, after the price of the cryptocurrency skyrocketed 700%, the employer wants the coins back, offering to pay the employee in U.S. dollars instead. Employer Wants Crypto Back After It Rose 700% Marketwatch published a letter...

Edward Snowden Plans to Auction an NFT, Proceeds Will Go to Freedom of the Press Foundation

15.4.2021
The whistleblower and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee and subcontractor Edward Snowden has revealed he is stepping into the world of non-fungible token (NFT) assets. Moreover, 100% of the NFT sale proceeds will be donated to the Freedom of the Press Foundation. American...

Microstrategy Will Now Pay Board of Directors in Bitcoin as Treasury Grows to Nearly 100K BTC

12.4.2021
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy, which has amassed nearly 100K bitcoins in its treasury, has modified its compensation agreements for the board of directors. The company will now pay non-employee directors in bitcoin, citing its commitment to the cryptocurrency “given its ability to serve as...

EA Investigating Claims An Employee Has Been Selling Rare Items

11.3.2021
EA makes most of its FIFA money from the game’s Ultimate Team mode, where fans spend real money in attempts to unlock elite players. Today, it’s being alleged that these lucrative items are being sold privately to users by employees within EA Sports.Read more