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Bitcoin Price Drops 3% on Brexit and Coronavirus Case in the UK
31.1.2020
Bitcoin’s GBP dropped 3% as the coronavirus spread to the UK and Brexit occurred but the BTC/USD pair remains bullish
USA vs. Virgil Griffith: What We Know (and Don’t) in the Bombshell Crypto Sanctions Case
31.1.2020
Prosecutors appear to have a strong case against Virgil Griffith, the ethereum developer charged with conspiring to aid North Korea, legal experts say
‘One Network, Many Chains’ – The Case for Blockchain Interoperability
30.1.2020
Inter-blockchain communication (IBC) is poised to be a major theme of 2020. And, like most trends in crypto, it has its fair share of hope, hype and haters
Crypto Exchange Zebpay Announces Relaunch in India Ahead of Supreme Court Decision on RBI Ban
30.1.2020
Zebpay is returning to India more than a year after closing down local crypto exchange operations due to the banking ban imposed by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Under a new leadership team, the exchange has also revealed a number of upcoming new services, including...
UK High Court Orders Freeze on $1M of Bitcoin in Ransomware Case
28.1.2020
A UK court has ordered to freeze over $1 million in Bitcoin from a Canadian insurance firm in a ransomware attack
Hearing Concluded: Indian Supreme Court Deliberates on Crypto vs RBI Case
28.1.2020
The Indian supreme court has finished hearing the crypto vs. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) case. The hearing concluded on Tuesday with the counsel for the Internet and Mobile Association of India wrapping up his arguments, followed by arguments by the counsel representing crypto exchanges. The court...
What does “revert” do in CSS?
28.1.2020
Miriam Suzanne has a Mozilla Developer video on the subject. The revert value is fairly new, supported in Firefox and Safari, but not yet in Chrome-world. We've already got a couple of related keywords that work on any property which are meant to help control inheritance and reset values....
5 Online Casinos That Accept Bitcoin Cash
27.1.2020
Digital cash was the original use case for bitcoin, and it remains the primary one for bitcoin cash (BCH) today. The ability to send funds anywhere in the world quickly and cheaply has made bitcoin cash a popular choice for online casino players. There are scores of gaming sites where you...
Everybody’s Staking But Who’s Using Proof of Stake Blockchains?
26.1.2020
The primary use case for staking blockchains is staking. That is their raison d’être, and thousands of cryptocurrency holders have utilized this provision to increase their holdings by earning staking rewards. As the total amount of staked tokens trends towards 80% for some blockchains...
Alexander Vinnik Accused of Laundering Billions Through BTC-e Extradited to France
25.1.2020
Alexander Vinnik, the Russian-born IT specialist who spent over two years in detention in Greece, where he was arrested on a U.S. warrant, is now in Paris. The alleged BTC-e operator, suspected of laundering at least $4 billion through the now defunct crypto exchange, has been handed over to France...
Kik Representative Will Give Deposition in SEC Case on Jan. 28
23.1.2020
A Kik representative will give a deposition before the court on Jan. 28 in continuing SEC case
Indian Supreme Court Warms Up to Crypto – RBI’s Arguments Not Convincing
23.1.2020
India’s supreme court heard the crypto case on Thursday, starting with the arguments by the counsel for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). After pointing out that the RBI ban only hurts crypto businesses but does not stop crypto trading, the court explained that “being an honest...
Blockvest Saved from Default Judgement in Fraud Case
23.1.2020
A California federal court has reversed a default judgement against two firms accused of running a cryptocurrency scam
6 Bankers Accused of Earning €30M in Bonuses From German Fraud, Tax Lawyer Out on €4M Bail
22.1.2020
Former bank employees have received bonuses worth millions of euros in an illegal trading scheme that also involved a tax lawyer, prosecutors in Frankfurt revealed this week. The case is part of multiple investigations carried out across Germany, the hardest hit country in a notorious tax fraud...
Crypto vs RBI: Exchange Counsel and RBI Take Center Stage at Supreme Court Today
22.1.2020
India’s supreme court spent all day on Wednesday hearing extensive arguments from both the counsel representing crypto exchanges and the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The counsel for the central bank confirmed again that cryptocurrency is not banned in India, but still...
Digital Chamber Asks Court to Draw Line Between Investment Contracts and Assets in Telegram Case
22.1.2020
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a blockchain advocacy group, wants a U.S. court to distinguish between an investment contract and the underlying asset used by Telegram during a 2018 initial coin offering
Gaming Meets DeFi: The Case of Axie Infinity and Uniswap
22.1.2020
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6 Central Banks Form Digital Currency Use Case Working Group
21.1.2020
The working group will pool research into CBDCs
Case Study: itsnotviolent.com
21.1.2020
A case study that explores the motivation, design and implementation behind the itsnotviolent.com awareness campaign website made by Locomotive.
Case Study: itsnotviolent.com was written by Marie-Christine Dion and published on Codrops
RBI Confirms Crypto Not Banned in India
21.1.2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has confirmed that cryptocurrency is not banned in India. During the latest supreme court hearing of the crypto case, the central bank’s reply to the Internet and Mobile Association of India was read out in detail. The RBI clarified that it only fenced in...