The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has already closed down almost 50 crypto-related investigations, some of which hit a dead end due to lack of evidence. The United Kingdom’s finance watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that it is investigating 18 companies over cryptocurrency use, local daily news outlet the Telegraph reported Dec. 29. […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin Private confirmed the secret creation of an additional 2 million coins, and South Korea rules in favor of Bithumb in investor lawsuit. Top Stories This Week Nvidia Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Losses After Lower GPU Mining Demand Graphics processing unit (GPU) producer Nvidia is currently facing a class action lawsuit over losses that […]
Continue ReadingMost of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting discreet losses, with Bitcoin worth less than $3,900 again. Sunday, Dec. 30 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing discreet losses while a few report discreet gains. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price is under $3,900 again, according to Coin360 data. Market visualization from Coin360 At press time, […]
Continue ReadingOf all the respondents to a Chinese survey, 40 percent answered that they are willing to invest in cryptocurrency in the future. A Chinese survey of 4,200 respondents has shown that 40 percent are willing to invest in crypto in the future, local Chinese crypto news outlet 8btc reports on Dec. 26. PANews, whose Twitter […]
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Hackers have reportedly been awarded $878,000 in bug bounties by blockchain companies on vulnerability disclosure platform HackerOne this year. White hat hackers have been awarded $878,000 in bug bounties this year, technology news website TheNextWeb reports on Dec. 30. Bug bounties are a type of competition in which companies that develop software invite hackers to […]
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As the market keeps maturing, some experts are pointing out correlations between the prices of crypto and some of the traditional assets. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own […]
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The CEOs of leading mining ASIC producer Bitmain will be allegedly soon be retiring to give place to a successor surnamed Wang. Jihan Wu and the Jenke Group will be reportedly soon retire as CEOs of leading mining ASIC producer Bitmain. Rumors about their departure were reported by Chinese local media Odaily on Dec. 28. […]
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Huobi plans to launch the company’s first crypto exchange — dedicated to EOS — in the first quarter of 2019. Huobi Group plans to launch the company’s first cryptocurrency exchange — which will be dedicated to EOS — in the first quarter of 2019, according to a press release sent to Cointelegraph on Dec. 29. […]
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GPU producer Nvidia is facing a class action lawsuit over the losses reported by the company when demand for GPUs by miners diminished. Graphics processing unit (GPU) producer Nvidia is facing a class action lawsuit over the losses reported by the company when lower crypto prices diminished demand for GPUs by miners. Schall law firm […]
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Mainstream newspaper Time published an article illustrating the liberating potential of Bitcoin, especially in countries with oppressive governments. Bitcoin (BTC) has a substantial liberating potential, American mainstream newspaper Time reports on Dec. 28. The aforementioned article claims that “speculation, fraud, and greed in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry have overshadowed the real, liberating potential of […]
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