Mark Karpeles has repeatedly denied criminal activity related to either the Mt. Gox hack or the alleged embezzlement of funds. The former CEO of defunct Japanese Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, Mark Karpeles, could spend ten years in jail over alleged embezzlement, Japanese daily news outlet Nikkei reported Dec. 12. Karpeles, who presided over the major […]
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U.S. SEC chairman Jay Clayton has said he is “optimistic” that developments in distributed ledger technology can bolster “capital formation.” United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton has said this week that he is “optimistic” that developments in distributed ledger technology (DLT) can “help facilitate capital formation.” Speaking as part of a […]
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Major crypto exchange OKEx announced it will list Bitcoin Cash ABC under the original Bitcoin Cash ticker, BCH. The Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced that it will list Bitcoin Cash ABC under the original Bitcoin Cash ticker BCH, according to an official statement Dec. 11. According to the announcement, the sixth largest crypto exchange will […]
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Binance joins the various education initiatives seeking to provide reliable material on the industry. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched a collection of educational content comprising almost 500 articles in order to fight “incorrect” and “misleading” information, a press release confirmed Dec. 12. Binance, which regularly tops the list of the world’s largest exchanges by volume […]
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Four Vermont state agencies have launched a blockchain working group to learn more about the technology and its impact on the economy. Four agencies of the state government of Vermont in the United States have jointly formed a working group to study blockchain technology, according to an announcement published Dec. 10. The working group will […]
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Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is planning to participate in the 2019 presidential elections, wants to combat corruption using blockchain technology. Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is currently running a presidential campaign for the March 2019 elections, wants to tackle corruption using blockchain, according to a recent Facebook post from Sunday, […]
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KFC Venezuela has reportedly denied that it will soon accept Dash payments, but has confirmed negotiations with the company. The CEO of KFC Venezuela, Antonio Sampayo, has denied a recent announcement that it will start accepting major altcoin Dash (DASH), Spanish language crypto media Criptonoticias reports Monday, Dec. 10. Sampayo explained that KFC had discussed […]
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Mike Novogratz has said that the ICO market is “dead right now” during an interview on the current state of the crypto industry. Mike Novogratz compared current cryptocurrency market performance to a “methadone clinic” in an interview with Bloomberg Dec. 11. During the interview, Bloomberg asked Novogratz how coming from Wall Street made him different […]
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Spanish ruling party Partido Popular will soon introduce a draft on cryptocurrencies and blockchain regulation to become a leading country in the industry. Spanish ruling party Partido Popular (PP) will introduce a draft bill on cryptocurrencies and blockchain regulation in a few days, local newspaper La Vanguardia reported Dec. 10. The publication reported that PP’s […]
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London-based crypto exchange CEX.IO has started requiring its users to disclose their identities to purportedly comply with international laws. United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency exchange CEX.IO now requires its users to disclose their identities, financial trading news outlet Finance Magnates reported Dec. 11. Established in 2013, CEX is a London-based cryptocurrency trading platform, initially started as a […]
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