A South Florida District Court judge says David Kleiman’s estate has sufficiently alleged Wright may have stolen hundreds of thousands of bitcoins. A United States court has rejected repeated requests from nChain chief scientist Craig Wright to dismiss a $4 billion lawsuit against him, documents revealed Dec. 27. In the latest stage of an ongoing […]
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Software security researchers have reportedly been able to extract private keys from the Trezor One hardware wallets. Researchers have reportedly shown how they were able to hack the Trezor One, Ledger Nano S and Ledger Blue at the 35C3 Refreshing Memories conference. The demonstration of the hacks was published in a video on Dec. 27. […]
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The Huobi Derivative Market has added EOS contracts, which allows traders to take both long and short positions on the cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi’s derivative market now supports altcoin EOS, according to an official press release shared with Cointelegraph on Dec. 28. Huobi is currently the third-ranked cryptocurrency exchange by adjusted volume on CoinMarketCap, with […]
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Markets have taken a renewed plunge, with virtually all of the top 100 cryptocurrencies in the red today. Friday, Dec. 28 — markets have taken a renewed plunge, with virtually all of the top 100 cryptocurrencies in the red and many high market cap alts seeing losses of between 5 and 12 percent, as data […]
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The most noticeable 2018 predictions on cryptocurrency rates, blockchain adoption and a Bitcoin ETF, which either became a reality or failed. The world of cryptocurrencies is full of prophets and predictions of all ranges, just as any other financial market in the world. 2018 jumped right in with Bitcoin (BTC) hovering around $15,000 and investors […]
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The National Bank of Kuwait has launched a remittance product for cross-border live payments based on RippleNet’s blockchain technology. The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has launched a cross-border remittance product based on RippleNet’s blockchain technology, according to an announcement published Dec. 27. Established in 1952, the NBK is the largest financial institution in terms […]
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Dutch crypto firm Libereum has acquired Spanish soccer club Elche CF for $4.9 million, aspiring to restore the club to the country’s Primera Division via revenue from tokenization. Dutch crypto firm Libereum has acquired Spanish soccer club Elche CF for $4.9 million, according to a press release published to the Libereum website Dec. 26. The […]
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A recent study by the WSJ has revealed that hundreds of crypto offerings showed signs of fraudulent activity, improbable returns and plagiarism. Recent research by the Wall Street Journal published Dec. 27 revealed that hundreds of cryptocurrency offerings showed signs of fraudulent activity, improbable returns and plagiarism. In the course of its research, the WSJ […]
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American payments firm Square has been named Yahoo Finance Company of the Year. United States-based Bitcoin (BTC)-supporting payments firm Square has been named Yahoo Finance company of the year, according to a report from the media outlet Dec. 18. As Yahoo Finance reports, $26 billion market cap payments company — founded by Jack Dorsey and […]
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U.S. crypto investor law firm Silver Miller has filed a lawsuit against a purported crypto hedge fund manager who was allegedly operating a fraudulent Ponzi scheme. United States crypto-focused law firm Silver Miller has filed a lawsuit against a purported crypto hedge fund manager who was allegedly operating a fraudulent Ponzi scheme. The court […]
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