UC Berkeley’s blockchain incubator has welcomed 17 startups into its program, including a reverse auction loan platform and a cannabis-themed online game. The University of California Berkeley has announced the 17 latest startups to be accepted into its ‘Blockchain Xcelerator’ program. They include a Cannabis-themed mass-multiplayer online game (MMO), and a reverse auction loan platform. […]
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The alleged mastermind behind anonymous Russian black market Deer.io has been arrested by the FBI at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Kirill Victorovich Firsov, the alleged owner of Russian-based anonymous marketplace Deer.io, was arrested on March 7 by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Court […]
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Reacting to the growing epidemic, CME will suspend trading in Chicago from Friday. Other crypto- related firms are taking precautions too. With the coronavirus outbreak officially reaching epidemic proportions, crypto-related companies and organizations are having to change the way they do business. According to a CNBC report on Wednesday, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group — […]
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A Washington state man has been charged with money laundering after selling Bitcoin to undercover agents posing as human traffickers. A Washington state resident has been charged with money laundering after selling Bitcoin for $140,000 in cash to undercover agents. Bothell’s Kenneth Warren Rhule, 26, met with agents from Homeland Security Investigations on numerous occasions […]
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Russia’s communications watchdog is calling on contractors to help it block or disrupt anonymous networks including The Onion Router and Telegram Open Network. The Russian communications watchdog has launched an offensive on censorship resistant platforms, including the Telegram Open Network (TON) and privacy browser Tor. Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and […]
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A new report from OXT Research shows the alleged PlusToken scam dumped BTC on regulated exchanges with KYC. A new report on the PlusToken Ponzi scheme shows regulated exchanges are being used to dump coins, despite stringent Know Your Customer (KYC) identify verification rules. Investigative company OXT Research has released a second edition of their […]
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Several encryption key management standards and their development will be the next step in digital currency’s mass adoption. As the price of Bitcoin (BTC) crept up in recent months, it appears public interest in digital assets is once again on the rise. Newcomers to the sector these days have it far easier than those who […]
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Blockchain pioneer NEM has partnered with FIX Network to combat the issue of SIM swapping. NEM, one of the oldest peer-to-peer blockchain networks, has partnered with Israeli-Lithuanian telecom startup FIX Network to increase security and data protection for cell phone users and to solve the issue of SIM swapping. FIX Network will implement SYMBOL from […]
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The World Health Organization has declared coronavirus a pandemic, but the crypto space may be a haven during the storm. The World Health Organization, or WHO, just officially classified coronavirus as a pandemic. At present, it is unclear whether Blockchain markets will be negatively impacted by this news, or provide safety from the storm. Officially […]
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Brave made its biggest acquisition of Basic Attention Tokens to date. March 9, Brave purchased 534,441 Basic Attention Tokens (BAT). This came one day before Brave announced a partnership with TAP Network, which enables convertibility of BAT into “gift cards from hundreds of top national brands”. Brave’s Purchases of BAT Brave shares 70% of all […]
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