Alleged Bitcoin Launderer Vinnik Announces Hunger Strike to ‘Get a Fair Trial’

Alleged former operator of seized crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, plans to start a hunger strike on Monday. The lawyer for Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, said his defendant will go on a hunger strike this Monday, Russian state-owned news outlet TASS reported Nov. 23. According to Timofey Musatov, […]

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Exchange Partners With University of Luxembourg to Improve Crypto Asset Security

NX Exchange and the University of Luxembourg’s new cooperation aims to develop higher levels of network security for digital assets. A new partnership between Luxembourg-based VNX Exchange and the University of Luxembourg aims to improve the security of digital assets, business news outlet Luxembourg Times reported Nov. 23. VNX is a marketplace and trading platform […]

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Crypto Hardware Wallet Ledger Resumes Bitcoin Cash Services

Cryptocurrency wallet Ledger has re-enabled its Bitcoin Cash services such as adding accounts and sending the altcoin. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) services for cryptocurrency hardware wallet Ledger have resumed, according to an announcement published Nov. 23. Ledger suspended its BCH service on Nov. 14 in anticipation of the cryptocurrency’s hard fork “to prevent unwanted transactions and […]

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Bitfury Partners With Russian Economics University to Establish Blockchain Accelerator

Mining and blockchain firm Bitfury has partnered with Russia’s oldest economics university to develop a blockchain course aimed at preparing specialists for the field. Multisectoral blockchain company Bitfury has partnered with the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics to create an accelerator for blockchain projects, Russian crypto news outlet Forklog reports Nov. 21. In addition to […]

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