The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas reportedly described Jared Rice’s plea as one of the first of its kind. The former CEO of reported cryptocurrency scam AriseBank has pleaded guilty to defrauding victims of over $4.2 million, Texas-based daily news outlet Dallas News reported March 21. Jared Rice, whom the FBI arrested […]
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LBank and Bit-Z both held the top position in ranked exchanges by adjusted volume on CoinMarketCap today. Today, on March 21, both LBank and Bit-Z overtook leading exchange Binance on the adjusted trade volume cryptocurrency exchange rankings on CoinMarketCap, but research published on March 18 by the Tie suggests most of their volume is fake. […]
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Binance research found correlations among crypto assets in BTC terms have waned, while they have strengthened in USD since 2017. Price correlations among major cryptocurrencies increased against the U.S. dollar (USD) but fell in Bitcoin (BTC) terms, a new report from cryptocurrency exchange Binance revealed on March 20. Part of an investigation into price trends […]
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The trustee of Mt.Gox has announced that he has concluded the processing of creditors’ rehabilitation claims. Nobuaki Kobayashi, trustee of the now-defunct Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox, has announced he has concluded the processing of creditors’ rehabilitation claims and that they will be notified of the results within days. The announcement was published in an […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is seemingly working on the implementation of margin trading. Changes made to the public Application Programming Interface (API) of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance seemingly reveal that the company is working on implementing margin trading. A Reddit user brought the API changes to public attention on March 20 after they were updated […]
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen will advise the Swiss platform on identity two months after it released its proof-of-concept. Swiss blockchain identity network Concordium has hired former Danish prime minister and NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen as a strategic advisor, the company confirmed in a press release on March 20. The Concordium Foundation, the controlling entity […]
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Analysts have accused the WSJ of using flawed investigative methods when reporting on alleged laundering via crypto exchange ShapeShift. Blockchain intelligence firm CipherBlade has accused the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) of using flawed investigative methods and thus overestimating the extent of alleged money laundering via crypto exchange ShapeShift. CipherBlade’s analysis of the WSJ report was […]
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The integration will see improved accessibility for users of Sirin’s Finney smartphone, with MEW becoming a featured wallet interface. Swiss developer Sirin Labs will integrate popular cryptocurrency interface MyEtherWallet (MEW) in its Finney blockchain smartphone, the company confirmed on social media on March 21. Sirin, which released Finney late last year, will now allow MEW […]
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At least one scammer is reportedly gaming other users on the blockchain-powered event betting platform Augur by creating deliberately invalid markets. At least one scammer is reportedly gaming other users on the blockchain-powered event betting platform Augur by creating deliberately invalid markets, according to a Reddit thread published on March 20. Created by the non-profit […]
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The successful candidate will advise on partnership deals and overseas product expansion, as well as risk strategy. Facebook is seeking to hire a senior lawyer with experience in both blockchain and payments, a job description uploaded to its website this week confirms. Facebook, which has hinted about plans involving blockchain, cryptocurrency and payments across its […]
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