20-year-old Joel Ortiz to serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $5 cryptocurrency with SIM swapping. After stealing $5 million in cryptocurrency from 40 victims through SIM swapping, 20-year-old Joel Ortiz, pleaded guilty to theft and accepted a plea deal of 10 years in prison as reported by Motherboard, a division of […]
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Institutions like Fidelity have not shelved their crypto plans completely, and are moving ahead with trading and custody projects. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making […]
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Wyoming legislature passed a bill to allow for the regulation and recognition of cryptocurrencies as money. In the United States, the state of Wyoming passed a bill that will allow for cryptocurrencies to be recognized as money on Jan. 31, according to the state legislature website. On Jan. 18, Wyoming legislation presented the bill, which […]
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Smart contracts auditing firm Hosho has laid off a significant number of staff, citing an increased amount of automated tooling. Smart contracts auditing firm Hosho has laid off a significant number of staff, citing an increased amount of automated tooling, the firm’s co-founder and president Hartej Sawhney told Cointelegraph on Feb. 1. While stating that […]
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Major European digital publisher Axel Springer has partnered with SatoshiPay to enable direct payments using blockchain. Europe’s largest digital publisher Axel Springer SE has partnered with blockchain startup SatoshiPay to enable direct payments using blockchain, investment news agency London South East reports on Jan. 31. Blockchain micro payment firm SatoshiPay has reportedly started a collaboration […]
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One of Canada’s top crypto exchanges, Coinsquare, is reportedly laying off almost 30 percent off its staff. One of Canada’s top crypto exchanges, Coinsquare, is reportedly laying off almost 30 percent off its staff, including its chief financial officer (CFO) and chief operating officer (COO). The news was reported by Canadian startup and technology news […]
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More and more crypto companies are taking the route of a reverse IPO, but will it pay off? In a transaction that has all the hallmarks of a reverse initial public offering (IPO) — also called a reverse merger — OKC Holdings Corp., which is the parent company of OKCoin and OKEx (the world’s second-largest […]
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A South Korean conservative party has declared that the implementation of blockchain tech will “improve the way the party operates.” South Korea’s conservative political party, the Liberty Korea Party (LKP), has declared their aim to use blockchain technology in four major areas, according to an official announcement published on Jan. 31 . The LKP, previously […]
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The UK financial regulator has given a license to a local crypto liquidity provider and electronic OTC trader. United Kingdom crypto liquidity startup B2C2 OTC Ltd. has received approval from the country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Wednesday, Jan. 30, according to a record in the FCA’s register. A separate press release notes that B2C2, […]
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Ethereum has launched its first pre-release for phase zero of the network’s evolving transition to Ethereum 2.0, also known as Serenity Ethereum (ETH) has launched its first pre-release for phase zero of the network’s evolving transition to Ethereum 2.0, according to new post published to Ethereum’s github on Jan. 31. The post notes that “this […]
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