Australian comedian Jim Jefferies revealed he bought one Bitcoin for roughly $10K on the Robinhood trading app for a laugh. Australian comedian Jim Jefferies has amassed a larger stack of Bitcoin than billionaire Elon Musk. In a June 30 episode of Jefferies’ podcast I Don’t Know About That, the comedian revealed to “Invest Diva” Kiana […]
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The operator of an allegedly fraudulent crypto escrow scheme accused of misappropriating $7 million from two clients is expected to plead guilty in September. Jon Barry Thompson, the accused operator of a fraudulent crypto escrow service that defrauded $7 million from two customers, is expected to enter a guilty plea — with prosecutors aiming to […]
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On-chain and trading data signal that traders have abandoned Litecoin, but for some reason long-term investors are hoarding LTC. Price wise, Litecoin (LTC) has had a pretty rough year and currently the altcoin is down 51% over the past twelve months. The lack of GitHub activity and planned protocol upgrades have Litecoin co-founder Charlie Lee […]
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Ripple and Coinbase-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bitso has topped Argentina’s crypto market in the six months after launch. Bitso, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latin America, has hit 1 million users prior to its upcoming launch in Brazil. Santiago Alvarado, director of cross-border payments at Bitso, discussed the latest developments in leveraging crypto for […]
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A researcher suggested that exchanges could “rollback” hacks by renting mining power from online marketplaces. Speaking at Unitize virtual event, Coin Metrics researcher Lucas Nuzzi suggested that one way for exchanges to fight back against the hackers is by renting mining power from online marketplaces. 6 confirmations ticking countdown Nuzzi conjectured that an exchange which […]
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The U.S. Department of Justice unveiled the identity of the hacker behind the pseudonym “fxmsp” after charging him with federal crimes. The U.S. Department of Justice, or DoJ, indicted Andrey Turchin, known under the pseudonym “fxmsp,” with various federal crimes. Turchin allegedly founded a cybercrime group that targeted the computer networks of several companies. After […]
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Bitcoin is range-bound but altcoins are rallying, indicating increasing interest among traders looking to make sizable gains off altcoins. Altcoins have been buzzing around this week and this has reduced Bitcoin’s (BTC) dominance to 63%. Pantera Capital founder Dan Morehead believes that altcoins are going to outperform Bitcoin, the top-ranked asset on CoinMarketCap, over the […]
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While Bitcoin’s value seems to have stagnated over the past few months, some believe that a price surge is just around the corner. As the global economic engine continues to reel from the effects of the slowdown induced by the novel coronavirus, it’s still not clear how much devastation the pandemic has actually caused. For […]
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An overview of the first two days of the Unitize virtual blockchain conference where top crypto and blockchain experts offered their views on topical issues in the industry. The first two days of Unitize, the virtual conference organized by BlockShow and San Francisco Blockchain Week, have come and gone with speakers from various sectors of […]
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Venezuelan authorities confiscated 315 Bitcoin mining systems. The Bolivarian National Guard of Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, seized 315 Bitcoin (BTC) mining machines manufactured by Bitmain. The owners of the mining rigs were told that they did not possess the necessary permits to own and operate the machines. They also were not authorized to be transporting the […]
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