Tether’s CTO Paolo Ardoino plans to tell the story of Tether (USDT) stablecoin on March 10 at CryptoCompare’s Digital Asset Summit. Amid ongoing lawsuits surrounding controversial stablecoin Tether (USDT), the company’s CTO plans to detail the asset’s background at an upcoming conference. Bitfinex and Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino is slated to recount “the story of […]
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Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets are witnessing profit booking at higher levels and buying on sharp falls, pointing to consolidation over the next few days. The last week of February saw a blood bath across various asset classes on fears that the coronavirus outbreak is turning into a pandemic. This led investors to dump their positions […]
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An ex-employee of crypto exchange Digitex has leaked KYC documentation for and claims to have data for over 8,000 users. An ex-employee of cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Digitex began leaking stolen Know-Your-Customer (KYC) on Telegram. The stolen data reportedly includes passport and driving license scans and other sensitive documentation pertaining to more than 8,000 Digitex customers. […]
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Major crypto exchange Bitfinex has repaid another $100 million of the loan facility to stablecoin operator Tether. Hours after experiencing a major denial of service attacks (DDoS) attack, Bitfinex has announced it repaid another part of the loan facility to Tether. In a Feb. 28 blog post, Bitfinex revealed that the cryptocurrency exchange repaid $100 […]
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Amid a major economic downgrade, countries in Latin America suffer increasingly from money laundering through crypto, a new report says. Amid a major economic downturn, countries in Latin America (LATAM) are increasingly suffering from money laundering through cryptocurrencies, a new report says. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) have become a major tool of organized crime groups […]
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Denial of service attacks are hitting both Bitfinex and OKEx, crippling the exchanges for short periods of time as Bitfinex CTO calls the attacks highly sophisticated. Cryptocurrency exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex are suffering multiple denial of service attacks. It is unclear as of now if the attacks are connected, though OKEx CEO blamed competitors on […]
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Starkware, led by Zcash founding scientist, hopes to bring security and scalability to crypto exchanges. An Israeli startup Starkware believes it can solve two of the most pressing issues in crypto trading — the inherent vulnerability of centralized exchanges and the low transactional capacity of decentralized ones. The venture was co-founded by professor Eli Ben […]
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Nigma Conseil and the Austrian Institute of Technology joined forces to provide an alternative blockchain forensics platform, offering compliance for AML and KYC. The French cybersecurity company Nigma Conseil and the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) have revealed to have collaborated on developing a new blockchain forensics tool. The agreement was signed on Feb. 25 […]
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The lawsuit against Tether is proceeding, but first a New York judge needs to decide which law firm takes lead on the case. In a U.S. courthouse for the Southern District of New York, Judge Katherine Failla heard this afternoon from three plaintiff teams suing iFinex et. al. and vying to serve as lead counsel […]
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As the Bitcoin halving approaches, analysts are guessing whether Bitcoin’s price will actually increase after it goes through the halving event. The renowned Mike Novogratz, founder of digital assets merchant bank Galaxy Digital, has once again voiced his predictions on the price of Bitcoin (BTC) in light of the impending Bitcoin halving set for May […]
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