One of four men charged with defrauding investors of over $722 million through a long-running cryptomining scheme has pleaded guilty to charges against him. One of four men charged with defrauding investors of more than $722 million through a long-running cryptocurrency mining scheme has pleaded guilty to charges against him. The man, a 35-year-old Romanian […]
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A class-action lawsuit seeks to prevent e-scooter firm Helbiz from destroying the smart contract underpinning its ERC-20 token. Helbiz Inc is facing a class-action lawsuit from investors for its plan to destroy the smart contract underpinning its ERC-20 token, HelbizCoin (HBZ). The electric scooter company initially claimed to have raised almost $40 million dollars for […]
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Just after 100,000 in USDC were blacklisted by Centre, Tether blacklists 46 million Tether in Ethereum addresses. Tether (USDT) has blacklisted 39 Ethereum addresses worth $46 million in USDT, with 24 holding a total of over 5.5 million USDT being blacklisted this year. This revelation comes on the back of Centre’s first blacklisting of an […]
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Ethereum price saw a bullish breakout against Bitcoin on July 9 and veteran trader Peter Brandt believes this could trigger a new altcoin season. Popular trader Peter Brandt believes that Ether (ETH) saw a significant breakout in its ETH-BTC pair on July 9. According to the veteran trader, the breakout could be a signal that […]
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Uniswap’s daily volume has rallied to nearly $25 million despite the spotlight on imposter tokens trading on the exchange. Daily trade volume on the decentralized exchange (DEX) and liquidity pool Uniswap has rallied to $25 million on the back of a strong first day of trade for the digital asset protocol Ampleforth’s AMPL. ETH-AMPL currently […]
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New York’s Supreme Court has rejected Bitfinex and Tether’s appeal in the ongoing dispute between the firms and the NY Attorney General over $850 million in lost funds. A New York Supreme Court has found that veteran cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and its related stablecoin company Tether (USDT) must face claims they concealed the loss of […]
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The ‘.io’ domain name has become part of a complaint against the U.K. for alleged human rights violations tied to its continuing administration of territories in the Indian Ocean. The popular ‘.io’ domain name has become part of a complaint against the United Kingdom for alleged human rights violations tied to its continuing administration of […]
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South Korean legislature will host a seminar to address crypto laundering and other related topics. The South Korean National Assembly will host a talk titled “How to boost transparency in cryptocurrency transactions” on July 10. This news comes amid a recent child porn scandal that involved crypto transactions. According to the Kukto Ilbo, the seminar […]
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The Chinese police busted a massive crypto scam in Wenzhou that managed to amass over $14.31 million. The Chinese authorities dismantled a significant crypto-related scam in Wenzhou. The scheme amassed over 100 million yuan ($14.31 million), which was seized along with a number of luxury cars and villas. According to Toutiao, the gang has been […]
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James Lovejoy, a research assistant for Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, crypto and blockchain group the Digital Currency Initiative, explained blockchain attacks might not always be obvious. Speaking on a Unitize digital conference panel about proof-of-work, or PoW, attacks, James Lovejoy of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative, or DCI, said 51% attacks might not be […]
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