Fifteen men suspected of paying an internet café administrator to secretly mine cryptocurrency have been arrested in China. Chinese authorities arrested fifteen men suspected of corrupting an internet café administrator to mine cryptocurrency. Local crypto industry news outlet 8BTC reported on Sept. 3 that police in Henyang, a city in south central China’s Hunan province, […]
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Unidentified parties tell mainstream media the wallet provider wants to buy equity and cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency wallet and statistics resource Blockchain (formerly Blockchain.info) is reportedly raising $50 million in a new funding round. According to Yahoo! Finance citing two anonymous sources on Sept. 4, Blockchain is already negotiating the cash, which it will use to invest […]
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck’s and marketing research company Macromill’s partnership allows customers to trade survey reward points for crypto. Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, a subsidiary of Japanese financial services firm Monex Group, partnered with marketing research company Macromill Group to launch the Coincheck Survey service that allows its users to exchange reward points for digital assets. […]
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San Francisco-based crypto exchange OKCoin pledges to donate 1,000 BTC to developers of BTC, BCH and BSV in vote-based initiative. San Francisco-based, fiat-focused crypto exchange, OKCoin, recently announced the launch of a voting-driven initiative to donate up to 1,000 BTC to developers of Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV). Voting starts […]
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Tracking service Whale Alert has announced a partnership with BitcoinAbuse to better identify and track scams, hacks and other crypto crimes. Whale Alert and BitcoinAbuse are teaming up to fight crypto crimes together. Fighting scammers On Sept. 3, Whale Alert, a service dedicated to tracking large cryptocurrency transactions, announced that it will start collaborating with […]
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Market update: Bitcoin continues to eye $11K, while most altcoins are seeing minor gains. Tuesday, Sept. 3 — Bitcoin (BTC) continues to eye $11,000, with most altcoins registering minor gains on the day. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin continues to show impressive price movement after trading close to $10,300 for the better part of the day. […]
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Crypto exchange Gemini has introduced a sub-accounts feature for institutional customers enabling the creation of multiple accounts under one master account. New York-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has introduced a sub-accounts feature for institutional customers enabling the creation of multiple accounts under one master account. In a Sept. 3 announcement, the Winklevoss brothers-led crypto exchange revealed […]
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Fintech startup Ripple has transferred 500 million XRP tokens, valued at almost $130 million, from its escrow wallet to the firm. Fintech startup Ripple has transferred 500 million XRP tokens from its escrow wallet, according to data from Whale Alert, a live tracker for cryptocurrency transactions, on Sept. 3. The San Francisco-based firm has moved […]
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PwC Luxembourg, a branch of the world’s second-largest professional services firm, will start accepting Bitcoin payments as of Oct. 1 2019. PwC Luxembourg, a subsidiary of the world’s second largest professional services firm, will start accepting Bitcoin (BTC) payments starting Oct. 1 2019. “Bitcoin cannot be compromised” The Luxembourg branch of the Big Four auditing […]
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Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic raises $23 million in a funding round led by SBI Holdings, among other companies. Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has raised $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Japanese financial powerhouse SBI Holdings. Elliptic continues to expand in Asia According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. […]
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