According to a report, QuadrigaCX has “inadvertently transferred 103 bitcoins valued at approximately $468,675” to cold wallets the exchange cannot currently access. Major Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX accidentally transferred nearly $500,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) to its cold wallets earlier this month, according to a report published by Ernst & Young on Feb. 12. The founder […]
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Overstock founder Patrick Byrne has stated that blockchain technology is capable of making government “superefficient.” The founder and CEO of retail giant Overstock.com Patrick Byrne says that blockchain can make government “superefficient and incapable of being bribed,” in an interview with MarketWatch published on Feb. 12. Byrne reportedly said that government services have reached a […]
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The Central Bank of Chile issues a detailed report on cryptocurrencies, stating they have no potential to substitute traditional money. The Central Bank of Chile (BCC) believes that cryptocurrencies are unable to substitute traditional money, according to an in-depth report on crypto issued Feb. 7. The document, signed by the central bank’s president Mario Marcel, […]
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Six out of the top 20 cryptos by market capitalization are seeing some losses while EOS has climbed over 6 percent. Feb. 12 — cryptocurrency markets are seeing measured growth among the top 20 coins by market capitalization, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Market visualization from Coin360 The biggest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), is slightly up […]
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Mt. Gox may have crashed the Bitcoin price in 2018 by dumping $321 million on an exchange. The now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox reportedly liquidated around $312 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) throughout February and June of 2018 through a Japanese exchange called BitPoint. GoxDox, an organization that was established to assist Mt. Gox creditors, […]
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sponsored An event in Times Square is going to offer an in-depth look at how non-fungible tokens can transform gaming, licensing, art and finance. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been generating a buzz in the crypto world for some time — and now, a conference is being established where enthusiasts and entrepreneurs can delve deeper into […]
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U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has raised $30 million in a Series B round led by Accel, citing the stablecoin sector as a positive source of momentum. New York-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by venture capital giant Accel, the company confirmed in a post […]
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SIM swapping has come into the spotlight in recent months after a number of high-profile arrests. Cryptocurrency crime trends have been in the spotlight in recent weeks, but SIM swapping has been strangely absent in a number of reports on 2018. Cryptocurrency analytics companies CipherTrace and Chainalysis released two different reports focusing on the major […]
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Together with Nvelop, South Korean exchange Bithumb plans to launch a regulated platform this year, according to local reports. South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb will open a new platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), local news outlet The Financial News reported Feb. 12. The UAE-based platform is reportedly to be developed in partnership with […]
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Binance DEX will launch a public testnet on Feb. 20, with users invited to submit feedback. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will launch a testnet version of its new decentralized exchange Feb. 20, CEO Changpeng Zhao confirmed on Twitter Feb. 12. Binance DEX, plans for which first emerged last year, aims to provide a decentralized basis for […]
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