Bitfinex wants to recover Bitcoin stolen from them in 2016, even if that means paying to find the hackers responsible for the attack. Crypto exchange Bitfinex is offering up to $400 million to anyone who can lead them to the hackers who stole over 120,000 Bitcoin (BTC) in August 2016. According to the company’s post […]
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As the Turkish lira hits record lows despite foreign reserve selling, Steve Hanke says that only a “gold-backed currency board” can save the economy. A famous Bitcoin skeptic has called for a gold-backed currency to save Turkey as its national fiat currency collapses. In a tweet on Monday, John Hopkins professor Steve Hanke argued that […]
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The collapse of the initial coin offerings provided invaluable lessons on how to avoid a similar fate, MEW’s Kosala Hemachandra says. The boom of the initial coin offerings defined the blockchain industry in 2017 and the first half of 2018 as capital flowed to finance many new projects and the associated services. Ahead of Ethereum’s […]
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Alexander Vinnik, the Russian national accused of laundering 300K Bitcoin through crypto exchange BTC-e, may now face trial in France. Also awaiting charges in the United States and Russia, suspected Bitcoin money launderer Alexander Vinnik could be facing a trial in France first. According to news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP), a Paris judge has ordered […]
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A report updated by Japan’s self-regulatory body JVCEA shows the number of active crypto traders in the country decreased in March. Before a state of emergency had officially been declared to slow the spread of the pandemic in Japan, overall activity on crypto exchanges decreased as there was a spike in fiat deposits. According to […]
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Hackers transferred roughly $12M from wallets connected to the Bitfinex breach, in which 120,000 Bitcoin was stolen in August 2016. Someone with access to the 119,756 Bitcoin stolen from crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016 moved $12 million to unknown wallets in the last six days. According to a series of tweets posted by Whale Alert […]
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Lawmakers contend that the Russian government’s intent is to curb illicit financial activity. The Russian Federation has banned anonymous deposits to online wallets in a move that will affect 10 million users across the country. According to lawmakers, this initiative is supposed to curb illegal activity, such as the financing of terrorism and the illegal […]
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The strong recovery in Bitcoin and altcoins from their weekend lows suggests that the traders are aggressively buying each dip. August 2 the total crypto market capitalization dropped from about $359 billion to $310 billion within a few minutes of Bitcoin (BTC) price surging above the $12K mark. A fall of such magnitude usually drives […]
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Swiss cantonal bank Basler Kantonalbank becomes the first bank in Switzerland to announce its crypto plans. Basler Kantonalbank, or BKB, a government-owned commercial bank in Switzerland, is planning to launch cryptocurrency services through its banking subsidiary. According to an Aug. 3 report by local news agency Finews, BKB’s subsidiary and a national banking group, Bank […]
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2gether’s servers were attacked by unknown actors who managed to steal over $1.39 million from crypto-investment accounts. A European cryptocurrency trading platform called 2gether was recently targeted by an unknown group of hackers. These bad actors stole over 1.183 million Euros ($1.39M) from the service’s investment accounts in a cyberattack on July 31. Ramon Ferraz […]
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