More governments are tracking crypto, but ways to stay anonymous remain. Much noise has been made about the untraceable qualities of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin “can be used to buy merchandise anonymously” said early primers on crypto, it offers users the kind of financial privacy that was previously available only from a “Swiss bank […]
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Lithuanian regulators are focusing on ICOs and cryptocurrency trading in new investigations and potential policy reforms. Lithuanian authorities held a seminar examining the “threats and potential benefits” of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) to the country’s economy, a press release reported Wednesday, October 3, amid an ongoing investigation into cryptocurrency trading habits. The Financial Crime Investigation […]
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The trend is clear—digital marketing is bigger than ever, growing more every year. In 2017, it accounted for 39% of the market share, up from 28% in 2014. But this growth still doesn’t mean the industry isn’t rife with problems. Current models are wrought with excessively high commission fees, click fraud, and inefficient targeting algorithms, […]
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At a recent event in Minneapolis, CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo noted increased enforcement actions last year, partly due to fraudulent crypto cases Christopher Giancarlo, the chairman of U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (СFTC), said in an Oct. 2 speech that enforcement actions and fines increased significantly in the last fiscal year. Giancarlo presented at the […]
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The U.S. Department of Justice has charged seven officers from Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate with crypto-funded crimes. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged seven officers from Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) with cryptocurrency-funded global hacking and related disinformation operations. The indictment was filed by the grand jury at the Western District of Pennsylvania […]
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Overstock subsidiary Medici Ventures is investing in VinX , which is making a blockchain solution that monitors the ingredients of wine on their journey between the vineyard and the glass, according to reports. The idea is to enable wine futures to be sold and traded on a secure platform, with the goal of preventing fraud by […]
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Consumers know what they want — and how they want to pay for it. They want to use the payment methods with which they’re accustomed. This puts pressure on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to find ways to accept those methods in a mobile POS format or risk losing a sale. Businesses must also handle […]
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Overstock’s investment subsidiary Medici Ventures has funded a blockchain project aimed at fighting wine counterfeit. Overstock.com’s venture capital subsidiary Medici Ventures has invested in Israeli-based technology company VinX to develop a blockchain-powered wine futures platform, according to a press release published October 4. The exact amount of the investment was not disclosed. Per the announcement, […]
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The next five years will see blockchain in agriculture and food supply chains increase in value by over 600 percent. Agriculture and food supply chains will get investment worth over $400 million over the next five years directly from blockchain, according to a new report. Authored by Reportlinker, a report released this week “Blockchain: Agriculture […]
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A new report from cybersecurity experts at FireEye claims a North Korea-led cyber campaign has swindled banks of hundreds of millions of dollars since 2014, and continues to operate as an “active and dangerous” entity. Analysts estimate the group has attempted to steal more than $1.1 billion. According to Wednesday (Oct. 3) reports in the […]
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