Crypto exchanges based in Brazil face huge fines or being shut down. Legislators in Brazil have gotten support to regulate the crypto market following allegations of fraud at Atlas Quantum, Zero10, and Trader Group last year, and February saw some of the results of those actions. Bitcoin.com has reported that two major cryptocurrency exchanges based […]
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Don’t count Andrew Yang out just yet – the 2020 presidential candidate may be bringing his ideas to local elections in New York City. “See you back in New York,” Andrew Yang said as he ended his campaign for US president. Cryptocurrency holders saw an ally in 2020 presidential hopeful Andrew Yang, so the news […]
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Joe Lubin’s long path from managing a lab in Princeton to building the technology serving as “an organizing principle for earth, the world, the planet.” Canadian entrepreneur and software engineer Joseph Lubin helped spearhead the development of the open-source smart contract blockchain platform that came to be known as Ethereum. Lubin has long believed that […]
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The CFTC has filed charges against two parties on Ponzi allegations involving crypto, forex, and over $500,000 of defrauded funds. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed charges against a Colorado native and associated investment company on fraud charges. Denver local Breonna Clark, along with Colorado-based Venture Capital Investments Ltd., face civil action from […]
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CEO of Overstock has issued a statement supporting blockchain in voting in response to the technology’s recently published vulnerabilities claims. Jonathan Johnson, CEO of Overstock and president of Medici Ventures, has issued a statement supporting blockchain in voting in response to the technology’s vulnerabilities claims published on Feb. 13. Emerging technologies got in the crosshairs […]
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U.S. think tank the Heritage Foundation argues that the authorities should ensure consumers can use the preferred currency, instead of launching a digital one. Conservative United States think tank the Heritage Foundation argues that instead of launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the government should ensure that the public can use the currencies they […]
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An Ohio man has been charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly defrauding 150 investors in a cryptocurrency trading scheme. An Ohio man has been charged by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly defrauding 150 investors in a cryptocurrency trading scheme. The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in […]
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An increase in crypto crime brings total direct losses to $4.5 billion, but legacy banks are yet to feel the pain. The nature of cryptocurrency fraud is shifting away from exchange hacks, and toward Ponzi-style frauds, pyramid schemes and exit scams. A massive 533% rise in the value of such crimes means that as misappropriated […]
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Insurance firms in China use blockchain to manage coronavirus-related claims amid the outbreak. Insurance firms in China use blockchain to manage coronavirus-related claims amid the outbreak. English-language local news outlet South China Morning Post reported on Feb. 9 that this month Chinese online mutual aid platform Xiang Hu Bao added the coronavirus to the illnesses […]
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The co-founder of the notorious $5 billion fraud, Ruja Ignatova, will ultimately hit screens after a U.S. production company wins filming rights. The co-founder of cryptocurrency-inspired Ponzi scheme OneCoin faces charges of fraud and money laundering in her absence — but will now become a movie star. As Hollywood news outlet Deadline reported on Feb. […]
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