The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Jonathan Lucas, the founder of adult entertainment marketplace Fantasy Market, with orchestrating a fraudulent ICO. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Jonathan C. Lucas, the founder of adult entertainment marketplace Fantasy Market, with orchestrating a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). According to the SEC […]
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Consensys-backed digital identity platform uPort has partnered with Onfido and Big Four auditing firm PwC. ConsenSys-backed identity management protocol uPort has entered a partnership with Onfido and PwC to develop blockchain-based identity management in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom. In a Sept. 23 announcement, Ethereum-based digital identity platform uPort said that it […]
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CBOE withdraws its VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF, leaving the SEC with just two similar but less popular proposals. On Sept. 17, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s BZX Equity Exchange withdrew its VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal a month ahead of the review deadline. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the regulator on […]
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Crypto users are still at the mercy of the controls and processes of exchanges, wallets and payment services. The power of cryptocurrency payment service providers is under the spotlight after a $100,000 donation to an Amazon rainforest charity was blocked last month. American cryptocurrency payment service provider BitPay reportedly blocked a Bitcoin payment from charity […]
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A Swiss university joins the growing list of institutions from all over the world looking to blockchain to aid them in their fight against fake degrees. The University of St. Gallen in Switzerland is setting its sights on blockchain technology to fight fake diplomas, a type of fraud that has been on the rise globally […]
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Online real-time economic strategy game Prospectors will be launching on WAX blockchain. The online real-time economic strategy game, Prospectors, will be launching on the Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX). Prospectors blockchain game lands on WAX In a Sept. 17 blog post, WAX announced that one of the largest dApps in the world, The Prospectors, is launching […]
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Former iced tea-turned-blockchain company Long Blockchain Corp. has sold its beverage subsidiary. Long Blockchain Corp., previously named Long Island Iced Tea, has reached a definitive agreement to sell its beverage subsidiary, Long Island Brand Beverages. Lemonade company adds blockchain to its name In a Sept. 20 press release, Long Blockchain announced the sale of its […]
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The Malaysian Ministry of Education has introduced a blockchain platform to tackle the rampant use of fake educational certificates. The Malaysian Ministry of Education has introduced E-Skrol, an application built on the NEM blockchain to deal with the issue of certificate fraud through the use of blockchain technology. In a Sept. 19 article by local […]
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Bitcoin needs stronger regulation to be traded on a major exchange, according to United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton said that for Bitcoin (BTC) to be traded on a major exchange it needs stronger regulation. Consider the Nasdaq CNBC reported on Sept. […]
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Australian law enforcement bodies have uncovered a gang allegedly involved in laundering millions of dollars through untraceable assets, including cryptocurrencies. Australian law enforcement bodies have uncovered a criminal gang allegedly involved in laundering millions of stolen funds through untraceable assets, including cryptocurrencies. According to an announcement published on Sept. 17, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission […]
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