A Chinese investor has sued a prominent Israeli crypto entrepreneur and his blockchain-based prediction market platform for $4.6 million over alleged fraud. A Chinese investor has sued a prominent Israeli crypto entrepreneur and his blockchain firm Stox (STX) over alleged fraud, English-language newspaper The Times of Israel reports Jan. 25. The investor, Zhewen Hu, is […]
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Scammers targeting Ethereum’s blockchain raked in $36 million in 2018, according to a report released by crypto analytics company Chainalysis. The value of Ethereum (ETH) stolen via scams reached $36 million 2018, according to a report released by crypto analytics company Chainalysis on Jan. 23. According to the Chainalysis report, scams that occurred last year […]
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Retail giant Overstock.com’s crypto subsidiary tZERO announced that secondary trading of tZERO tokens is now live. E-commerce giant Overstock.com’s cryptocurrency subsidiary tZERO announced that secondary trading of tZERO tokens is now live, according to a press release published Jan. 24. Per the release, accredited investors can trade the security tokens through a digital securities brokerage […]
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore has temporarily halted a security token offering after it failed to comply with a strict advertising policy. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has prevented a local initial coin offering (ICO) from launching a security token offering (STO) in the country. The development was detailed in an announcement published Thursday, […]
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The BSI is the latest organization to leverage blockchain tech to help improve supply chains globally. The United Kingdom’s national standards body, the British Standards Institution (BSI), has partnered with blockchain company OriginTrail to increase supply chain transparency. The partnership was reported in a Jan. 24 press release. BSI, which has operated since 1901 and […]
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Global messaging app Telegram plans to release the mainnet and token for its blockchain-based TON platform as early as March, sources claim. Global messaging app Telegram plans to release the mainnet and token for its blockchain-based Telegram Open Network (TON) platform as early as March 2019. The news was revealed to Cointelegraph by a source […]
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Crypto hardware wallet developer Tangem says newly raised funds will go towards increasing penetration in industries such as transport and loyalty. Switzerland-based Cryptocurrency ‘smart card’ wallet manufacturer Tangem has secured $15 million in funding from Japanese finance giant SBI Group, the company confirmed in a press release Jan. 21. Tangem, which began issuing its first […]
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Bakkt has announced their first acquisition, and a New Zealand crypto exchange has been hacked. Top Stories This Week Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork Delayed Until February After Vulnerability Found Ethereum’s (ETH) Constantinople hard fork has been delayed until late February after smart contract audit firm ChainSecurity found a security vulnerability allowing a reentrancy attack. The […]
Continue ReadingICObench report: ICOs completed in the first half of January have raised $160 million, about 33 percent of the combined amount secured in December. Initial coin offerings (ICOs) completed in the first half of January have raised around $160 million. The figure was provided in a report by ICO rating service ICObench shared with Cointelegraph […]
Continue ReadingThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development stated that regulators should facilitate the development of ICOs. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has stated that global regulators should work together to facilitate the development of initial coin offerings (ICOs), according to a report released Jan. 15. The document calls for regulatory clarity and […]
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