U.S. court cases against crypto and blockchain firms are inconclusive, but international cases appear to be showing clear support for cryptocurrency. Over the last 24 months, all major legal systems have been floundering to develop a regulatory framework that can be applied across the blockchain industry. This lack of a standard foundation has led to […]
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Bitpoint Taiwan, a subsidiary of Bitpoint Japan, claimed $9.4 damages for loss due to overbilling after $32 million hack of parent exchange in July. The Taiwan-based subsidiary of hacked crypto exchange Bitpoint Japan will file a $9.4 million damages suit as it claims to have been overbilled by the parent exchange. Overbilling is ‘clearly’ […]
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Nelson Minier, head of over-the-counter trading at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, says its volume has increased twenty-fold since 2018. Nelson Minier, head of over-the-counter (OTC) trading at major cryptocurrency platform Kraken, has stated that the OTC desk’s trades per month have increased by a factor of 20 since the beginning of last year. Minier gave his […]
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Hong Kong and Argentina pay through the nose for Bitcoin, Binance could be back in the U.S. within months and Barclays cuts ties with Coinbase in the U.K. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, […]
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The New York Federal Court has allowed Blockchain.com’s trademark infringement lawsuit against Paymium’s “blockchain.io” to proceed. The New York Federal Court denied the motion to dismiss the ruling in the trademark infringement action by cryptocurrency wallet and exchange operator Blockchain.com against fintech startup Paymium and its CEO Pierre Noizat over the use of domain “blockchain.io”. […]
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Oracle filed a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement and cybersquatting against blockchain startup called CryptoOracle. Software development behemoth Oracle is suing blockchain startup CryptoOracle, alleging trademark infringement and cybersquatting. Cybersquatting and trademark infringement Technology market news outlet Computer Reseller News (CRN) reported on Aug. 15 that Oracle sued CryptoOracle alleging trademark infringement and cybersquatting in the […]
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Major global chipmaker Nvidia, popular with cryptocurrency miners, has outstripped analysts’ expectations with its latest set of quarterly financials. Major global chipmaker Nvidia, popular with cryptocurrency miners, has outstripped analysts’ expectations with its latest set of quarterly financials. The firm’s Second Quarter Fiscal 2020, published on Aug. 16, revealed $2.58 billion in revenue at earnings […]
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Peter Brandt joins critics of the third-largest altcoin, which currently trades at two-year lows against Bitcoin. Altcoin XRP has received fresh claims its price is artificially high as a well-known cryptocurrency trader warns of serious losses. Brandt: Ripple manipulated XRP for years In a series of tweets Aug. 14, Peter Brandt accused the issuer and […]
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The developer of peer-to-peer messenger Bitmessage testified against computer scientist Craig Wright, stating that some of Wright’s documents in a trial were faked. The developer of peer-to-peer messenger Bitmessage, Jonathan Warren, testified against Australian computer scientist Craig Wright stating that some of Wright’s documents in a recent trial were faked. Per a court document released […]
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The veteran trader openly calls XRP a scam as Ripple lawsuit edges closer to unregistered securities verdict. Ripple is coming under fire from a serial Bitcoin (BTC) proponent this week after news emerged a lawsuit against the company has intensified. Ripple will feel U.S. regulators’ wrath, says Vays Ripple, which notionally controls the token known […]
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