The launch of support for OmiseGo sees an 80% trading premium, a sudden price breakout and renewed accusations of insider trading. Controversy has returned to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase after an altcoin it listed surged 200% in 15 minutes — only to crash immediately afterward. Currently a topic of interest on social media, Coinbase’s listing of […]
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Liquidity should be seen as the primary indicator of the overall health of markets and exchanges — and also as a crucial factor for economic trading. In the cryptocurrency industry, liquidity is king. But how we measure and perceive liquidity varies greatly. Amid uncertain times and volatile market conditions, many traders are revising their trading […]
Continue ReadingRiot Blockchain’s lawsuits dismissed by a New Jersey judge, ending a 2 year lawsuit alleging the mining firm misled shareholders. New Jersey District Judge, Freda Wolfson, granted seven motions of dismissal that ended a lawsuit targeting crypto mining firm, Riot Blockchain, on April 30. The plaintiffs claimed that Riot had made false and misleading statements […]
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Oxford law researchers argue that crypto market regulation is necessary to prevent systemic risk in times of crisis. The recent phenomenon of people moving their assets into crypto as a safe haven in responding to the financial crisis has drawn the attention of the academic world. Per an Oxford University Law Faculty blog post from […]
Continue ReadingCheck out this week’s Bad Crypto News. Bitcoin has continued its recovery. It’s up around 23 percent over the last week, even as the Bitcoin clock continues its countdown. We’re now entering the last 50 days of a 12.5 BTC reward. These are strange times for everyone but despite Bitcoin’s volatility, the digital coin seems […]
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Former Riot Blockchain CEO John O’Rourke III and two others were the final defendants to settle with the SEC in a $27 million penny stock manipulation case. On March 6, three individuals including former Riot Blockchain CEO John O’Rourke III agreed to settle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for $3.5 million […]
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Another day of heavy losses on traditional markets has yet to impact Bitcoin, which has held onto $9,000 after retaking the level on Thursday. Bitcoin (BTC) price held $9,000 on March 6 as the spread of coronavirus played havoc with traditional markets. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin turns $9K from resistance into support […]
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A Georgia court has dismissed charges against the rapper T.I. for securities fraud in relation to his 2017 FLiK ICO. On March 3, District Judge Charles Pannell dismissed a lawsuit claiming securities fraud charges against rapper ‘T.I.’ for selling FLiK tokens for his company’s initial coin offering (ICO) during August 2017. The judge failed to […]
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Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are as disruptive as they are polarizing. Here are the opinions of the world’s richest people on the technology. For the past decade, blockchain, Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies have disrupted everything they have touched — including banking, hedge funds, law enforcement, health care and real estate to name a few. Blockchain […]
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The lawsuit against Tether is proceeding, but first a New York judge needs to decide which law firm takes lead on the case. In a U.S. courthouse for the Southern District of New York, Judge Katherine Failla heard this afternoon from three plaintiff teams suing iFinex et. al. and vying to serve as lead counsel […]
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