Russia’s economic minister has compared BTC with a “soap bubble,” while seeing its influence on increasing tech investments as positive. The Minister of Economic Development of Russia referred to Bitcoin (BTC) as a “soap bubble” that has has led to investors’ losses, Russian informational agency RBK reported Nov. 28. Minister Maksim Oreshkin, speaking in an […]
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A cybersecurity report from Kaspersky Labs states that crypto mining malware became increasingly popular among botnets in 2018, as compared with other attack vectors. A new bulletin from Russian internet security company Kaspersky Labs published Nov. 28 states that crypto mining malware became increasingly popular among botnets in 2018. Stealth crypto mining attacks – also […]
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A Cyprus court has dropped the lawsuit against alleged BTC-e former operator Alexander Vinnik, with the next session scheduled for Nov. 29. The lawyer for Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, has said that a district court in Cyprus has withdrawn their lawsuit on charges “of fraud, money laundering and […]
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Mining and blockchain firm Bitfury has partnered with Russia’s oldest economics university to develop a blockchain course aimed at preparing specialists for the field. Multisectoral blockchain company Bitfury has partnered with the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics to create an accelerator for blockchain projects, Russian crypto news outlet Forklog reports Nov. 21. In addition to […]
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The Colorado Division of Securities issued cease and desist orders to four more ICOs allegedly involved in fraudulent and illegal practices. The Colorado Division of Securities has filed cessation orders against four Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) allegedly involved in fraudulent and illicit practices, according to an official announcement Nov. 20. Colorado Securities Commissioner Gerald Rome […]
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Cybersecurity firm Trustwave has reported a case of cryptojacking malware stealing the computing power of visitors to the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s website. Hackers have infected the website of global non-profit organization the Make-A-Wish Foundation with cryptojacking malware, according to a report by cybersecurity firm Trustwave posted Nov. 19. According to Trustwave researchers, crypto jackers managed to […]
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The North Dakota Securities Commissioner has issued a cease and desist order against a Russia-based fraudulent ICO. Securities Commissioner Karen Tyler of North Dakota, U.S., has issued a cease and desist order against a Russian Initial Coin Offering (ICO) that posed as Liechtenstein Union Bank, according to a Monday, Nov. 19 press release. The state […]
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The lawyer representing the alleged former operator of BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, has accused the Greek Supreme Court of “grossly violating” his rights. The lawyer representing the alleged former operator of now-defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, has accused the Greek Supreme Court of “grossly violating” his rights, major Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported Nov. […]
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Russia’s non-profit copyright society plans to launch a blockchain-powered platform for managing intellectual property-secured loans. Major NGO the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO) will launch a blockchain-based financial platform for intellectual property-secured loans, according to Russian news outlet TASS Nov. 16. RAO’s CEO Alexander Sukhotin revealed that the project, dubbed CoFi, is at its final stages […]
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BitForex has listed MILE on their exchange. It’s a deflationary cryptocurrency tied to a new stablecoin, XDR. MILE carries a 0.01 MILE transaction fee, while XDR transactions are free. While the market for stablecoins is already crowded, George Goognin, a board member and global ambassador for the Mile Unity Foundation believes that this coin pairing […]
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