Smart contracts auditing firm Hosho has laid off a significant number of staff, citing an increased amount of automated tooling. Smart contracts auditing firm Hosho has laid off a significant number of staff, citing an increased amount of automated tooling, the firm’s co-founder and president Hartej Sawhney told Cointelegraph on Feb. 1. While stating that […]
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Officials say the ongoing low price of their XEM token and poor spending efficiency have led to the need for an urgent restructure. Blockchain asset management platform NEM (XEM) announced it had completely reformed its non-profit NEM Foundation amid financial difficulties in an announcement Jan. 31. The Foundation, which previously had a budget with a […]
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Ukrainian crypto exchange Liqui has reported it is shutting down operations, citing lack of liquidity. Ukraine–based crypto exchange Liqui is shutting down its services, citing a lack of liquidity, Cointelegraph Japan reports today, Jan. 28. Liqui said it decided to close all accounts and stop providing services because it currently does “not see any economic […]
Continue ReadingSwitzerland-based crypto exchange ShapeShift reports seeing a 175 percent increase in law enforcement agency requests in the second half of 2018. Law enforcement requests sent to Switzerland-based cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift rose 175 percent in the second half of 2018, according to a new Compliance Transparency report published by the exchange Jan. 18. In a blog […]
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Switzerland-based crypto exchange ShapeShift has laid off 37 of its employees, reducing the size of its team by a third. Switzerland-based cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has laid off a third of its team, the exchange’s CEO Erik Voorhees announced in a tweet today, Jan. 8. According to a company blog post accompanying the Twitter announcement — […]
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Crypto loans company Salt, once associated with Erik Voorhees, is facing an SEC probe over its 2017 $50 million token sale and whether Voorhees’ involvement broke the law. Crypto loans company Salt Lending Holdings Inc., once associated with high-profile crypto industry stalwart Erik Voorhees, is facing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe over […]
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Binance is using Chainalysis’ AML/KYC product to grapple with multiple international jurisdictions’ regulations. Crypto compliance provider and research firm Chainalysis announced it had partnered with exchange Binance in a press release Wednesday, Oct. 17, in order to improve its detection of suspicious transactions. Binance, currently the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, continues to expand […]
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Bitcoin volatility hits all-time low, which could lead Bitcoin to initiate a major rally and bottom out at $6,000 Disclaimer: This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. In the beginning of October, Bitcoin achieved a 17-month […]
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The Wall Street Journal creates, then gets rid of, its own cryptocurrency and the Petro may be ready for public sale in November. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, […]
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Crypto exchange ShapeShift has refuted WSJ reports of it being used to launder $9 million. Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has refuted a recent Wall Street Journal report that $9 million in ill-gotten funds went through the exchange, according to an announcement published October 1. On September 28, WSJ released an article dubbed “How Dirty Money Disappears […]
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