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Italy: Securities Regulator Suspends Two Crypto Firms for Alleged Scam Investment Schemes

December 17, 2018cashtechnews

Italian securities watchdog CONSOB has halted two projects for allegedly offering fraudulent crypto investments. The Italian securities regulator, CONSOB, has suspended two projects for allegedly offering fraudulent crypto investment schemes. The 90-day suspensions were reported in an official statement on the CONSOB website published Monday, Dec 17. The Italian Companies and Exchange Commission, or Commissione […]

Crypto Anarchist Manifesto Author Tim May Dies of Natural Causes, Report

December 16, 2018cashtechnews

Timothy C. May, the co-founder of pro-cryptography group Cypherpunks, has reportedly died of natural causes. Cypherpunks co-founder Timothy C. May has reportedly died of natural causes, a Facebook eulogy posted by cypherpunk Lucky Green stated Dec. 15. In his social media post, Green informed: “Word has reached me that my dear friend, co-conspirator in many […]

Telecoms Giant AT&T Seeks Patent for Blockchain-Enabled Social Media ‘Mapping’ System

December 14, 2018cashtechnews

Telecoms conglomerate AT&T is seeking a patent for a blockchain-based system that would create a “mapping” platform for content on social media networks American telecoms giant AT&T is seeking a patent for a blockchain-based social media history “map.” The patent application was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Dec. 13. AT&T’s patent […]

US Government Tells Bitcoin Bomb Scam Victims to Inform FBI, Not Pay Ransom Money

December 14, 2018cashtechnews

Internet users worldwide have begun receiving emails claiming an armed “mercenary” will blow up their building. A suspected scam which threatens to blow up buildings unless recipients pay a Bitcoin (BTC) ransom caught the attention of the United States’ government Dec. 13. The scam, which centers on anonymous emails demanding payment of $20,000 in Bitcoin […]

Bitcoin Beats Google Trends in 2018 as Internet Users Seek to Know ‘What It Is’

December 13, 2018cashtechnews

Google users are keen to understand what Bitcoin actually is — more than anything else, data reveals. Google data shows ‘What is Bitcoin?’ was the most popular search question in the United States and United Kingdom for 2018, showing Bitcoin (BTC) has topped public consciousness online this year. Capping various achievements in search rankings over […]

New Zealand: Financial Authority Blacklists Another Three Crypto Platforms Marked as ‘Suspected Scams’

December 12, 2018cashtechnews

New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority has updated its blacklist with three suspicious crypto-related companies. New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has added three more crypto platforms to its blacklist that warns about scams, a release by the FMA reveals Wednesday, Dec. 12. OneLife Network Limited and its associated entity OneCoin Limited were added to the […]

PayPal Launches Blockchain-Based Innovation Reward System for Employees

December 10, 2018cashtechnews

PayPal’s new blockchain initiative grants tokens to employees who participate in innovation-related programs and contribute ideas. Major global online payments system PayPal has launched a blockchain-based reward system for its employees. Financial news channel Cheddar reported on the platform launch Thursday, Dec. 6, citing PayPal’s director of innovation Michael Todasco. According to Cheddar, the program […]

US SEC Fines Delaware-Based Digital Asset Fund and Issues Cease and Desist Order

December 8, 2018cashtechnews

The SEC has fined a digital assets fund for breaching securities law and issued a cease and desist order. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a cease and desist order against CoinAlpha Advisors LLC in addition to ordering a $50,000 penalty, according to a filing published Dec. 7. Delaware-registered CoinAlpha Advisors […]

TRON CEO Says He Will ‘Rescue’ ETH and EOS Developers From Alleged ‘Collapse’ of Their Platforms

December 7, 2018cashtechnews

Decentralized internet protocol TRON CEO Justin Sun has said the company will build a fund to “rescue” ETH and EOS developers from the so-called “collapse” of their platforms. Decentralized internet protocol TRON CEO Justin Sun has said the company will build a fund to “rescue” Ethereum (ETH) and EOS developers from “the collapse” of their […]

Bitmain, Roger Ver, Kraken Sued for Alleged Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Manipulation

December 7, 2018cashtechnews

Florida-based UnitedCorp has launched a suit against Roger Ver and some other major industry players for allegedly planning a scheme to take control of the BCH network. Florida-based United American Corp. (UnitedCorp) has purportedly filed a lawsuit against Bitmain, Bitcoin.com, Roger Ver, and the Kraken Bitcoin Exchange, according to a press release published Dec. 6. […]

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