An indictment names several individuals and companies, with fraudulent activities continuing over a period of several years. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a confirmed cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme after it took funds worth $30 million, the regulator confirmed in a press release on May 21. The principal behind Argyle Coin, Jose […]
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Kuala Lumpur stock exchange Bursa Malaysia is working on a blockchain-enabled security borrowing and lending proof-of-concept. Kuala Lumpur-based Bursa Malaysia, the country’s stock exchange, is working on a blockchain-enabled security borrowing and lending proof-of-concept (PoC). English-language local media Bernama reported on the developments on May 6. Per the report, the initiative aims to develop greater […]
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Professor Emi̇n Gün Si̇rer talks with CT about blockchain evolution and stagnation. This interview has been edited and condensed. The co-director of the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts (known as IC3), Emin Gün Sirer, is an associate professor at Cornell University, whose research focuses on peer-to-peer systems, operating systems, distributed systems and computer networking. […]
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United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency payment processor Wirex partnered with Stellar and will launch 26 stablecoin on its chain. United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency payment processor Wirex partnered with Stellar (XLM), the company announced in a press release on their website on April 24. Wirex is a company licensed by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that allows crypto […]
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JPM is planning to widen the use of its blockchain system. On April 21, it was revealed that JPMorgan Chase (JPM), the United States’ largest bank with over $2.62 trillion in assets, is planning to widen the use of its blockchain system. Specifically, JPM is adding new features to its Interbank Information Network (IIN), which […]
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The British Virgin Islands has partnered with blockchain firm Lifelabs.io to launch a crypto-enabled payments infrastructure. The British Virgin Islands — a United Kingdom Overseas Territory in the Carribean — has partnered with blockchain firm Lifelabs.io to launch an alternative crypto-enabled payments infrastructure for residents across its network of islands. The development was reported in […]
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The world’s leading crypto exchange and token offering platform turns to a lottery-style structure. Despite the changing attitude toward altcoins and initial coin offerings (ICO) on the whole, Launchpad — the token offering platform developed by the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance — is selling out of its offerings in a matter of minutes. With […]
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This week saw the hacks of several large cryptocurrency exchanges, while the SEC pushed back their BTC ETF decision. Top Stories This Week Owner of ICO That Never Happened Attempts to Sell Project on eBay for $60,000 The owner of a crypto-related startup dubbed Sponsy, which never launched its initial coin offering (ICO), is attempting […]
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchange CoinBene has officially reassured users that its prolonged maintenance downtime is not due to a hack, as some had feared. Top-ranked cryptocurrency exchange CoinBene has reassured users that its prolonged maintenance downtime is not due to a hack, as some community members had feared. The exchange made its official announcement in an official […]
Continue ReadingWeiss Crypto Ratings puts Bitcoin in third place in its report dedicated to emerging trends in crypto markets for 2019. Weiss Crypto Ratings has put Bitcoin (BTC) aside XRP and EOS in its report on emerging trends in crypto markets published Tuesday, March 26. The report — dubbed “Dark Shadows with a Bright Future” — […]
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