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SEC Investigating Crypto Company Salt’s $50M Sale

Salt Lending Holdings Inc, a lender that uses cryptocurrencies as collateral, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a roughly $50 million dollar ICO it held in August 2017.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Marshall Islands Government Votes to Move Forward With Plan for State Cryptocurrency

The Republic of the Marshall Islands will move forward with its plan to introduce its own cryptocurrency, despite a vote of no confidence against President Hilda Heine’s support of the venture, according to reports on Tuesday.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 3 min read

BitMEX CEO Denies Allegations of Trading Against Customers

Last month an independent crypto researcher who goes by the name, Hasu, posted an article exploring some of the most prevalent concerns users have with crypto exchange behemoth BitMEX, one of which is that the exchange trades against its customers to make a profit.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 4 min read

$62 Million Litecoin Transaction Sent for Fifty Cents: The Potential of Crypto Transactions

On November 9, the Litecoin (LTC) news site litecoin dot com reported one of the highest transactions to date on the LTC network, valued at 1,159,005.90779568LTC, or roughly $62M USD.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Fake EOS Wallet Found Stealing User Funds

A fake EOS wallet app on the Google Play store has been stealing cryptocurrency.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Chinese Principal Fired for Crypto Mining on The Job

Headmaster Lei Hua has been fired from his job at a school in Hunan, China, after a total of nine mining rigs were found stealing his school’s electricity to mine Ethereum, the BBC reported on Friday.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Maduro Says Petro Purchasers Can Exchange It For Any Crypto, Plans to Take Petro to OPEC in 2019

Allegations that Venezuela’s Petro cryptocurrency is all hot air hasn’t stopped President Nicolas Maduro from announcing a special exchange period for the Petro, and that he’ll be presenting it to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) next year as a unit of account for Venezuelan oil.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Why India Says Yes to Blockchain, Yet Still Undecided About Crypto [INTERVIEW]

As countries around the world find their feet in the cryptocurrency market, governments have jumped on board in attempts to regulate the use of digital assets.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 4 min read

China’s Central Bank Calls for More Government Oversight on Blockchain

China’s central bank the People’s Bank of China (PBC) encouraged the government to increase supervision of blockchain-related ventures in a working paper released on Tuesday, warning that “bubbles were apparent,” according to Reuters.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Canadian University Shuts Down Entire Network After Mining Attack

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John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Wallet Company Blockchain Plans $125M Airdrop of Stellar to Boost Mainstream Adoption

Crypto wallet company ‘Blockchain‘ announced November 6 that it would distribute $125M in Stellar XLM cryptocurrency to its users “to build on the crypto revolution.” The biggest #crypto airdrop—we are distributing $125M of Stellar XLM to our users to build on the crypto revolution.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Tokyo Limos to Start Accepting Crypto Payments

Japan will test pilot a service to allow passengers to pay for limo rides with cryptocurrency, according to an article published Sunday by Bloomberg.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Scammers Steal £137,000 in Crypto Hacking, Posed As Verified Twitter Accounts

Scammers in the UK were able to make off with £120,000 in Bitcoin after posing as the verified Twitter accounts of two well-known British companies, according to a report by the Telegraph on Monday.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

SEC Expands Crypto Fraud Crackdown

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is doubling down on their efforts to stamp out cryptocurrency investment fraud, according to a report by Politico published November 1.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Will Paraguay Invest Its Excess Power Into Bitcoin Mining?

Paraguay’s Itaipú dam is posing an interesting dilemma to the country; the world’s most powerful hydroelectric plant gives it an excess of energy, but will that energy be used to drive the burgeoning crypto mining industry or help the poor? The crypto space will, more and more, emerge as a legitimate avenue for developing countries […]

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Google Play Store Hosted App Found Hacking Crypto Login Credentials

A video published Thursday by security researcher Lukas Stefanko exposed a malicious app hosted on the Google Play store that distributes malware onto unsuspecting user’s mobile devices.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Nasdaq Wants to Help Eradicate Fraud in the Crypto Market

On November 1st, Stock exchange giant Nasdaq Inc released a paper announcing the intent to use the anti-fraud tools it’s developed for conventional exchanges to aid in stamping out crypto fraud.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Blackrock Waiting Until Cryptos Become ‘Legitimate’ Before Offering ETFs

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Thursday that while he hasn’t entirely written off the possibility of his company trading crypto assets, he thinks the industry still needs time to mature.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 3 min read

India Considering Cryptocurrency Ban

Indian regulatory body the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is considering measures to ban the use of private cryptocurrencies while encouraging distributed ledger technology instead, after a meeting on Thursday.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin Bear Market Could Last Another Year and a Half, Says BitMEX CEO

BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes said we may not have seen the last of the bearish market for BTC in an interview with Yahoo Finance published Friday.

John Bogna · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Cardano (ADA) moves ahead of Polkadot (DOT) with $29 billion staked

Yearn Finance picks up $1 million in YFI as part of planned buyback

Ethereum Berlin upgrade is now live—how will it affect ETH prices?

Ethereum 2.0 staking service launches token with $1.4b fully diluted valuation

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Ethereum Berlin upgrade is now live—how will it affect ETH prices?

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SEC Investigating Crypto Company Salt’s $50M Sale

Marshall Islands Government Votes to Move Forward With Plan for State Cryptocurrency

BitMEX CEO Denies Allegations of Trading Against Customers

$62 Million Litecoin Transaction Sent for Fifty Cents: The Potential of Crypto Transactions

Fake EOS Wallet Found Stealing User Funds

Chinese Principal Fired for Crypto Mining on The Job

Maduro Says Petro Purchasers Can Exchange It For Any Crypto, Plans to Take Petro to OPEC in 2019

Why India Says Yes to Blockchain, Yet Still Undecided About Crypto [INTERVIEW]

China’s Central Bank Calls for More Government Oversight on Blockchain

Canadian University Shuts Down Entire Network After Mining Attack

Wallet Company Blockchain Plans $125M Airdrop of Stellar to Boost Mainstream Adoption

Tokyo Limos to Start Accepting Crypto Payments

Scammers Steal £137,000 in Crypto Hacking, Posed As Verified Twitter Accounts

SEC Expands Crypto Fraud Crackdown

Will Paraguay Invest Its Excess Power Into Bitcoin Mining?

Google Play Store Hosted App Found Hacking Crypto Login Credentials

Nasdaq Wants to Help Eradicate Fraud in the Crypto Market

Blackrock Waiting Until Cryptos Become ‘Legitimate’ Before Offering ETFs

India Considering Cryptocurrency Ban

Bitcoin Bear Market Could Last Another Year and a Half, Says BitMEX CEO

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SEC Investigating Crypto Company Salt’s $50M Sale

Marshall Islands Government Votes to Move Forward With Plan for State Cryptocurrency

BitMEX CEO Denies Allegations of Trading Against Customers

$62 Million Litecoin Transaction Sent for Fifty Cents: The Potential of Crypto Transactions

Fake EOS Wallet Found Stealing User Funds

Chinese Principal Fired for Crypto Mining on The Job

Maduro Says Petro Purchasers Can Exchange It For Any Crypto, Plans to Take Petro to OPEC in 2019

Why India Says Yes to Blockchain, Yet Still Undecided About Crypto [INTERVIEW]

China’s Central Bank Calls for More Government Oversight on Blockchain

Canadian University Shuts Down Entire Network After Mining Attack

Wallet Company Blockchain Plans $125M Airdrop of Stellar to Boost Mainstream Adoption

Tokyo Limos to Start Accepting Crypto Payments

Scammers Steal £137,000 in Crypto Hacking, Posed As Verified Twitter Accounts

SEC Expands Crypto Fraud Crackdown

Will Paraguay Invest Its Excess Power Into Bitcoin Mining?

Google Play Store Hosted App Found Hacking Crypto Login Credentials

Nasdaq Wants to Help Eradicate Fraud in the Crypto Market

Blackrock Waiting Until Cryptos Become ‘Legitimate’ Before Offering ETFs

India Considering Cryptocurrency Ban

Bitcoin Bear Market Could Last Another Year and a Half, Says BitMEX CEO

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Petition to Make XRP the Official Cryptocurrency of the 2020 Olympics at Over 5K Signatures

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