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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Binance, Kraken May Be Operating Unlawfully in New York: AG Report

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New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood has referred three major cryptocurrency exchanges to the state’s Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for potential violation of New York’s virtual currency regulations. The exchanges referred are Binance, Gate.io and Kraken. This was revealed in the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative Report released earlier today by the Office of the

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Hackers Steal $200,000 in Cryptocurrency From ‘League of Legends’ Star

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Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, a professional gamer known for his League of Legends skill, has allegedly been robbed of $ 200,000 in cryptocurrency by hackers who staged a sim swap to gain access to Peng’s Coinbase account. According to a video posted by Peng last week, the hacker was able to pull off the fraud by first […]
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Vigilante Botnet Infects Computers to Remove Cryptocurrency Malware

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Botnets have become increasingly powerful over the last few years, to the point where the US Department of Homeland Security admitted that they couldn’t face the problem alone and needed help from the white hat community. Botnets consist of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of internet-connected devices which are then used to carry out to

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Central Bank Of China Issues Anti Cryptocurrency Warning

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Central Bank Of China Issues Anti Cryptocurrency Warning

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have issued a public warning in order to mediate the risks of cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings. This comes after authorities in China have taken significant steps to reduce the cryptocurrency community to very little in China. Such moves include the blocking of cryptocurrency related news on social media, the blocking of numerous cryptocurrency exchanges, and even the refusal of services to customers of certain financial outlets that are seen to be using cryptocurrencies.

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China Central Bank Warns of Cryptocurrency, ICO Risks in Public Notice

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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, has issued a public notice urging investors of risks in cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs). The Shanghai branch of the PBoC issued a public notice on Tuesday to “remind” consumers and investors to increase their risk awareness of ICOs – a radical form

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Cryptojacking: Attackers Hijack Indian Government Websites to Mine Cryptocurrency

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Hackers stole the processing power of several Indian government websites to mine cryptocurrencies, researchers found. Citizen portals such as that of the municipal administration of Andhra Pradesh (AP), Tirupati Municipal Corporation and Macherla municipality are among the hundreds of Indian websites that are found to be infected by cryptojacking malware. Cryptojacking, as the term indicates,

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Litecoin a ‘Significantly Overvalued Relic,’ Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Claims

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Proponents of litecoin, the seventh-largest cryptocurrency, have long touted it as “silver to bitcoin’s gold,” the medium of exchange to BTC’s store of value. Much like physical silver, though, litecoin currently trades well below its all-time high, having plunged to about $ 55 from a peak of $ 358. However, according to cryptocurrency hedge fund Multicoin Capital,

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Cryptocurrency In Africa

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Cryptocurrency In Africa

Cryptocurrency trading has been a big topic and widely accessible across the Western hemisphere and Asia for a few years now, but when looking at market access and possible new interest potential Africa has quite a lot growth potential for the cryptocurrency markets.

More and more countries in Africa have started to see the promise of the use of Cryptocurrencies and digital currencies as a way forward for small business owners and entrepreneurs.

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Fmr. SpaceX Engineer Launches Institutional-Grade Cryptocurrency Exchange

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As an engineer at SpaceX, Joshua Greenwald was charged with spearheading automation and propulsion on the aerospace startup’s Moonraker project. Now, he is directing his efforts toward a radically different industry, albeit one that also has lunar ambitions. Greenwald, who spent more than a decade as a trader prior to his stint at SpaceX, has

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Cryptocurrency Could Solve Zimbabwe’s Cash Shortages: Finance Minister

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Less than a fortnight since his appointment as Zimbabwe’s finance minister, the new treasury boss is potentially placing himself on a collision path with the country’s central bank with his pro-cryptocurrency stance. According to Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe’s newly minted Minister of Finance, cryptocurrencies could assist the southern Africa country to solve the cash crunch that

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Buyer’s Remorse? Cryptocurrency Lawsuits Have Tripled Since 2017

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Cryptocurrency lawsuits increased threefold in the first two quarters of 2018 compared to the whole of last year. This is according to a report prepared by Lex Machina, a legal analytics firm. Last year, the number of cases mentioning bitcoin, cryptocurrency or blockchain amounted to just 15 ,but in the first and the second quarters … Continued

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BitGo Receives Approval to Operate as Regulated Cryptocurrency Custodian

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Blockchain security startup Bitgo has announced that it has received regulatory approval in the U.S. to offer cryptocurrency custody services. With the move, BitGo becomes the latest company to throw its hat into the crypto custody ring as the market prepares to welcome large institutional investors who have previously been put off by crypto’s substantial

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The Potential of the Cryptocurrency Market – Why Giving into FOMO Isn’t a Bad Idea

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In less than a month, Bitcoin will turn ten years old. Bitcoin, along with the cryptocurrency market has surpassed several milestones since Satoshi first released Bitcoin’s whitepaper to the public. There are now approximately 17 million bitcoins in circulation, as well as numerous other tokens available to trade and transact with – as of August 2018, more than 1600 cryptocurrencies are in circulation.

ICOs have also become an established fundraising method, with the first quarter of 2018 recording a historic high of $ 6.3 billion – around 118% of the total amount raised in 2017. The Crypto ATM market alone is expected to grow from $ 16.3 million in 2018 to $ 144.5 million by 2023, this lends credence to the idea that the way financial transactions are undertaken is bound to shift.  Read more...

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CFTC Chairman Urges ‘Do No Harm’ Approach To Cryptocurrency Regulation

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The Chairman Of The CFTC Might Just Have Brought The Bitcoin Crash To An End

Comparing the development of cryptocurrencies to that of the Internet, the Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) J. Christopher Giancarlo holds that regulators need to avoid inhibiting the innovation technology brings.

Tolerant but Cautious

Speaking to CNBC at the Singapore Summit September 14, CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo shared his thoughts on cryptocurrency regulations and how it should be approached.

According to the official, cryptocurrencies need to be governed tolerantly. Giancarlo compared them to the Internet and noted that the latter has managed to flourish because the regulators didn’t step in heavily but rather applied a careful, “do no harm” approach.  Read more...

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Brazilian Football Club Avaí to Launch Cryptocurrency, $20 Million ICO

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Just days after French soccer giant Paris Saint-Germain football club (PSG) announced its own cryptocurrency, complete with an initial coin offering (ICO), Brazil’s Avaí Football Club has come up with a similar plan. Announced Wednesday, Avaí FC has partnered with blockchain-based sports investment ecosystem SportyCo and football investment platform Blackbridge Sports to raise funds worldwide through the ICO,

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Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Hugely Popular at Universities

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Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Hugely Popular at Universities

It often feels like the whole world of crypto is going to hell in a hand-basket. Perhaps we should take refuge in the knowledge that blockchain courses at universities are as popular as ever.

Supply and Demand

According to a recent study, 9 percent of US undergraduates at universities throughout the globe polled had already taken a blockchain related class, and 26 percent intended to. The courses are there, but institutions struggle to keep up with the current demand for them.

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Overstock’s Medici Ventures Launches Bitsy Cryptocurrency Wallet and Exchange

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Overstock’s Medici Ventures Launches Bitsy Cryptocurrency Wallet and Exchange

Today, Medici Ventures announced that its portfolio company Bitsy.com has launched the limited beta edition of a high-tech digital wallet service that aims to develop a simple, secure, and convenient bridge between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies.

Bitsy Wallet to Offer Cool New Features

The wallet’s initial beta release will support Bitcoin (BTC) transactions, with more coins to follow soon. Unlike other wallet providers which only use derivative claims on coins owned by the provider, Bitsy users hold the actual physical Bitcoins via private key ownership. They retain complete control over their funds, including the ability to transfer and spend. Biometric security measures like fingerprint scanning and facial recognition will help protect against hacks and lost passwords. In case a wallet is lost or destroyed, Bitsy’s key recovery system will offer a unique way to recover funds, a patent-pending mechanism to regenerate private keys in dire situations.  Read more...

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Gemini Can Freeze its USD-Pegged Cryptocurrency at Any Time: Researcher

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Much has been made in recent days about how Gemini dollar (GUSD), a USD-pegged stablecoin created by the Winklevoss-founded Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, can help regularize cryptocurrency as a mainstream asset class. However, decentralization hardliners may be dismayed by the details of this grand bargain. GUSD Smart Contract Gives Gemini Broad Control Writing on tech publication

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Billionaire Tim Draper: Cryptocurrency Market to Hit $80 Trillion Within 15 Years

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Billionaire investor and prominent Bitcoin bull Tim Draper believes that the total cryptocurrency market capitalization will reach $ 80 trillion in the next 15 years. While speaking at the DEALSTREETASIA PE-VC Summit 2018 in Singapore, Draper stated his belief that the latest downturn in cryptocurrency prices is related to people simply not being accustomed to the new digital […]
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Mike Novogratz Says the Cryptocurrency Market Has Found a Bottom

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For the past nine months, the cryptocurrency market has seen steady declines, forcing most altcoin prices down 80 percent or more from their all-time highs. Even bitcoin, “digital gold,” has shed 68 percent from its mid-December peak. However, the wind, says billionaire Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz, is about to shift. Writing on Twitter, Novogratz,

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