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Russian bitcoin theft suspect sued for $100 million by US
July 29th, 2019
Digital currency exchange BTC-e and one of its owners, a Russian whose extradition the US is seeking from Greece to face criminal charges, now face a civil lawsuit in California The US is attempting to recover penalties of $100 ...
Bitcoin vs Libra
July 22nd, 2019
Bitcoin vs Libra: Here are the key differences between the two cryptocurrencies Libra and bitcoin are different in a lot of ways, from the technology behind them to the way they’re used. CNBC runs through the key differences between ...
Bitcoin climbs above $7,000 as cryptocurrency rally extends
May 13th, 2019
Bitcoin climbed to the highest since September, briefly surpassing $7,000, as a rally in cryptocurrencies gathered pace in trading over the weekend. Bitcoin advanced 11% from Friday to $6,957.73 as of 9:01 a.m. Tokyo time, having earlier hit $7,585, ...
Trading Platform and its CEO fined for illegal Bitcoin related transactions
March 14th, 2019
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that a federal court entered a Consent Order (Order) resolving a CFTC action against 1pool Ltd., located in the Marshall Islands, and its chief executive officer and owner, Patrick Brunner, for illegally ...
Bitcoin price breaks $4K; Market capitalization rose to $70.73 billion
January 7th, 2019
The price of bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, jumped 6.5 percent Sunday to rise back above $4,000, its highest point in two weeks. CoinDesk data shows bitcoin’s (BTC) price spiked $262 on Monday at 17:10 UTC ...
No end in sight for Crypto sell-off as Bitcoin approaches $4,000
November 21st, 2018
Turmoil engulfed cryptocurrency markets again on Tuesday, with every major coin extending a rout that’s rocked confidence in the nascent asset class just as U.S. regulators try to close in on alleged fraud. Bitcoin fell as much as 13 ...
Bitcoin turns 10 — how it went from an abstract idea to a $100 billion market in a decade
November 1st, 2018
Ten years ago, as Lehman Brothers was declaring bankruptcy and the global economy was lurching into recession, the idea for an alternative currency was being quietly built online. Bitcoin went from an anti-establishment fad on the internet to a ...
Bitcoin scams on the rise; How and Indian cryptocurrency trader almost lost two BTC
October 24th, 2018
A cryptocurrency user from India has almost lost two Bitcoins on LocalBitcoins. The attacker reportedly used sophisticated methods such as SMS spoofing, evidence tampering, and downright lying to the admins of Localbitcoins to facilitate the crime. The recent banking ...
Is China really developing a sovereign virtual currency?
October 16th, 2018
China is considered to be an advanced nation when it comes to all things digital. And although the country disappointed many when it banned the trading of bitcoins and other popular cryptocurrencies — China hasn’t given up on blockchains or ...
Bitcoin-funded securities dealer and CEO charged for law violations
September 28th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against an international securities dealer and its Austria-based CEO for allegedly violating the federal securities laws in connection with security-based swaps funded with bitcoins. According to the SEC’s complaint, 1pool Ltd. a/k/a ...
