US Arrests 3 in Alleged Crypto Mining Pool Fraud Scheme
10.12.2019
U.S. authorities have arrested three members of BitClub Network, alleging the mining pool is a long-running Ponzi scheme
UK Court Orders US Judge to Depose Telegram’s Advisor About Token Sale
10.12.2019
U.S. District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel in New York signed an order to Britain's High Court to depose John Hyman, Telegram's chief investment officer
Accused Onecoin Co-Conspirators Fight Criminal Charges in the US
10.12.2019
The Onecoin scam, a multi-level Ponzi scheme that acquired $4 billion from investors has been falling apart at the seams. Criminal proceedings have started against Onecoin leaders and one alleged associate who was found guilty of laundering $400 million has asked a New York judge for more time...
Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
10.12.2019
Decentralized systems forsake scale, speed and cost in favor of one key feature: censorship resistance. Get used to it
Implosion: MATIC Erases Four-Week Rally in Just Two Days
10.12.2019
The Matic Network cryptocurrency (MATIC) plunged significantly in the past 48 hours, erasing a four-week rally
Santander Redeems $20M Bond Using Ethereum Blockchain
10.12.2019
Spanish banking giant Santander has just redeemed a $20 million bond that was issued in September via the Ethereum blockchain
Nike Patents a System for Tokenizing Shoes on Ethereum’s Blockchain
10.12.2019
Nike patents shoes tokenized on Ethereum’s blockchain dubbed “CryptoKicks,” that can be “bred”
Ethereum Price Unmoved by ‘Missing Link to Mass Adoption’
10.12.2019
It's been almost a week since an important Ethereum (ETH) scalability solution was announced, but the market is still unimpressed by the “missing link to mass adoption of Ethereum.”
On December 5, Matter Labs, a developer of scaling and privacy engine for Ethereum, announced this “link”...
Tezos Rally Fizzles After 100% Gain — Likely Top for XTZ/BTC Appears
10.12.2019
A possible top formation on the XTZ/BTC pair is hinting that the 100% rally could be running out of momentum
How to Increase Womens (And Men's) Interest in Bitcoin + More News
10.12.2019
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92% of surveyed women said that they would be more likely to invest if Bitcoin had a longer...
2019: The Year Washington, Silicon Valley and Beijing Faced Off Over Crypto
10.12.2019
Hacks, futures, settlements, flippenings, geopolitical conflict -- 2019 had it all
BNY Mellon and Credit Suisse Involved in Telegram’s $1.7B Sale: Report
10.12.2019
BNY Mellon and Credit Suisse were reportedly investors in Telegram’s $1.7 billion Gram token sale