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Billionaire UK newspaper owner calls DeFi technology ‘revolutionary’
13.10.2020
UK media boss and former banker Alexander Lebedev, has revealed he is looking to launch a decentralized finance-powered “bank 2.0.”
Bulgarian exchange owner convicted over auction fraud scheme
29.9.2020
The owner of a Bulgarian crypto exchange has been convicted of providing money laundering services to a Eastern European cyber fraud syndicate
Bitfinex Owner Invests $1M in Dusk’s Security Token Exchange Initiative
2.9.2020
The investment from Bitfinex's parent will go on getting Dusk Network's security token exchange off the ground
Korean Police Seize Crypto Exchange Coinbit Over Allegations of $84 Million in Wash Trades
27.8.2020
Police in South Korea on Wednesday raided and seized the offices of Coinbit, the country’s third largest crypto exchange, over allegations it faked 99% of its trading volume. According to a report from Seoul News, local police took control of Coinbit’s headquarters in Gangnam as well...
Onecoin Allegedly Tied to Racehorse Firm, Phoenix Thoroughbreds Removed from France Galop Race
21.8.2020
Last week the firm Phoenix Thoroughbreds was reportedly banned from horse racing in France over the founder’s alleged involvement with the crypto Ponzi scheme Onecoin. Last November, Onecoin cofounder Konstantin Ignatov, the Cryptoqueen’s brother, told New York prosecutors Phoenix...
BitMEX Owner Awards $50K Grant to Bitcoin Smart Contract Developer
22.7.2020
100x said the $50,000 grant to Jeremy Rubin would help fund further development of the Bitcoin smart contract language, Sapio
BitMEX Owner Leads $3.4M Round for South African Crypto Exchange
21.7.2020
BitMEX owner 100x said investing in VALR’s Series A would bring exposure to the fast-growing South African market
BitMEX Owner HDR Appoints Former Bank of China Exec to Board
30.6.2020
HDR Global Trading said David Wong – a former deputy CEO at Bank of China – will join its board as a non-executive chairman
Bitcoin.org Maintainer Calls for the Removal of Cobra, Website Owner Then Fires Him
29.6.2020
The infamous and controversial owner of the website bitcoin.org, Cobra, is under fire recently and a number of community members have asked to see the website removed from his possession. The initial argument was sparked by the website’s maintainer, Will Binns, who told the public that...
Sparrow Raises USD 3.5 Mil in Series a Funding
23.6.2020
23 June 2020, Singapore – Sparrow, the leading options trading platform has secured USD 3.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate platform development. The round was led by the HDR Group, owner and operator of BitMEX, and supported by Signum Capital, Du Capital and FinLab EOS VC. Kenneth...
New Zealand Police Seize $91 Million From Russian Bitcoin Exchange Operator
23.6.2020
Police in New Zealand confiscated NZ$140 million ($91 million) from Russian bitcoin exchange operator Alexander Vinnik. Vinnik is the alleged owner of the collapsed BTC-e exchange. The funds were seized from bank accounts held by Canton Business Corporation, a New Zealand-registered company...
Ethermine Mining Pool Cashes in Its $2.6 Million Ethereum Fee Windfall
16.6.2020
Ethermine will now proceed to distribute its $2.6 million bonanza from a series of bizarre ethereum transactions last week after the fund’s owner failed to make a valid claim. On June 11, the miner, a unit of Bitfly, received the record fee in a transaction involving just 350 ether (ETH),...
Crypto Exchange Owner Admits Laundering $1.8M in Online Auctions Fraud
12.6.2020
The owner of Romanian crypto exchange CoinFlux has admitted to laundering money in a fraudulent scheme involving fake eBay ads and a car wash
CoinMarketCap Metric Overhaul Keeps Owner Binance at the Top
8.6.2020
CoinMarketCap's new ranking system gives Binance a perfect score, even after it was criticized for favoring its new owner last month
CZ’s Twitter Feed Swayed New CoinMarketCap Ranking That Put Binance on Top
15.5.2020
CoinMarketCap's new exchange ranking gives its new owner Binance a perfect score. The site's CEO said the decision was in part based on the Twitter "presence and feed" of the exchange's CEO
Chinese Kennel Owner Caught Stealing Electricity to Power Underground Bitcoin Mining Farm
29.4.2020
The largest oil field in the People’s Republic of China has been a target for individuals and organizations attempting to mine bitcoins with free electricity. After a bunch of mining farm operators allegedly got caught last summer, a dog kennel owner was recently busted for running cable...
Tiger King’s Archnemesis Big Cat Rescue Accepts Bitcoin
2.4.2020
The number one show on Netflix in the U.S. right now is a television series called “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” and American audiences are eating it up like candy. While the docuseries costar Joseph Maldonado, aka “Joe Exotic,” spends 22 years behind bars...
USD 9bn Bitstamp and Korbit Owner NXC to Launch New Crypto Exchange
31.3.2020
NXC, the South Korean operator of the Bitstamp and Korbit cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched a new crypto subsidiary, with plans to open a third trading platform.
NXC is the holding company of gaming giant and business group Nexon, and officially unveiled its new Arques subsidiary on March...
FTX Owner Alameda Invests 7-Figure Sum Into Rival Quant Trading Firm
3.3.2020
Alameda Research, a crypto quant trading firm which owns derivatives exchange FTX, has invested seven figures into new rival Folkvang
Not Just Ebay, NYSE Owner Intercontinental Exchange Pushes Bakkt to Retail With Latest Acquisition
6.2.2020
The owner of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange, stunned many on Wall Street recently with a reported takeover bid for e-commerce marketplace Ebay. Now the group is aggressively trying to push its regulated bitcoin derivatives exchange Bakkt into the retail space with its latest...