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500+ Crypto Wallets Linked to Telegram Nth Room Suspect + More News
25.3.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Crime news
Media outlets in South Korea have been investigating the cryptocurrency holdings of Cho Joo-bin, the suspect thought...
Alongside Market Relief Package, US CFTC Warns of COVID-19-Linked Crypto Scams
23.3.2020
The CFTC warns investors against the increased amount of crypto scams taking advantage of coronavirus news
Transaction Speed and Profitability Are Linked in Crypto
16.3.2020
To gain profits in the crypto space, transaction speeds remain one of the most important characteristics for the industry
2 Arrested in Japan for Obtaining Crypto Linked to Coincheck’s $530 Million Hack
11.3.2020
The men are alleged to have been offloading NEM taken from Coincheck since February
US Charges North Korea-Linked Chinese Nationals for Laundering Over $100 Million in Stolen Cryptocurrency
3.3.2020
The U.S. government has charged two Chinese nationals involved in laundering stolen cryptocurrency worth $100 million from an exchange allegedly for the benefit of North Korea. They are linked to the U.S.-designated North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. A total of 113 cryptocurrency accounts...
XRP Price and Volume Linked to Twitter Activity, New Data Reveals
1.3.2020
The number of tweets mentioning XRP impacts trading volume and also returns in 2019 and 2020
There’s No Such Thing as Tainted Bitcoins
6.2.2020
All bitcoins are created equal. But in the eyes of blockchain forensics firms, some bitcoins are more equal than others. If these companies are to be believed, coins that have been used in criminal transactions are ‘tainted,’ destined to be forever linked with nefarious activity....
Get Moving (or not) with CSS Motion Path
3.2.2020
We just linked up the idea that offset-path can be cleverly used to set type on a path. Don't miss Michelle Barker's experimentation either, with drawing paths or animating text along a path.
Dan Wilson has also been following this tech for quite a while and points out why the sudden surge...
UK Court Freezes a Ransomware-linked Bitcoin Account on Bitfinex
28.1.2020
Source: iStock/Ja'Crispy
The business and property division of the British High Court has instructed crypto exchange Bitfinex to freeze a bitcoin (BTC) account containing funds worth USD 860,000 after hearing that its owner may have links to a ransomware scam.
Per documentation released by...
British Court Freezes $860,000 in Bitcoin Linked to Ransomware Payout
28.1.2020
A U.K. court has ordered Bitfinex to freeze nearly $1 million in bitcoin after the crypto exchange and blockchain sleuthing firm Chainalysis traced the funds to a ransomware payment
Hacker Group Lazarus Uses Fake Exchanges, Telegram Groups in Latest Malware Attacks
11.1.2020
A new report shows that North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has adapted and evolved new techniques since initial attacks, and are using phony trading platforms linking to Telegram channels which distribute malware, as well as making their malware more stealthy by “adding an authentication...
New York Court Proceeds Against Man Allegedly Linked to OneCoin
21.12.2019
A New York court continues the proceedings against man accused of laundering about $400 million of OneCoin Ponzi proceedings
French-Regulated Napoleon Bitcoin Fund Linked to CME Futures
11.12.2019
A French company launched a regulated Bitcoin fund to be traded as futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Researchers Detect New North Korea-Linked MacOS Malware on Crypto Trading Site
4.12.2019
Security researchers identify a new crypto-related macOS malware believed to be the product of North Korean hackers at the Lazarus Group
Several Hundred XRP Accounts Linked to "Dirty" USD 400 Million
20.11.2019
About USD 400 million worth of Ripple (XRP) has been found to be tied to illicit activity and several hundred XRP accounts are responsible for this, according to Elliptic, a London-based blockchain analytics startup.
"We began researching XRP more than a year ago and have already identified several...
Spotlight on Bitcoin as HSBC Shuts Hong Kong Protest-Linked Account
19.11.2019
The importance of Bitcoin’s non-seizability has been highlighted yet again as HSBC closes an account reportedly used to fund Hong Kong protestors
Spend 10 Cryptocurrencies With These Debit Cards
12.11.2019
Debit cards linked to crypto wallets have been a useful payment tool for users who want to be able to spend their cryptocurrencies almost anywhere. Offerings in the segment have been changing over time due to various reasons including regulatory challenges in different markets. Fortunately, though...
Elementus Raises $3.5M as Part of the Fund Linked to Fidelity Investments
27.9.2019
Elementus, a startup concentrated on spotting unlawful exchanges made with digital currency, recently declared raising 3.5 million dollars, partially from a fund connected with Fidelity Investments. Elementus comes from the part of a new sector, known as blockchain analytics, which is based...
Wells Fargo to Pilot Dollar-Linked Crypto for Internal Settlement
17.9.2019
U.S.-based financial giant Wells Fargo is developing a cryptocurrency that will run on the firm’s first blockchain platform
Where should “Subscribe to Podcast” link to?
14.9.2019
For a while, iTunes was the big dog in podcasting, so if you linked "Subscribe to Podcast" to like:
https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id493890455
...that would make sense. It's a web URL anyway, so it will work for anyone and has information about the podcast, as well as a list of recent shows...