Blockchain & Cryptocurrency News

Market

Tue, 14 Jul 2020, 07:00 PM
UTC
English

한국어

日本語

South Korea might soon impose a 20% cryptocurrency tax

FBI says Nigerian scammer converted stolen funds into Bitcoin via the Gemini crypto exchange

The FBI has filed charges against a Nigerian scammer who defrauded American companies tens of millions of dollars in a BEC scheme. The suspect, who has been extradited from Dubai to the United States along with one...

After BTC, ETH, and XRP, Cardano (ADA) users now being targeted by YouTube scammers

Scammers have used BTC, ETH, XRP, and other cryptocurrencies to lure their victims in past YouTube giveaway scams. It now appears that these cybercriminals are now specifically targeting Cardano (ADA) users as...

336 BTC stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Cashaa in suspected malware attack

Hackers were able to steal more than 336 BTC from a U.K.-based cryptocurrency exchange. While investigations are still ongoing, it is believed that malware might have been used to breach the companys system. Cashaa, a...

Tether freezes 40 addresses containing millions in USDT

Stablecoin issuer Tether Limited has blacklisted 40 Ethereum addresses that contain millions of dollars worth of the cryptocurrency tether (USDT). Just like USDC issuer Centres move to blacklist an address last week,...

Chinese authorities uncover a cryptocurrency scam involving fake Huobi tokens

A group of cryptocurrency scammers has been taken down by Chinese authorities in the city of Wenzhou. The police seized millions in cryptocurrencies, villas, and luxury cars from the group. Chinese authorizes seized...

BTC bull Mike Novogratz says cryptocurrency investors should own more gold than Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency investor Michael Novogratz is a known Bitcoin bull. In fact, he predicted a few months back that BTCs price will reach $20,000 by the end of 2020. Despite believing in the Bitcoin prices eventual rise, he...

Business

Cryptocurrency address with $100,000 USDC frozen by Centre Consortium Fri, 10 Jul 2020, 05:09 am UTC

A cryptocurrency issuer blacklisted an ethereum address that contains $100,000 in USDC. While the company did not fully disclose the reason for its action, it explained that the move was in response to a request from law...

Corporations hesitant to accept cryptocurrency but demand for crypto payment services is growing

Austrian cryptocurrency users can now pay using BTC, ETH, and DASH in over 2,500 merchants

Bitcoin mining revenue declines in June due to halving and low fees

Technology

Singapore’s blockchain-based payments system successfully completes its fifth and final phase Tue, 14 Jul 2020, 13:08 pm UTC

Project Ubin, Singapores blockchain-based multi-currency payments network, is now almost ready for commercial launch. The project just completed its final testing and has proven how a network modeled after the prototype...

Sophisticated DDoS attack delays AVAX token sale

Hackers could exploit a known Bitcoin Lightning Network vulnerability to loot BTC says study

Kirobo lets users retrieve cryptocurrency sent to a wrong crypto wallet

Investing

Only 23 percent of Bitcoin investors have a documented plan for their crypto assets in case they die Thu, 09 Jul 2020, 12:21 pm UTC

Savvy investors know the importance of estate planning so their hard-earned wealth and assets can be properly transferred and distributed to their loved ones in case of their untimely demise. Surprisingly, the practice of...

Crypto derivatives volume shrinks in June but institutional interest gaining momentum

Bitcoin scam leaks personal data of 250K cryptocurrency investors from 20 countries

OTC cryptocurrency traders under increased scrutiny by Chinese authorities

Insights

The reasons why Bitcoin developers choose to use pseudonyms Wed, 01 Jul 2020, 05:37 am UTC

Theres an ongoing trend within the cryptocurrency space and in the Bitcoin sphere in particular. While there are developers who use their real names, a sizable portion opted to use pseudonyms for a variety of...