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PlusToken pyramid withdrew $67 million in EOS
A few hours ago, 26 316 340 EOS ($67.1 million) were transferred from the wallet of the PlusToken crypto pyramid to an anonymous address. The transaction was noticed by the analytical service Clank. According to the EOSX block explorer, a recipient account named jnhgvbkkfdjf was created a few...
Nassim Taleb called bitcoin maximalists "total idiots"
The philosopher and author of the cult work “Black Swan” Nassim Taleb during a small skirmish on Twitter called the vast majority of bitcoin maximalists “total idiots”. 1) I explain in #SkinintheGame scale transformations: Bitcoin is a good idea but almost all bitcoiners are total idiots,...
Anthony Pompliano calls on pension funds to invest in BTC
Morgan Creek co-founder Anthony Pompliano again appealed to pension funds with a call to more actively channel their funds to buy bitcoins. The businessman sent a letter to investors at the end of last week. It says that every pension fund should strive to increase its portfolio by including...
Italian banks are ready to test digital euro
The Italian Banking Association (ABI) announced last week that the country's banks are ready to test the digital euro. ABI includes more than 700 Italian banks. The association expressed a desire to help accelerate the introduction of the digital currency (CBDC) from the ECB by participating in...
WizSec: bitcoins Craig Wright claims were stolen from Mt.Gox
WizSec team leader Kim Nilsson reiterated that the 80,000 BTC allegedly owned by Craig Wright were actually stolen from the Mt.Gox exchange in March 2011 and have not moved since then. In his new record, Nilsson once again recalls the events of 2011-2013, when significant amounts were stolen from...
Peter Brandt called on the youth to invest in BTC and tech
According to trader and analyst Peter Brandt, the most promising areas for investment are real estate and innovative projects. He expressed his point of view on Twitter and appealed to the young generation with an appeal to buy bitcoins. Besides, the expert believes that the so-called generation of...
Another Central Bank is planning to launch its crypto coin
The number of countries wishing to develop their digital currency continues to grow. This week, the Central Bank of Thailand announced the launch of a project to create its token (CBDC). The regulator’s statement notes that before the official release of the cryptocurrency, it is planned to test...
Ripple joins Open Payments Coalition
Fintech company Ripple has become a member of the recently created Open Payments Coalition, which launches the PayID global payment system based on simple and clear identifiers. The consortium unites more than 40 participants with a user base of over 100 million people. The founders of the project...
Novogratz hopes institutional adoption of BTC will quicken
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz hopes institutional investors will soon start massively switching to BTC. Otherwise, we will not be able to see a new rise in the value of crypto, the businessman said in an interview. Novogratz is on the list of ardent supporters of BTC. He recently said that by...
US court upholds fraud charges against former head of Mt.Gox
The U.S. District Court dismissed the appeal of former CEO Mt.Gox exchange Mark Karpeles. He petitioned for the removal of fraud allegations made by the last remaining plaintiff, reports Cointelegraph. District Judge decided in favor of Gregory Greene, the initiator of a class action lawsuit...
Bancor users reported loss of funds because of vulnerability
Decentralized Liquidity Provider Bancor announces vulnerability in BancorNetwork v0.6 new smart contract protocol. Against this background, the internal token of the BNT platform has lost more than 10% of the cost. The developers assured that all user tools are safe. According to them, after the...
Ryde launches its wallet for bitcoin payments
The Ryde Singapore-based carpooling (ride sharing) application has announced the launch of its cryptocurrency wallet, which will allow bitcoin payments for its services. Carpooling (Riding) is the sharing of private cars through online travel search services. On June 17, Ryde announced that it was...
China considers the launch of stablecoin for East Asia
China offers another crypto project aimed against the leadership of the US dollar in international payments. Chinese leaders intend to create a cryptocurrency for East Asia to reduce dependence on the US dollar and strengthen trade ties in the region. According to Nikkei Asia, ten members of the...
Binance will launch a regulated Bitcoin exchange in the UK
Binance will launch a digital asset trading platform in the UK. It will target both retail and institutional investors. The unit will be regulated by the local FCA regulator, reports Reuters. Binance.UK will support 65 crypto coins, which will be denominated in euros and pounds. Deposits and...
Report: 72% of Fortune 100 companies research blockchain
72% of the largest US companies on the Fortune 100 list are exploring opportunities of blockchain technology. Many of them are already launching services based on a distributed registry, reports The Block. Fortune 100 is a list of one of the 100 largest revenues of public and private companies in...
Number of crypto ATMs in the world has become more than 8200
According to CoinATMRadar, now in 73 countries, there are 8,208 cryptocurrency ATMs through which users can buy and sell bitcoins, as well as various altcoins. More than 6,000 devices are located in the United States. Now Bitcoin-ATM allows operations with ether, litecoins, BCH, DASH, ZEC, XMR,...
CFTC Chairman points to need for a crypto regulation concept
According to Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Heath Tarbert, it is necessary to develop the concept of cryptocurrency regulation before adopting legislation. That is, the US authorities should not just introduce laws on the control of the industry, but determine the...
Fraudsters steal coins of secret message service users
Cybercriminals have formed a phishing site that personifies privnote.com, a genuine secret messaging service, to hijack users' bitcoins. On June 14, the KrebsOnSecurity website announced that the authors of privnote.com, an encrypted note service, complained about the privnotes.com clone site,...
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