Hackers steal a million dollars from BeeToken
BeeToken, the digital currency startup based on Ethereum, has become a target of hackers. Miscreants launched the dissemination of phishing email messages simultaneously with the ICO launch. The screenshots show a message looking quite similar to the real one, indicating the hackers’ social engineering skills
01 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Bitcoin’s price decline to $8600 led to the loss of $44 billion market cap
The price of Bitcoin is becoming cheaper, and the capitalization shrinks simultaneously. Find out what the experts believe and what can happen next now that everybody’s talking about the fall
01 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Medvedev: cryptocurrency must be regulated on the international level
Russian Prime Minister talks about the joint regulation of digital currencies on the international scale, both within the framework of the EAEC and beyond. Previously there has been no EAEC-based cryptocurrency initiatives or even mentionings of them by the officials
01 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Moscow Arbitration Court orders bankrupt individual to disclose crypto wallet details
The order of the court in Moscow is issued before any cryptocurrency legislation in the state is implemented, which is unprecedented. The court desires insolvency proceedings in the form of cryptocurrency
01 February 2018 21:00, UTC
CBOE open to idea of altcoin futures while CME fears reputational costs
CME and CBOE both already have Bitcoin futures, but they think differently on the matter of altcoin futures. While CBOE is open to the concept, CME decides to stick with Bitcoin
01 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Coinbase sends its users a tax form
The big cryptocurrency exchange called Coinbase does not want any more discussions with the Internal Revenue Service and thus sends some clients a tax form. Learn about how likely that your account would receive anything similar
01 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Mythical unicorn and trash coins
Successful investment in ICO or in cryptocurrencies resembles meeting of a unicorn – there is a chance to meet it but it is pretty slim. Which projects may skyrocket and which projects may fade into oblivion?
01 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Financial Analyst FxPro Alexandr KUPZIKEVITCH
New mining viruses use the same breach WannaCry exploited
Yet another remote mining threat - when the money are transferred to the wallets of hackers, and mining is being done by the computers of victims. This time, hackers used the same breach as WannaCry authors did. Find out the botnet size and what botnet is
01 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Football player hired (partly) for Bitcoins
Harunustaspor, the football (soccer) club in Turkey, hires a player whose name Omer Faruk Kiroglu. Contrary to some headlines, the deal was not exclusively in bitcoins, cash was paid too
31 January 2018 21:00, UTC
India to eliminate cryptocurrency payments - Finance Minister
The government of India seems to have decided it will not welcome the use of cryptocurrencies within the country’s borders, reports one of the most respectable financial outlets. This decision has been confirmed by the Finance Minister of the country
31 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Cash App to enable Bitcoin buy-and-sell function
A mobile application developed by Square (headed by Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter) has enabled the function it’s been testing since autumn last year. The company sees Bitcoin as a long-term way towards better finance in the world
31 January 2018 21:00, UTC
The fate of ICOs
Bitnewstoday discusses the future fate of ICOs together with experts. Will startups be able to raise millions in seconds? Will the interest of investors to ICOs fade away this year? Will the regulative environment be established? Find out the answers in this article below
31 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Margareth Nail
FedEx to use blockchain
The popular mail delivery service believes blockchain fits its needs and joins the alliance dedicated to blockchain in transport to keep logistics in good condition and store records
31 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Crypto Party in Moscow: on present projects, on the future of ICOs and Ripple
Find below how the crypto enthusiasts, investors and traders party in Moscow (also, some useful notes on Ripple and blockchain applications)
31 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Hashchain acquires Node40 to develop cryptocurrency tax software together
Node40 decided to solve a persistent problem of cryptocurrency traders not reporting their revenues for taxation by making an easy program. This attracted a big investor who simply acquired the company and gave carte blanche for further development
31 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Maduro: Petro token to launch 20 February
The oil-backed national cryptocurrency in Venezuela has been developed, according to Nicolas Maduro. Note that the same person is fond of conspiracy theories and thinks ordering businesses to trade at “fair prices” can fix the economic state somehow
31 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Experty ICO investors duped by hackers
The initial coin offering investors have become a target of hackers who managed to get their hands on the list of said investors. They sent an email in which asked for funds transfer, and below you can find out how much they gained as a result
30 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Bitcoin heist in Great Britain
This time, criminals do not make the victim give the BTC hardware wallet and do not disappear with the cash safe, instead making the victim to transfer money at gunpoint. The press believes this is the first ever Bitcoin heist in the United Kingdom
30 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Bad rumors on Tether and Bitfinex lying about assets
The big token project might contain some properties of a fraud scheme, the community fears; meanwhile, one of the respectable financial outlets presents the news from December as a new event
30 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Microsoft’s blockchain ventures could catapult its stock price - HighTower Advisors
The cryptocurrency foundation and basis, blockchain, can accelerate the growth of price of stock of this company well-known throughout the world of computer software
30 January 2018 21:00, UTC