Jim Yong Kim, World Bank President: the vast majority of cryptos are Ponzi schemes
Jim Yong Kim (please do not confuse with Kim Jong-un), leader of the World Bank, is skeptical towards cryptocurrencies - find out below to see the degree of his skepticism and if it’s constructive
08 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Coincheck receives governmental notice, tells yen withdrawals to resume Tuesday
The cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck based in Japan has greatly suffered from the big hack resulting in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. It will allow yen withdrawals next week on Tuesday. Find out which Japanese governmental agency sent this organization a notice and their exact demands
08 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Russian miners tried to use computers of the ex-top secret nuclear research facility
The creativity of Russian miners never ceases to surprise - a house with in-built mining rig and now some uncommon research computers in the city of Sarov, previously known as top secret nuclear research hub called Arzamas-16
08 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Japanese airline to accept Bitcoin payments
Bitcoin payments are absolutely legal in Japan, which means that one can use them to buy everything as long at the seller accepts this cryptocurrency. Peach Aviation decided to take the risks connected with volatility and reaffirms its plans
06 February 2018 21:00, UTC
European Central Bank: cryptocurrency regulation is not our top priority
The European Central Bank (ECB) does not view Bitcoin and other digital currencies as the problem that needs immediate solution, tells chief supervisor Daniele Nouy. The private banks clearly think otherwise, as witnessed by the recent news on Lloyds and JPMorgan Chase
06 February 2018 21:00, UTC
North Korea might be responsible for Coincheck hack
Kim Jong-un encourages hacker groups to hack and destabilize the work of South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, but his hackers might have also been behind the Japanese-based Coincheck theft, South Korean intelligence agency members suspect
06 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Fear of the unknown prevent the government of Ghana to accept Bitcoin
Bitnewstoday decided to monitor major tendencies of the development of Bitcoin in Ghana and to analyze how fears prevent the government of Ghana to accept Bitcoin
06 February 2018 21:00, UTC
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Local Chinese search engines already block queries on Bitcoin
Chinese prohibitions are always swift and tough. Just yesterday we saw the message in possible cryptocurrency-related websites block in China, and now the regional search engines have already started to block related queries
05 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Singapore’s Deputy PM: no compelling reason to ban Bitcoin
Due to the regulative actions in the neighboring China, Singapore decided to clarify its position, although by some older statements one could already deduce that this small state is not going to prosecute Bitcoin-related activities
05 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Android TV devices infected with a Monero miner
A new type of devices is being infected by the latent mining programs, one of the most notable hacker inventions of the last year. Meanwhile, Monero falls by 26% in 24 hours, joining a large group of coins in decline
05 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Ethereum-based Seele ICO becomes an object of scam, $1.8 mln lost
The initial coin offering once again becomes a target of fraudsters, indicating how start-uppers often lack the knowledge of how to counter malefactors posing as administrators. Read below whose practice could be used by ICO businessmen to prevent such disasters
04 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Kazakhstan’s FinMin employees mined at work
Mining at work consumes the corporate, or, as in this case, governmental resources for the benefit of dishonest employees. The recent case in Kazakhstan confirms that the problem never disappeared even though mentioned less than other coin-related crimes
04 February 2018 21:00, UTC
China to block cryptocurrency-related websites
The Great Firewall of China might become bigger due to the addition of major cryptocurrency websites, the media found out. Read below which countries might follow in China’s footsteps and more about the site blocking practice
04 February 2018 21:00, UTC
Russian Minister of Communications suggests ICO accreditation
In a continuous development of Russian legislation on cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings, the local Ministry of Communications wants to have a say too. Its head offers ICOs certification on certain conditions - currently unspecified on which exactly
04 February 2018 21:00, UTC
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
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
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
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
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
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