Confido disappears after attracting $374,477 via ICO
The startup website goes down, but this is not a DDoS attack — social media profiles closed as well. Another fraud scheme, investors and tech media conclude
22 November 2017 21:00, UTC
This simple U.S. law may accelerate U.S. Army blockchainization
Soon, the state bodies of the USA will not necessarily transfer cost savings back to the Treasury, improving the computer systems instead
22 November 2017 21:00, UTC
More info on Tether hackers arrives from the open blockchain data
Thanks to the public blockchain data, it quickly became apparent that the $30 million hack of Tether is not the first felony this criminal group committed
21 November 2017 21:00, UTC
HBO cryptocurrency extortionist revealed, officials promise “winter is coming” for him
He might have thought he can hide behind cryptocurrencies, but American law enforcers claim they now know his name and his life is never going to be the same again
21 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Bitcoin Gold enthusiasts scammed
More than 3000 of user wallets on Mybtgwallet became empty due to security breaches, the stolen sum equals over two million dollars, victims want help from the FBI
21 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Switzerland - the cradle of ICO
Bitnewstoday analyzed the previous ICO and figured out which jurisdictions and what legal status are chosen by projects
21 November 2017 21:00, UTC
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Israel establishes cryptocurrency commission
The country does not want to prohibit the digital currency market, but it is almost certainly going to take regulative approach towards corresponding financial firms
21 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Tether hacked, millions stolen
The cryptocurrency company has been attacked and subsequently, funds were lost, claim representatives of the startup that trades digital tokens backed by dollars
20 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Russian State Duma proposes to include cryptocurrency in securities law
If this actually happens, the future Russian cryptocurrency legislation might take the form quite similar to the one we see in the United States of America
20 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Russian state cryptocoin concept resurfaces after Udmurtia leader’s proposal
According to the local Russian media outlets, the leader of the Republic of Udmurtia, Russian Federation, wants his region to be the testing area for state cryptocurrency
19 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Thousands of ransomware attacks detected in South Korea this year
The Korean security agency publishes a report where it tells about a huge number of attacks, most possibly, from North Korean state-backed hacking legions
16 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Ewald Nowotny, ECB: what if we repeat China’s regulative experience?
And then that same man from Austria tells that cryptocurrency market is too small to influence anything. Strange, then, why he decided to mention intervention
16 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Russian cryptocurrency bill might arrive in February
The current status of cryptocurrency in Russia is vague, with payment attempts de-facto forbidden, exchange trade - neither forbidden nor allowed, ICOs - partly allowed and mining almost fully allowed
16 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Vinnik, alleged money launderer with ties to BTC-e: “Americans did not offer me any deals”
A. Vinnik, the Russian businessman connected with the BTC-e crypto exchange which was called an illicit finance platform by the FCEN, tells what he thinks on his arrest
15 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Tezos now has even more legal issues, termination seems inevitable
This is the second time during this month the popular Tezos ICO project’s reputation is harmed due to problems with the law, sums involved make millions of dollars
15 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Bitcoin can be hacked in 2027, Sydney scientists suggest
The blockchain is currently considered a very secure method of data storage and transactions, but this might change due to the next generation of computers
14 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Chinese State Grid: we are not prohibiting energy from the Sichuan power plant for miners
The document related to miners’ power demands too high has nothing to do with rumors on decrease of the state tolerance towards Bitcoin, the state energy company assures
14 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Vitalik Buterin already works on countering quantum computer hacks threat
The recent proposal from the famous cryptocurrency developer contains measures which could help Ethereum avoid future hacks made from quantum computers
14 November 2017 21:00, UTC
ICOs are risky, German and Dutch regulators think
A few recent papers by European financial authorities suggest that initial coin offerings are not without financial flaws — although they do not plan to ban ICOs
13 November 2017 21:00, UTC
Irani Central Bank thinks Bitcoin is too risky
While some regulators, like this one, clearly taking stance against cryptocurrencies they consider dangerous, other financial institutions take steps towards blockchain
13 November 2017 21:00, UTC