253 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2025

Japan’s Crypto Girls Band Refused to be Paid in Yen

Among the approximate 260,000 people affected by the crypto exchange Coincheck hack were the Virtual Currency Girls, a Japanese pop band which actively promotes cryptocurrencies through its music and performances. As part of their contract, the eight performers between the ages of 15 and 22 receive...

, by Priyeshu Garg

An Introduction to Crypto Funds

With the incredible growth that the cryptocurrency market has witnessed in the past twelve to eight months, it comes as no surprise that crypto investment funds have also started to emerge. They aim to provide investors with the opportunity to invest in a diversified portfolio of digital assets...

, by Alex Lielacher

Experty ICO Hacked, Data Leaked, USD 150,000 Stolen

On January 26 and 27, Experty, a developer of blockchain based project, users who signed up for notifications for the Experty ICO started receiving emails with a pre-ICO sale announcement of Experty (EXY) tokens.Users were asked to send money to a Ethereum wallet if they wanted to buy EXY tokens...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Russia To Identify Crypto Miners, Tax Break Possible

The Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media is developing a system to detect crypto miners to tax them, Vedomosti reported, citing two undisclosed sources familiar with the matter.“There will be a special system for detecting miners – through electricity consumption and...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Stay safe! Blockchain cybersecurity arms race to intensify in 2018

Threats from cryptocurrency-related ransomware will increase Blockchain could be more beneficial to cybersecurity than it will be harmfulBlockchain villains are coming for you and your computer, while defenders are working hard to protect you, say cybersecurity experts. The battle will get hotter...

, by Simon Chandler

Fighter for Start-ups Financing: My Whole World Has Gone Mad

Difficulties in accessing financing is holding back some of the world’s most promising entrepreneurs, but blockchain could provide the answer. That’s according to Cofound.it chairperson David Prais, who wants to shake up the way start-ups are funded. Cryptonews.com spoke to the...

, by Emily Perryman

Morning News: More Coincheck Fallout; Are S Korean Exchanges Next?

Japanese Promise Tighter Self-regulation Experts: “South Korean Exchanges Woefully Exposed to Hacking Risks” Coincheck Pulls Plug on Popular Advertising Campaign IBL: Vietnamese Government “Very Excited” about BlockchainCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and...

, by Tim Alper

Coincheck To Refund Stolen Money

The hacked Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck has confirmed its intention to refund the stolen money to the affected 260,000 users, the NEM.io Foundation said in its blog post.The refunds will be done using the exchange’s own capital, it added.Coincheck was hacked and had 526 million XEM (at...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

How to Catch Crypto Criminals Without Checking Your Wallet

An international consortium of 14 law enforcement partners aims to fight crypto crimes. Researchers are looking for ways to fight crime without compromising citizen privacy.The ongoing struggle against cryptocurrency-related crime might become another “double-edged sword”: in order to...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

CIS Week: Siberians Running Auto Engine Mines, Belarus’ Crypto March

Catch up on essential blockchain and cryptocurrency news stories from CIS this week. Public Record Shows How Keen Ukrainian Government Officials Are on Bitcoin Opendatabot, a website that gathers data from Ukraine’s public and court records, has published the names of 57 government officials...

, by Tim Alper

Why Bitcoin Is Taken More Seriously than Dogecoin

Dimaz Wijaya, Monash UniversityAs Bitcoin loses value, it may seem like it’s just as useful as the cryptocurrency invented for a joke - Dogecoin. But there are genuine differences between these cryptocurrencies, and it’s not just because one is “much currency, such...

, by Dimaz Wijaya

Coincheck Hack: “The Biggest Theft in the History of the World”

This morning, the Japanese crypto exchange platform Coincheck was hacked and had 526 million XEM (c. USD 400 m) stolen, Lon Wong, President of the NEM.io Foundation, told Cryptonews.com.It has nothing to do with NEM - there is no issue with the tech, and according to them, the blame lies...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

The Builder of a Decentralized World Put its First Block in Chain

January 24th, 2018 (18:25 UTC) marks the day and time that the Genesis Block* of the ICON Mainnet**, or its main network for crypto transactions, was generated, the team announced on Medium.The ICON project is building one of the largest decentralized networks in the world, aiming to bring...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

ICO Review: What Can We Expect From Medicalchain?

This is a series of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) reviews, prepared for Cryptonews.com readers exclusively.Overview- Medicalchain is decentralized platform that enables exchange and usage of medical data.- Medicalchain is built on the permissioned based Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum which allows...

, by Sophia Ha Ho

Cryptocurrencies Could Let You Sell Access to Your DNA Data

Caitlin Curtis, The University of Queensland and James Hereward, The University of QueenslandDid you know that when you take certain genetic tests, the company can make money by on-selling your data to other businesses?Now new blockchain-based marketplaces could give individuals control over access...

, by Caitlin Curtis

How Will Bitcoin Futures Affect the Price of Bitcoin?

On December 10, 2017, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) was the first U.S.-based derivatives exchange to launch the trading of bitcoin futures contracts. A week later, on December 17, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) followed suit and launched its own bitcoin futures contracts after...

, by Alex Lielacher

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