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Scams
Purported Crypto Cloud Mining Ponzi Reported to Thai Police, 140 Victims Allegedly Scammed Out of $1.3 Million
Thirty people in Bangkok filed complaints with Thailand’s Technology Crime Suppression Division after they were allegedly scammed by cryptocurrency cloud mining company CryptoMining.Farm, the Bangkok…
Regulation
Luxembourg’s New Bill Affords Blockchain Transactions the Same Protections as Traditional Ones
Luxembourg lawmakers passed a new blockchain bill into law, giving transactions completed via distributed ledger the same legal status as those done via traditional…
Adoption
Autonomous Spanish Region Puts $13 Million towards “4.0 Industries” Including Blockchain
Aragon, an autonomous Spanish region, has seen its government pledge over €12 million ($13 million) to develop what it has dubbed “4.0 industries,” including…
Adoption
Nasdaq Will Provide Real-Time Bitcoin and Ethereum Index Information
Nasdaq, the second-largest stock market in the world, will bolster its crypto offering with new Bitcoin and Ethereum tracking indices on Feb. 25th. The…
Technology
UK Customs Service Halts Blockchain Border Project with Brexit Looming
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the customs organization of the United Kingdom, has said it will be postponing its work on a blockchain…
Academia
Ripple Grants $2 Million to University of Kansas, Funds 29 Universities to Conduct Blockchain and Crypto Research
The University of Kansas has become one of the 29 research institutions to receive funding from Ripple. The University is receiving $2 million—over five years—to…
Hacks
First Case of Crypto-Jacking ‘Clipper’ Malware Found on Google Play Store
A new form of cryptocurrency-stealing malware has been identified in the Google Play store. Dubbed ‘clipper' malware, it was discovered inside an app impersonating…
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Adoption
CEO of Dash: Cryptocurrency More Than a Bolivar Hedge, It’s a Way to Survive in Venezuela [Interview]
Dash CEO, Ryan Taylor, says a few factors saw them enter the Venezuelan market three years ago, but the political situation has made their…
People
Analyzing Vitalik Buterin’s Statement About Cryptos that are “Centralized Piles of Trash”
Co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, spoke at the Blockchain Connect Conference in January about Casper CBC and Ethereum 2.0, but also criticized blockchains that…
Adoption
Opera Launches In-Browser Ethereum Buys for Scandinavian Customers
Opera has partnered with regulated crypto brokerage Safello to offer Ethereum buys directly from its browser-based wallet for those in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.…
Regulation
Philippines Introduces Cryptocurrency Regulatory Framework Aimed at Investor Protection
The Philippines has become the latest nation to issue a cryptocurrency regulatory framework through the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA), with the Asia Blockchain…
Exchanges
QuadrigaCX Granted Creditor Protection After CEO’s Death Makes $190 Million Inaccessible
Following the sudden death of the 30-year-old founder Gerald Cotten, one of Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchanges was granted an order for creditor protection in the…
