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Sim Swap Threats Rise As Crypto Losses Cross $13.3 Million In Four Months
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Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Bitstamp, one of the prominent cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced its decision to terminate Ethereum (ETH) staking services for its US clientele. This move, exclusive to the United States, comes as a result of regulatory challenges in the countr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The age of digital currencies and blockchain technology is upon us, with an increasing number of institutions advocating for their widespread adoption. At the forefront of this conversation is Paxos Trust Company, the New York-based stablecoin titan....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In a pivotal decision, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has declined the Dogecoin Foundation, Inc.’s application to trademark a design of a gold circular medallion featuring the iconic Shiba Inu dog and the letter “D&...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In the continuing legal saga between Ripple Labs, its top executives, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres has made critical announcements concerning the upcoming trial dates and associated d...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In a recent letter addressed to Judge Lewis Kaplan, lawyers representing FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried outlined their defense strategy, emphasizing the importance of the “counsel advice” approach. The letter, dated August 23, 2023, respo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Binance has achieved an impressive milestone in its expansion plans as the crypto exchange has launched its payment service, Binance Pay, in Brazil. With Binance Pay, merchants in Brazil can now accept cryptocurrency payments, offering customers low...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The Bitcoin mining difficulty has been skewing upward for the better part of a year now and it seems there is no end in sight for this metric yet. The latest difficulty adjustment for Bitcoin mining has brought it to a brand new all-time high (ATH)....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Crypto Israeli investor and prominent businessman Moshe Hogeg is set to face charges for his alleged involvement in a $290 million scam, according to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday. Over the last two years, Hogeg has been investigated by the Isra...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
South Korea, known for its tech-savvy populace and a strong inclination towards crypto investments, has thrown a new trend into the spotlight concerning XRP. A recent report from the South Korean news outlet News1 Korea indicates that the nation̵...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Xumm, a native wallet for the XRP Ledger developed by XRPL Labs, revealed a partnership to expand its payment capabilities. According to an official post, the wallet partnered with GateHub to add more On and Off-Ramp options. XRP Ledger Increases Pa...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team has complained to a Magistrate Judge about the “outrageous” prison conditions the former FTX CEO is being held in. The attorney stated that Bankman-Fried is living on meager sustenance due to the prison’s inabilit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
According to recent information disclosed by the reporter Colin Wu, Roman Semenov, the co-founder of Tornado Cash, has been added to the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. Tornado...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Here are two Ethereum metrics that are currently showing values that may lead to a rebound for the cryptocurrency’s price. Ethereum Could Rebound Off The Current Market FUD According to data from the on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the crowd...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The first case of NFT insider trading has come to a close as a US Judge has sentenced a former OpenSea employee to prison. OpenSea Head Of Products Arrested For Fraud Nathaniel Chastain, former Head of Products of OpenSea, the world’s largest non-fun...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Australia’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), has completed its pilot program exploring the potential use cases of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The research project, carried out in conjunction with the Digital Finance Coo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has taken a direct jab at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in a move that has ignited a fresh wave of discussions surrounding the regulation of crypto assets. Cuban’s criticism stems from what he p...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In a recent statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alerted the crypto industry about suspicious Bitcoin transactions linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). These activities connect directly to a theft amountin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Binance, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, is once again in the spotlight for some intriguing reasons. Recent reports suggest that the platform might be engaged in selling Bitcoin to bolster the value of its native cryptocurrency, Binance...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi has moved to recover several assets in a bid to settle its customers as part of its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. And the company is standing firm that its customers should take priority over fellow bankrupt company F...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has emerged as a fervent advocate for Bitcoin, elevating the cryptocurrency into the realm of civil liberties. Characterizing himself as a “lifelong defender of civil liberties,” Kennedy passionately en...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In a surprising revelation from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in their 2022 financial stability report, the institution acknowledged the nascent, albeit “promising work” of Ripple and XRP, in the global payment ecosystem. State Bank Of...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
For months now, ex-SEC enforcement official John Reed Stark has been vocal about his speculation that a US Department of Justice (DOJ) action against Binance is imminent or has already been filed under seal. While these assertions haven’t yet m...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The latest data on August 22 shows that the total daily fees generated from Bitcoin Ordinals on the world’s most valuable network have crashed from around $95,000 to $72,000, a 24% drop. The contraction mirrors the general performance of BTC pr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Crypto exchange Binance.US has recently encountered many legal and financial obstacles amid heightened regulatory scrutiny. However, to restore a reliable influx of dollars, the exchange has allied with MoonPay, a payment startup renowned for its par...