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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Ukraine’s Cyberpolice Supports Legalization of Cryptocurrencies
The cybercrime combating department of Ukrainian Police has voiced support for the legalization of cryptocurrencies despite sharing some concerns about them. The Cyberpolice unit also noted the need to regulate cryptos...
Hawaii’s New Money Transmitters Act Will Require Virtual Currency Licenses
The state of Hawaii is planning to regulate the use of bitcoin and digital currencies that would require licensure to transmit cryptocurrency-based funds. Two bills introduced by a group of partisan Hawaiian lawmakers are...
South Korean Court Rules Bitcoin Has Economic Value
A South Korean court has ruled that bitcoin has an economic value for the first time. This overturned an earlier court ruling which did not recognize the digital currency. The case involves the confiscation of 191 bitcoins.
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PR: BCShop.io Aids Ethereum Business Adoption
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Number of People Looking for Crypto-Careers Increased 10-Fold in 2017
New data from the UK shows that interest in crypto careers more than doubled in December 2017 when the all time high Bitcoin price record dominated headlines. The average salary for roles requiring “Blockchain” expertise...
South Korea Finds Nearly $600 Million in Crypto Crime
Reports from the 대한민국 Republic of South Korea (ROK) indicate its Customs Service announced on Wednesday, 31 January 2018, it has discovered “cryptocurrency crimes” which amount to nearly 600 million USD.
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PR: All Crypto – Friendly Venues Are Finally Listed in One App – CryptoFind
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Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Deep Web Roundup: Dream Adds Monero and Bitcoin Tumbler “Chip Mixer” Launches
The darknet has been quiet of late, which is the way it’s meant to be. No news means no mega busts, honeypots, or mass market shutdowns. Even when it’s out of the spotlight though, the deep web is quietly making news, whether...
U.S. Regulators Send Tether and Bitfinex Subpoenas
There’s been a lot of discussion and controversy surrounding Tether (USDT) a digital asset that claims to be backed by the U.S. dollar. Now according to reports, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has subpoenaed...
PR: ETicket4 Launch Its Pre ICO and Offers Qualitatively New Dimensions in the Ticket Industry
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Coincheck to Repay Hack Victims’ XEM Balances at 81 U.S. Cents Each
Major Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has announced that it will reimburse the accounts of the 260,000 customers who lost XEM tokens in a recent hack at a rate of roughly 81 U.S. cents per unit. As of this writing,...
Samsung Enters the Bitcoin Mining ASIC Manufacturing Business
Korean electronics giant Samsung is the latest chip manufacturer to enter the bitcoin mining hardware market. The company’s foundry has reportedly already began producing ASIC chips for a Chinese client earlier this month.
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Europol and Interpol to Increase Measures Against BTC Laundering and Terrorism Financing
A two-day workshop involving over sixty financial investigators in Basel, Switzerland has seen Europol and Interpol agree upon a range of measures designed to ramp up efforts to combat the use of cryptocurrencies for money...
Over 1 Million People in Line for Robinhood’s Bitcoin Trading App
Young Americans are signing up in droves to a new cryptocurrency trading service, showing the massive unmet demand in the market for more bitcoin trading venues. Cryptocurrencies are coming soon to the Robinhood platform...
