by lkum82 lkum82 | May 21, 2019 | Altcoin, Altcoin News, News
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a confirmed cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme after it took funds worth $30 million, the regulator confirmed in a press release on May 21.The principal behind Argyle Coin, Jose Angel Aman, is now subject...
by lkum82 lkum82 | May 21, 2019 | Bitcoin, Bitcoin News, News
A contributing author and Asian markets analyst on Forbes has pointed out that the non-correlation of cryptocurrency–that digital assets fluctuate to their own market devices–does not tell the full story. Instead, William Pesek argues that prices for Bitcoin are...
by lkum82 lkum82 | May 21, 2019 | Altcoin, Altcoin News, News
The director of Russia’s federal security service, the FSB, has warned that terror groups are increasingly being financed through cryptocurrencies, Russian news site RBK reported on May 21.FSB head Alexander Bortnikov said global terrorist organizations have been...
by lkum82 lkum82 | May 21, 2019 | Regulation
Cardano has released a blockchain explorer, Seiza, to make it easy to track transactions on the platform. The development was announced by EMURGO, a section of Cardano’s team that develops, supports, and incubates commercial ventures. In a tweet, EMURGO said: “We are...
by lkum82 lkum82 | May 21, 2019 | Analysis
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. is not much of a bitcoin fan. The $2.63-trillion behemoth found itself on the opposite side of cryptocurrencies ever since its chief executive officer, Jamie Dimon, called bitcoin a fraud. He said in 2017 that the cryptocurrency...
by lkum82 lkum82 | May 21, 2019 | Altcoin, Altcoin News, News
A portion of the ether (ETH) stolen from hacked New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has been moved and deposited to a different crypto exchange, according to an analysis. Crypto Anti-Money Laundering startup Coinfirm tweeted about their findings on May...
by lkum82 lkum82 | May 21, 2019 | Altcoin, Altcoin News, News
Dutch police have arrested a former entrepreneur for fraud after alleging he conned investors in a fake bitcoin (BTC) mining operation out of €100 million ($111 million), Dutch daily news outlet De Gelderlander reported on May 21.According to reports, Barry van...
by lkum82 lkum82 | May 21, 2019 | Bitcoin, Bitcoin Price, News
Bitcoin price analysis shows BTC is struggling to go above $8,000 as bears continue to drive the price south inside a downtrending channel. At the time of writing, the largest cryptocurrency by market capital is up a marginal 0.44% against the US dollar as bullish...
by lkum82 lkum82 | May 21, 2019 | Altcoin, Altcoin News, News
A fintech research institute established by China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), has posted several new job openings for blockchain talent. The three listings were published to Chinese recruitment website Lagou.com on May 21.As its profile on...
by lkum82 lkum82 | May 21, 2019 | Regulation
Despite Bitcoin being the oldest, most well established, and functional cryptocurrency around, there is no doubting that there are some issues that need resolving. Those issues have been placed under the magnifying glass in more recent times with the emergence of...
