June 09, 2019
Bitcoin Daily: G20 Wants Regulators To Monitor Crypto Risks; Coinroom...
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have requested that the Financial Stability Board (FSB), as well as global standard-setting organizations, work together to monitor risks around crypto assets. “While...
June 07, 2019
Bitcoin Daily: Komodo Blockchain Platform Hacked Itself To Protect Users’...
Blockchain startup Komodo Platform resorted to hacking its users’ wallets in order to save $13 million in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency from being stolen. The move happened after security researchers...
June 05, 2019
iPhone Scam Reveals How Digital Criminals Find Vulnerabilities
Think of the Apple iPhone, and thoughts are likely to turn to matters involving social media, selfies, family photos, mobile commerce and even payments. But news this week from the...
May 24, 2019
Crypto Diamonds Are For … Never(?)
Charles Ponzi built his eponymous schemes on the promise of profits tied to postage stamps. But ours is a decidedly high-tech world, where fortunes are made and lost – and...
May 16, 2019
Bitcoin Daily: JobCoin To Move IEO To BitKing Exchange; Binance...
JobCoin, the digital asset primed for international rebates, revealed to Cryptovest that it is moving to its second stage of its IEO, with an offering on the BitKing exchange. The...
May 12, 2019
US Crypto Investor Awarded $75M In Fraud Suit
Michael Terpin, an entrepreneur based in the U.S. and an investor in cryptocurrency, won $75.8 million in a court judgment over a scheme to defraud him of digital tokens. According...
May 10, 2019
Bitcoin Daily: Hackers Move $40M In Stolen Bitcoin To Digital...
Some of the biggest cryptocurrency firms are considering the creation of a blacklist of counterparties that often renege on trades or engage in illegal activities. Firms including DRW Holdings Inc.’s Cumberland...
May 08, 2019
US Authorities Shut Down Deep Dot Web Amid Money Laundering...
The U.S. Justice Department has brought charges against Deep Dot Web, a site that featured news, information and reviews about dark web sites and surreptitious marketplaces, according to a report...
May 08, 2019
Hackers Net $41M In Binance Bitcoin Heist
Binance, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, was reportedly hacked — with the bad guys stealing bitcoin valued at $41 million. In a post on the company’s...