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Crypto Crash Burns Speculators’ Dreams Of Cashing Out
Crypto Crash Burns Speculators’ Dreams Of Cashing Out
August 22, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

The crypto landscape is littered with digital tokens, with promise and peril, with stories of booms … and, of course, more recently, busts. In fact, busts...

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Investors Have Lost Close To $100M In ICO Scams
Investors Have Lost Close To $100M In ICO Scams
August 13, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Based on new research from Diar, a blockchain intelligence firm, close to $100 million in cryptocurrency has been stolen via initial coin offering (ICO) exit...

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Cryptocurrency Pump And Dump Schemes Growing
Cryptocurrency Pump And Dump Schemes Growing
August 06, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Pump and dump schemes — in which an asset is talked up to drive the price higher before traders dump it for a profit —...

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Virtual Beauty And Global Retail Sizzle, Brookstone And Facebook Fizzle
Virtual Beauty And Global Retail Sizzle, Brookstone And Facebook Fizzle
August 03, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle  Global retail connected market: It’s set to top $82 billion in just a few scant years. Not a bad haul, considering the fact that retail...

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Key House Member Seeks More Oversight Over Crypto ICOs, Trading
Key House Member Seeks More Oversight Over Crypto ICOs, Trading
July 27, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

A key member of the House Financial Services Committee said Congress needs to create more oversight for cryptocurrency, specifically surrounding the “muddied and fairly opaque”...

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US Chamber Demands Crypto, ICO Regulation
US Chamber Demands Crypto, ICO Regulation
July 23, 2018  |  Regulation

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is demanding clearer regulations for cryptocurrencies and any activities related to them, including initial coin offerings (ICOs). According to Forbes,...

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Easy Come, Easy ICO Go? For Investors, Easy Come … For Now
Easy Come, Easy ICO Go? For Investors, Easy Come … For Now
July 20, 2018  |  Investments

Flameouts. Scams. Investors who tread among ICOs are taking their shots in the Wild West. Only a minority of ICOs make it into their fifth month. But...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Phone Coming Soon, South Korean Lawmakers Draft Crypto Rules
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Phone Coming Soon, South Korean Lawmakers Draft Crypto Rules
July 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The government of India is not looking to ban crypto assets, despite recent central bank policy that has told banks to not service accounts of...

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Despite Regulation, ICOs Raise Nearly $12B Through May
Despite Regulation, ICOs Raise Nearly $12B Through May
July 02, 2018  |  Investments

Despite a regulation crackdown and other issues, investors have continued to fund cryptocurrency startups in 2018, with ICOs raising $11.8 billion this year through May....

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