2 Chinese nationals charged in $100M cryptocurrency scheme
Two Chinese nationals were charged Monday with laundering over $100 million in cryptocurrency that had been stolen by North Korean hackers, U.S. prosecutors said.
Mar 2, 2020
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Investors in cryptocurrency exchange demand founder's body be exhumed
Investors in a cryptocurrency exchange who lost access to tens of millions of dollars when the website's Canadian founder died abruptly, are demanding his body be exhumed to rule out any chance that he faked his own death.
Dec 16, 2019
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New study into popular Ethereum-based crypto-games suggests they meet definitions of gambling
Several popular crypto-games based on the Ethereum network, that allow players to exchange virtual goods for cryptocurrency, meet definitions of gambling, according to research by the University of York.
Oct 22, 2019
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Exploring cryptocurrency and blockchain in Iceland
Imagine a hairdryer running on high, continuously, for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The energy it drains—about 40 kilowatts per hour—equals what one extremely powerful specialized computer uses to mine cryptocurrency. ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Researchers invent low-cost alternative to Bitcoin
The cryptocurrency Bitcoin is limited by its astronomical electricity consumption and outsized carbon footprint. A nearly zero-energy alternative sounds too good to be true, but as School of Computer and Communication Sciences ...
Sep 30, 2019
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Messaging app Kik to shut down amid cryptocurrency battle
Kik, a popular messaging app for young smartphone users, is shutting down as the company focuses on a legal battle over its cryptocurrency funding round.
Sep 24, 2019
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PayPal cautious about future of Libra cryptocurrency
PayPal is cautious about the future of Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra, which is slated to debut with the pioneering digital payments firm as part of its oversight association.
Sep 14, 2019
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Austria telecoms provider accepts cryptocurrency
Austria's leading telecoms provider A1 sid Thursday that it was letting customers pay in cryptocurrency under a pilot project to test the popularity of virtual payments.
Aug 22, 2019
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Libra is just the beginning: Insights from blockchain researchers
Moving from a world where the development of economic frameworks are no longer at the helm of governments and countries, Facebook will soon have around 2.2 billion of its users with access to a crypto wallet.
Jul 26, 2019
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Is Facebook a bank? Congress pushes for answers on crypto foray
After surviving a two-day battering on Capitol Hill, now comes the hard part for Facebook Inc.: turning its 12-page white paper into a legitimate cryptocurrency in the face of deep skepticism from central banks, regulators ...
Jul 18, 2019
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