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JUNE 23, 2020

New Zealand police have frozen $90 million they say belongs to alleged bitcoin scammer Alexander Vinnik in what’s being called the country’s largest money seizure ever. Cryptojacking occurs when malware is put onto a device to take computing power to mine digital currency and the user doesn’t know the activity is taking place.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are continuing to attract attention from authorities for all the wrong reasons. FBI Director Christopher Wray added that his agents have observed the dangers of cryptocurrency’s criminal usage firsthand, noting that a promising technology has sometimes been used to conduct illicit activities. “To

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk. Yao was the head of China’s central bank digital currency initiative. .

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In other news, crypto exchange Bitfinex and its sister firm, stablecoin issuer Tether , have been accused again of manipulating the bitcoin markets. 22, says that both companies “monopolized and conspired to monopolize the Bitcoin market.”. When Bitcoin prices were falling, Defendants and their co-conspirators printed USD?s

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

After that time, they purportedly stole ether, bitcoin and NEO to the tune of $20 million. In separate news, the overall count of bitcoin automated teller machines (ATMs) approached 10,000 at the beginning of September, aksjebloggen.com reported. On another note, the Science and Technology Directorate ( S&T ) arm of the U.S.

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JULY 14, 2019

Design and Cayenne Technology reportedly created the Online Bid Solution (SOL), which is said to be a technology based on the blockchain. And the operator of BitFunder, a defunct trading platform that was denominated in bitcoin, and WeExchange was sentenced for obstruction of justice as well as securities fraud, CoinDesk reported.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Aided by technology – and emboldened by the rise of cryptocurrencies – fraudsters are stepping up ransomware campaigns. Through that ransomware they have been hijacking companies’ systems and demanding bitcoin payment in exchange for a decryption key. Fraud that was in turn prevented by the unit amounted to as much as $8.2

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported that Goldman Sachs is mulling whether to launch a new trading business that is focused on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. If the firm moves ahead with these plans, it will be the first high-profile Wall Street company to deal directly in the bitcoin trading market.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

Blockchain industry stocks are on the rise as bitcoin reaches new heights, Seeking Alpha reported. HIVE Blockchain Technologies, Riot Blockchain and Marathon Patent Group are on the uptick, according to the report, which was published early Tuesday (Oct. Bitcoin reached higher than the $13,600 level intraday. as of 7:19 p.m.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Digital payment company PayPal is not betting on bitcoin as of now. While Schulman is skeptical about bitcoin, he did says blockchain technology is a “real breakthrough” for any technologies that are founded on distributed trust. PayPal has a lot of room to innovate with blockchain technology.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

As we know, two of the most prized traits of blockchain technology, specifically when one is talking about the bitcoin blockchain, are its anonymity and its immutability. Unfortunately, those traits also lead to a fair amount of fraud; which is why Terbium Labs, a “dark web intelligence provider,” has teamed Read More.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

dollar will remain strong on the international stage and won’t be surpassed by bitcoin anytime soon, although it could be a veritable reserve currency, CoinDesk reported. Other than, you know, gold, bitcoin. Flynn purchased bitcoin for his roughly 450 clients, the report stated. Unless the U.S. Unless the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

27 that it was partnering with the pizza chain to process cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Litecoin, Binance Coin, Binance USD, Tether, Dash, Ether, Dai and XPT, Cryptobuyer’s native coin. Chinese law enforcement seized 194,775 Bitcoin, 833,083 Ethereum, 487 million XRP, 6 billion Dogecoin, 27.6 billion) from more than 2.6

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

BitPay has announced that OneGold, a marketplace that combines the benefits of gold and silver with blockchain-based digital assets, is now accepting bitcoin and bitcoin cash. When they started OneGold, we were ready to help them accept Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash through BitPay.”.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon is not a huge fan of bitcoin and offered a comment on the cryptocurrency’s 10th anniversary, Financial News reported. MarketWatch said “the gist of his response” was “I didn’t want to be the spokesman against bitcoin. ” The executive has long been a skeptic of bitcoin.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Bitcoin has been riding a bit of a rollercoaster in the past few weeks since hitting an all-time high of more than $4,800 per digital coin on Aug. To continue the rollercoaster analogy, the cryptocurrency’s value has been on a steep climb all year, and it stands to reason that bitcoin’s skyrocketing value must eventually slow and reverse.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Dutch billionaire John de Mol, who created the reality TV program “Big Brother,” is suing Facebook for allowing fake ads which used his name and image to commit bitcoin-related fraud that swindled 1.7 million euros ($1.9 million) from its victims. And Azarus has raised $1.8

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Another round of attempts to get bitcoin exchange-traded funds approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission has failed. Bloomberg , citing the Securities and Exchange Commission, reported the government agency rejected bitcoin ETFs from ProShares , GraniteShares and Direxion , citing concerns that the funds would be easily manipulated.

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APRIL 30, 2020

Bitcoin blackmail scams are on the rise , according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The fraudster threatens to send that video to the user’s family if the user doesn’t pay up to the fraudster’s bitcoin account. Transportation Department, the technology could be used to help ensure safety and help with identity management.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon is at it again – he’s slamming bitcoin, the popular digital currency, just weeks after receiving flack for calling it a fraud. “Who cares about bitcoin? “Who cares about bitcoin? Japan, they say Japan accepted bitcoin. ’ My formerly smart daughter.”

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MARCH 23, 2018

Bitcoin fell below the $9,000 mark on Thursday (March 22), CNBC reported. Bitcoin was trading at $8,505.18 The new service will include blockchain tools for developers of a wide range of apps that serve a variety of needs, from supply chain data tracking to insurance fraud prevention. as of 4:24 a.m., according to CoinDesk.

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JULY 27, 2017

And, as if he possibility of personal and payment information being hacked wasn’t disconcerting enough, consumers and retailers may be soon adding Bitcoin woes into the mix. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin were created to help add an additional layer of security to rising digital transactions. Although most U.S. Although most U.S.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Plaintiffs say that the actions of iFinex was “part fraud, part pump-and-dump and part money-laundering.”. In other news, $10 billion worth of bitcoin — or almost 7 percent — is currently held in the wallets of eight major cryptocurrency exchanges. Coin Telegraph reported that Token Analyst found that almost 1.2

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Montroll operated an unregistered online securities exchange and defrauded its users by misappropriating their bitcoins. In addition, the SEC alleges Montroll and the exchange failed to disclose a cyberattack on BitFunder’s system that resulted in the theft of more than 6,000 bitcoins. In a parallel criminal case, the U.S.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

On another note, the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) in Thailand created a system for voting that is based on the blockchain, Coindesk reported. NECTEC Cybersecurity Laboratory Head Chalee Vorakulpipat said, according to reports, “The goal is to reduce fraud and maintain data integrity.”. as of 6:38 p.m.

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JUNE 14, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) leading authority on bitcoin, cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICOs) has ruled that some well-known cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum are not securities. He noted cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum do not fall under SEC regulatory territory at this time.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Here are some of cryptos’ key developments for 2020: Bitcoin Goes Higher And Higher. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is like a [crypto] 101 version.

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JUNE 29, 2016

Russell Moore, Director of Innovation at TSYS , agrees that it’s been misused in a myriad of ways, but feels that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies offer merchants the chance to view payment processing in a new way. PYMNTS: What is the biggest misconception about bitcoin and digital currencies in terms of the payments processing perspective?

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APRIL 28, 2017

In the last few weeks, three separate bitcoin exchanges have reported a halt on processing transactions in dollars — the result of global banks pulling out of high-risk areas. Global banks have long been wary of even indirect interactions with bitcoin exchanges — particularly in the case they could be held liable if something goes wrong.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Looking at properties such as durability and intrinsic value, precious metals are still relevant even with new materials being discovered and new assets emerging, such as bitcoin and other blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, they said. Goldman Sachs isn’t the first bank to question the future of bitcoin.

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JUNE 2, 2017

Venmo not accepted,” future online sale ads might read, at least for this recent victim of fraud on the reigning “killer” P2P payment app. “Accepting payments in cash or crypto only.

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MARCH 17, 2017

It has been another wild ride of a week for bitcoin in the wake of the SEC ruling. At the tail end of last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled the proposed Winklevoss bitcoin ETF a no-go by nixing a proposed rule change that would have led to the fund being listed on the Bats BZX Exchange. The reason?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Moreover, the federal administration's think tank is looking into potential cases where blockchain technology could be harnessed, the report stated. South Korea and Singapore regulate digital currency trades, while China recently let bitcoin be exchanged as virtual property instead of fiat currency. In other news, the U.S.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

million in discounted bitcoin in exchange for gift cards — an amount that a report from Arcane Research says is half Paxful's trade volume, Cointelgraph reports. Trade of bitcoin for gift cards, the report says, comes out to 48 percent of Paxful's revenue. On P2P marketplace Paxful , traders are selling up to $16.2

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JUNE 23, 2019

A new survey has found that 19 percent of bitcoin traders have been the victim of a hack on cryptocurrency exchanges, while 15 percent of consumers have been hit with crypto fraud. It is clear that mainstream adoption and growth of cryptocurrency is being held back due to the vulnerable nature of the technology.

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JULY 18, 2018

With the license, BitPay will be able to provide companies in New York with clearing and settlement services for bitcoin and bitcoin cash. In other news, Qiwi Blockchain Technologies (QBT) has an idea to reward staff: to incentivize them with a custom token, CoinDesk reported. And the U.S.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Bitcoin is highly volatile as its rally over the past year from $4,000 to more than $40,000 and then back towards $30,000 shows,” Bank of Singapore’s Mansoor Mohi-uddin told The National. Governments are very wary of any technology that could potentially displace national currencies,” Mohi-uddin said, per the report.

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