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Bitcoin Daily: Lender Vauld Nets $2 Million To Expand To Full Crypto Bank; SEC Freezes Assets Of Virgil Capital In Alleged Fraud In Crypto Trading Fund; Japan's SBI Holdings Claims Ripple's XRP Is Crypto, Not A Security

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Cryptocurrency lending platform Vauld raised $2 million to expand into full banking services, including issuing credit and debit cards and providing fiat and crypto order books, CoinDesk reported. The funding round was led by Pantera Capital and included Coinbase Ventures and LuneX Ventures. In other news, the U.S.

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Capital One Hacker Indicted On Fraud, Theft Charges

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The woman accused of one of the largest instances of corporate hacking in recent memory was indicted on charges of wire fraud and computer data theft on Wednesday (Aug. A federal grand jury indicted 33-year-old software engineer Paige Thompson, a former employee of Capital One, for the crime. 29), according to a report by Reuters. .

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First Bitcoin Capital Trading Suspended By SEC

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The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday (Aug. 24) it has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of Canada-based company First Bitcoin Capital Corp. The move on the part of the SEC comes as the government agency has already signaled it would regulate the cryptocurrency market. 7 of this year.

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Alleges John McAfee Fraudulently Promoted ICOs; Bank of Canada: CBDC Would Present Security Risks; Fraudsters Capitalize On Crypto’s Finality

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged John McAfee for allegedly touting investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) to Twitter followers without saying that he received payment for doing so, according to a press release. The computer coder and businessperson’s bodyguard, Jimmy Watson Jr.,

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Capital One Resolves Glitch Keeping Customers From Their Money

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Capital One saw an outage on Friday (Nov. Capital One is experiencing a technical issue impacting customer money movement, including direct deposits, and the ability for some customers to access accounts. Capital One saw an outage on Friday (Nov. We greatly apologize for the inconvenience,” Capital One said in a tweet on Friday.

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The Case Of The $850 Million (Alleged) Crypto Fraud

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Cryptocurrencies have had a rough week of it, evidenced by a double-digit percentage drop in bitcoin, arguably the marquee name in the space. The slide comes as the New York state attorney general has accused Bitfinex , a cryptocurrency exchange, of covering up missing funds — $850 million worth — through illegal transactions.

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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

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Cybercriminals are capitalizing on COVID-19, and they are doing so in tandem with the news cycle,” he said during the virtual hearing. They spoke before the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Tuesday. Head of Cybersecurity Strategy Tom Kellermann said, testifying before a U.S.

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