Three men accused of passing themselves off as pastors to get churchgoers and other investors to put money into what prosecutors say was a $28 million Ponzi scheme have…
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Alejandro Machado: Venezuelans Look to Crypto-Dollars – CoinDesk
Alejandro Machado is a co-founder of the Open Money Initiative, a non-profit research organization working to guarantee the right to a free and open financial system. He heads research…
Huobi Futures to Launch Options Trading This Week, Joining Throng Challenging Deribit – CoinDesk
Huobi Futures, the crypto derivatives unit of Huobi Group, said Monday it will offer trading in bitcoin options starting Tuesday, aiming to meet a surging demand from traders to…
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum Classic Attacked, Electrum Wallet Drained and Taxable Microtasks – CoinDesk
Signature Bank gave out dozens more small business PPP loans to crypto firms than previously known, Ethereum Classic has suffered another 51% attack and a digital yuan wallet went…
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 31, 2020 – CoinDesk
With bitcoin still lagging behind U.S stocks and additional tax guidance in the U.S., CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! While bitcoin is eyeing an…
CipherTrace Develops Monero (XMR) Tracking Tool for the US Security Agency
Leading cryptocurrency intelligence company CipherTrace has developed a tool that will enable the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to track illicit transactions involving Monero (XMR). The cryptocurrency intelligence company made this known today in a press release stating that the newly developed forensic tool would help the security agency eliminate the difficulties associated with tracking XMR transactions. According to CipherTrace, the tool has been integrated with its Inspector financial investigations product and equipped with several functions, including transaction search, exploration, and visualization tools of all Monero transactions. The firm noted that the tracking tool would also help restore the
Robinhood, Other Online Trading Platforms Having Log-in Issues – CoinDesk
Customers reported experiencing issues logging into Robinhood, Charles Schwab and multiple other trading platforms Monday morning, according to a flurry of tweets. UPDATE (Aug. 31, 15:31 UTC): Adding comment from…
Five CoinMarketCap Executives Depart Binance-Owned Firm – CoinDesk
Five of CoinMarketCap’s (CMC) top executives, including the interim CEO, have left the cryptocurrency-ranking website only months after the firm’s purchase by Binance. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news,…
What a Rebounding Dollar Could Mean for Bitcoin and Altcoins
Both Bitcoin and altcoins have enjoyed a near-perfect environment for them to thrive, all based on the dollar’s weakness and decline. It has allowed these digitally scarce assets to…
Coinbase Adds Marc Andreessen as Board Observer, Replacing Chris Dixon – CoinDesk
Coinbase has added legendary investor Marc Andreessen of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and Gokul Rajaram, a DoorDash executive, to its board of directors. Disclosure The leader in blockchain…