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Fake Elon Musk accounts on Twitter promote bitcoin scams, one collects $170K
November 7th, 2018
Several verified Twitter accounts have been hacked to impersonate Elon Musk on, Nov. 5, with one reportedly collecting almost $170,000. After compromising verified accounts, scammers changed the profile name and picture in order to pose as the Tesla CEO. ...
Bitcoin turns 10 — how it went from an abstract idea to a $100 billion market in a decade
November 1st, 2018
Ten years ago, as Lehman Brothers was declaring bankruptcy and the global economy was lurching into recession, the idea for an alternative currency was being quietly built online. Bitcoin went from an anti-establishment fad on the internet to a ...
Firm and CEO to pay more than $2.5 Million for fraudulent Bitcoin ponzi scheme
October 19th, 2018
A New York federal court has ordered New York corporation Gelfman Blueprint, Inc. (GBI) and its Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Gelfman of Brooklyn, New York, to pay in total over $2.5 million in civil monetary penalties and restitution in ...
Bitcoin price down despite sudden huge price surge
October 18th, 2018
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price is down 0.65 percent today as the leading cryptocurrency’s market capitalisation oscillated from highs of $114.4billion (£87million) to lows of $112.8billion (£99million) over the past 24 hours of trading. It has been a relatively soft few ...
Bitcoin-funded securities dealer and CEO charged for law violations
September 28th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against an international securities dealer and its Austria-based CEO for allegedly violating the federal securities laws in connection with security-based swaps funded with bitcoins. According to the SEC’s complaint, 1pool Ltd. a/k/a ...
Bitcoin sinks further; Most altcoins enter negative territory for the week
August 31st, 2018
Bitcoin fell for a second straight day Thursday, putting a lid on the recent euphoria that had some pundits eyeing $8,000 and beyond. One bitcoin BTCUSD, +1.28% was last worth $6,913.85, down 1.8% since Wednesday at 5 p.m. on ...
Bitcoin price manipulation puts trust in cryptocurrencies at risk
June 27th, 2018
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have grown in popularity in large part because they can be bought and sold without a government or other third party overseeing everything. But there’s a flipside: Unlike in markets for other assets such as stocks ...
44 Bitcoin forks have emerged within 10 months, crypto investors not convinced
June 26th, 2018
Bitcoin Private, Bitcoin Diamond, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin Atom, Bitcoin Candy, and Bitcoin Pizza are some of the 44 bitcoin forks that have emerged since the initial Bitcoin Cash hard fork in August of last year, as TNW reported. Within ...
South Korean Supreme Court rules Bitcoin is an asset
June 6th, 2018
South Korean Supreme Court just ruled that bitcoin is a legally recognizable asset. The landmark ruling occurred on May 30, 2018, and it overturns a decision made by one of the country’s lower courts in a case dating back ...
5 Tips to Buying Bitcoin in Canada
June 4th, 2018
With over a million dollars’ worth of volume bought and sold every day, Bitcoin remains one of the hottest digital assets traded by millions of speculators from all over the world. Backed by the power of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies ...
