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Individual and a Company fined in virtual currencies fraud
August 27th, 2018
A New York federal court entered final judgment ordering Patrick K. McDonnell of Staten Island, New York, and CabbageTech, Corp. d/b/a Coin Drop Markets (CDM), McDonnell’s New York-based company, to pay over $1.1 million in civil monetary penalties and ...
Ten experts debate bitcoin’s recent declines and the future of cryptocurrency
August 16th, 2018
Bitcoin’s price was above $8,000 at the end of July. Now, in the middle of August, the cryptocurrency is down to around $6,500. “What you’re seeing now is a bit of panic selling” Brian Kelly said on CNBC’s “Power ...
Fintech funding in Asia surged to US$16.8 billion; Global fintech investment hit US$57.9B
August 14th, 2018
Fintech funding in Asia surged to US$16.8 billion across 162 deals in the first half of 2018 powered by a massive US$14 billion Series C VC funding round by Ant Financial, up from US$2 billion the second half of ...
German financial regulator warns against unlicensed CFDs, Binary and Forex online trading platforms
August 13th, 2018
BaFin, the financial supervisor for the banking, securities and insurance sectors in Germany, and one of the largest financial supervisory authorities in Europe, has issued an announcement to warn investors and public. According the warning, BaFin warns against entering ...
The Court of Justice of the European Union delivers landmark copyright ruling
August 10th, 2018
The posting on a website of a photograph that was freely accessible on another website with the consent of the author requires a new authorisation by that author Mr Dirk Renckhoff, a photographer, authorised the operators of a travel ...
Cryptocurrency Pump and Dump schemes growing
August 9th, 2018
Pump and dump schemes — in which an asset is talked up to drive the price higher before traders dump it for a profit — are making their way to the cryptocurrency market, with digital chatrooms growing over the ...
Virtual currencies spark real concern about national security threat
July 31st, 2018
U.S. government officials are increasingly worried about the potential national security threat posed by the rise of cryptocurrencies. In the past week, the Department of Justice, congressional lawmakers and even Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell have voiced concern about ...
The reason EU fined Google €4.34 billion
July 19th, 2018
The European Commission has issued an announcement to inform that decided to impose a total fine of €4.34 billion to the technology giant Google. According the announcement, The European Commission has fined Google €4.34 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. ...
US seeks record $75m. from marketer for steering victims to Israeli binary scams
July 19th, 2018
While Israeli law enforcement continues to ignore the country’s robust online fraud sector, the United States government has asked a Florida court to impose some $75 million in fines and penalties against a single alleged US-based binary options fraudster. ...
Bitcoin is down 66%. But it still may be the future of money
July 11th, 2018
The price of one bitcoin (XBT) is now hovering around $6,400. That’s a more than 50% drop in 2018 and a 66% plunge from the all-time high of just under $20,000 that bitcoin hit in late December. Other cryptocurrencies, ...