May 2, 2019 @ 10:56 pm By Cali Haan  |  

One of the most high-profile cryptocurrency investment companies, Galaxy Digital (TSXV:GLXY) , lost a whopping $272.7 million dollars in 2018, corporate fillings indicate. The company was started by legendary hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz in mid-2017. Novogratz has appeared frequently in the media since the company’s… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 10:40 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Six individuals in Leeds in Northern England have been convicted for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking operation that used Bitcoins to import crystal methamphetamine from Canada, Examiner Live reports. The four main suspects in the case are Hassan Jalilian, Michael Bendo, Gohar Manzoor… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 9:36 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Revenues from the sale of Bitcoins through Square’s “Cash App” almost doubled over the past year ($65.5 million), with Bitcoin sales accounting for almost 10% of the company’s Q1 2018 revenues ($656 million). The figures are provided in Square’s quarterly report available here. Square is… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 7:41 am By Cali Haan  |  

A lawyer for iFinex, the company behind the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange and”stablecoin” Tether (USDT), has admitted in an affidavit that the company only has enough cash on hand to cover 74% of the tethers it has issued into cryptocurrency trading markets. In the affidavit, “Stuart… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 7:31 am By Cali Haan  |  

Three UK economic development groups announced this week in London that they have formed a FinTech National Network designed to connect financial technology innovators across the country. The three groups –Innovate Finance, FinTech Scotland and FinTech North– made the announcement on Tuesday at UK Fintech… Read More

May 1, 2019 @ 6:54 pm By Cali Haan  |  

“Processed hundreds of millions of dollars of unregulated transactions on behalf of numerous cryptocurrency exchanges.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested American citizen Reginald Fowler, 60. The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York has charged him with bank fraud, conspiracy… Read More

May 1, 2019 @ 9:53 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Régie de l’énergie (Hydro Quebec) has announced the criteria it will use to allocate an additional 300 MW of electricity to “blockchain” companies operating in the region. During the crypto boom of 2017, a large number of cryptocurrency mining companies flocked to Canada’s frigid… Read More

May 1, 2019 @ 8:30 am By Cali Haan  |  

Bakkt COO Adam White has blogged on his company’s efforts to become the go-to Bitcoin futures trading platform and “digital asset” custodian for institutions.  According to the post, Bakkt has acquired Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC) establishing a “commitment to setting a new standard for… Read More

May 1, 2019 @ 7:33 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it is collecting, “bulk records from Australian cryptocurrency designated service providers (DSPs) as part of a data matching program to ensure people trading in cryptocurrency are paying the right amount of tax.” Data pertaining to the sale and… Read More

April 29, 2019 @ 2:38 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Researchers at LongHash, “a global blockchain incubator supported by the Singapore government,” have concluded that surging stablecoin trading volumes corresponded with a sudden 15% increase in the price of Bitcoins on April 2nd of this year. On that day, the price of one bitcoin, which… Read More

April 28, 2019 @ 6:07 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Israeli civic-defence groups have been sounding the alarm since January that the militant Palestinian-liberation organization Hamas has started raising funds via Bitcoin. And while donations of Bitcoins to Hamas so far pale in comparison to the millions of dollars Hamas is believed to receive from… Read More

April 28, 2019 @ 9:17 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at famed hedge funder Michael Novogratz’s cryptocurrency merchant bank, Galaxy Digital (TSXV:GLXY), has left the building after about 1 year in the position, Coindesk reports. Mike McMahon reportedly told the outlet, “I have already left Galaxy Digital and looking for… Read More

April 28, 2019 @ 9:07 am By Cali Haan  |  

Police in Berkeley, California, are warning the public that a culprit impersonating a police officer has attempted to extort Bitcoins from a resident of that region. According to a City of Berkeley press release issued April 24th regarding the incident: “Just this past Thursday, a… Read More

April 27, 2019 @ 7:24 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A dedicated news satire site has been making quick work of arguably dubious cryptocurrency products, personages and news sites since its launch three weeks ago. “CoinJazeera, The Realest News in Crypto” publishes content by an anonymous writer or writers and is also seeking submissions and… Read More

April 27, 2019 @ 5:58 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Officials from the Cleveland Mayor’s Office are reportedly downplaying the significance of what appears to have been a successful ransomware attack on flight info, baggage and email systems at the Cleveland Airport, WTOC reports. Those systems are currently down, though “no hacking” has taken place… Read More

April 27, 2019 @ 9:21 am By Cali Haan  |  

Despite several reports that the government of India will not be addressing cryptocurrency legislation and relevant court cases until after the national elections wrap up in July, there is now news that a draft bill to ban cryptocurrencies is being circulated among Indian legislators, The… Read More

April 27, 2019 @ 9:08 am By Cali Haan  |  

Two men in Nigeria have been charged in Oregon with 13 counts relating to an online scheme they allegedly executed to defraud victims out of more than 50 Bitcoins. Oregon prosecutors allege the scheme claimed three victims in the US. According to a release from… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 11:33 am By Cali Haan  |  

Chainalysis, an American company at the forefront of cryptoforensics (cryptocurrency transaction investigation), says it has added tracking of four “stable coins” to the suite of coins its “KYT” software can monitor. Chainalysis says its KYT (Know Your Transaction) software has already been being used by,… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 10:10 am By Cali Haan  |  

The PR team at cryptocurrency company Tether has vigorously denied allegations included in a New York court order claiming the company “lost” $850 million USD in customer funds to a Panamanian entity called Crypto Capital then “co-mingled” customer and company funds to cover the loss…. Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 7:28 am By Cali Haan  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has been seeking submissions from among the “best and brightest” in the field to join the agency as its Financial Analyst, Cryptocurrencies in Washington, DC. The SEC’s chosen “Crypto Specialist,” as it were, will be expected to, “Develop and… Read More