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Musk Impostors Hack Lawmaker, Publisher Accounts in New Crypto Scams
A number of verified Twitter accounts were compromised Monday - including those owned by a U.S. lawmaker, a film company, and a book publisher - all to impersonate SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk.
Japan: Cybersecurity Experts Claim to Have Made Progress in Tracking Zaif Exchange Hackers
Cybersecurity experts say they have found potentially incriminating evidence against the hackers of Japanese crypto exchange Zaif, according to an official statement today, Nov. 5.
After 'Negligible' Mining-Related Sales, AMD Launches 8 New 'Blockchain Compute Solutions'
AMD, a California-based semiconductor manufacturer, has evidently partnered with seven major tech companies to produce eight new cryptocurrency mining rigs, according to AMD's official website as of today, Nov. 5.
Swiss Finance Watchdog Tells Banks to Treat Crypto Trading As High Risk
Switzerland's Financial Market Supervisory Authority is giving tough guidance to banks wanting to trade in crypto assets.
Ex-Fed. Prosecutor Turned Crypto VC Katie Haun: Crypto Is in the 'Dial-up Days'
Former U.S. federal prosecutor and current cryptocurrency VC executive Kathryn Haun recently took part in a debate on crypto with Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman, posted on YouTube by crypto venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz Nov. 2.
Deltec Chairman Says Tether Letter on Bank Relationship Is 'Authentic'
The chairman of Deltec Bank & Trust says a widely scrutinized letter about stablecoin issuer Tether's account at the Bahamas-based institution is "Authentic."
SEC Official Says 'Plain English' Guidance On ICOs Is Coming
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to clarify when and how cryptocurrencies may be classified as securities, its director of Corporation Finance said Monday.
It's Time for Content Creators to Rightfully Get All They Deserve
Firstly, if the sole purpose of your content is to attract an audience - especially in the early stages when you're going to great lengths to grow your business - you will have to churn out large quantities of content which will likely lead to heavy compromises on quality.
Crypto Markets See Widespread Wave of Green, Bitcoin Pushes $6,500
Monday, Nov. 5: crypto markets are seeing a wave of decent growth, with all of the top twenty cryptocurrencies by market cap in the green, as data from Coin360 shows.
Hackers Behind $60 Million Zaif Crypto Exchange Theft May Have Been Exposed
Cybersecurity experts at Japan Digital Design, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, say they've found possibly revealing information on the bad actors behind the $60 million hack of Japanese crypto exchange Zaif.
'Creating DApps Can Be Simple': Platform to Bring Decentralized Economy to Mass Adoption
A new project from Dubai, HetaChain, is developing a universal blockchain platform with "Industrial scale computational capabilities." The project is intended to make blockchain more easy-to-use and flexible for regular users and developers.
Bancor Begins Cross-Blockchain Token Trading Between Ethereum and EOS
Decentralized liquidity network Bancor announced it had completed its partnership with EOS to provide cross-blockchain token swaps in a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 5.
BAT Listed on Coinbase Pro, Price Jumps 32 Percent Within Minutes of Announcement
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase listed the Basic Attention Token on its "Pro" trading platform on Nov. 2, after months of speculation surrounding the support of popular altcoins.
Bitcoin's True Stress Test Is Yet to Come
For anyone concerned about bitcoin losing another 4 percent in October to post its third straight monthly loss, it's worth comparing that loss to those seen by traditional financial markets.
BitMEX Releases Fork Monitoring Tool in Run-Up to Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
The research arm of major Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency derivatives platform BitMEX announced it had launched a network monitoring tool for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash in a blog post Nov. 5.
Bitcoin Price Eyes Move to $6.8K After Bull Breakout
Bitcoin could be about to make a move towards $6,800, having witnessed a bullish triangle breakout yesterday.
China's Central Bank Extends Its Regulatory Scrutiny to Crypto 'Airdrops'
China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, has widened its scrutiny to include token airdrops, which it characterized as "Disguised" Initial Coin Offerings in its 2018 financial stability report, published Nov. 2.
Crypto Demand in South Korea Surges as Bithumb Records 15% of Total Volume
Over the last 48 hours, the daily trading volume of crypto exchanges in South Korea has surged substantially by a range of 10 to 15 percent.
Firm Owned by India's Richest Man Turns to Blockchain for Trade Finance
Oil and gas conglomerate Reliance Industries - owned by India's richest person, Mukesh Ambani - has used blockchain to conduct its first trade finance transaction.
Bit.ly Reportedly Blocks '200' Links From Andreas Antonopoulos' 'Mastering Ethereum'
Antonopoulos, author of several well-known guides to Bitcoin, quizzed Bitly on Twitter over the block, which allegedly extends to over 200 links in 'Mastering Ethereum,' due for publication in around four weeks.
Trading Matchmaker: Platform Pairs Clients With Financial Experts
The Taiwan-based Bincentive project, an innovative crypto trader service provider in Asia, developed the idea of matching their clients with trading experts.
No, Bitcoin Isn't Secretly Messing with the Mid-Term Elections
Hundreds of articles have been written about campaign contributions made with cryptocurrencies - and all too often they get it wrong.
Ethereum Energy Project Now Powers 700 Households in 10 Cities
A little-known ethereum project called Lition is quietly helping real German citizens find cheaper energy.
PBoC Looks to Tackle Airdrop Tokens Market in New Clampdown
The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, is looking to clamp down on airdrops - free distributions of crypto tokens.
Bank of America Has the Most Blockchain Patents, But Is It Actually Going to Use Them?
On October 30, Bank of America added yet another cryptocurrency-related patent to its collection of more than 50 applications filed within the same field.
IBM Patents Blockchain System to Create 'Trust' Between AR Game Players, Real World Locations
Major global tech giant IBM has applied for another blockchain patent, this time aiming to deter augmented reality game players from intruding on undesirable locations.
Bitcoin Cash Spikes 20 Percent in the Wake of Upcoming Hard Fork Backed by Binance
Sunday, Nov. 4: crypto markets have seen a lot movement today, with most of the top 20 coins by market cap seeing significant growth, and with Bitcoin Cash spiking almost 21 percent by press time.
Turkish Police Arrest 11 Suspects in Alleged Hack of Cryptocurrency Wallet Accounts
The Cybercrime Department of the Turkish National Police has arrested 11 suspects in an alleged hack of crypto accounts, with victims reporting more than $80,000 in losses, major Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reported Friday, Nov. 2.According to the article, 14 individuals have reported to local prosecution authorities that their crypto wallets were hacked with their Bitcoin transferred to other wallets.
Nov. 4: Rapper T.I., Charlie Shrem Sued Over Alleged Pump-and-Dump, BTC Theft Respectively
The Winklevii Sue Charlie Shrem for Alleged Theft of 5,000 BTC in 2012.Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have claimed in a new lawsuit that Bitcoin Foundation founder Charlie Shrem has "Stolen" 5,000 Bitcoin from them in 2012.
Skirting the Great Wall: The Chequered Saga of Crypto in China, 2018
In the aftermath of September 2017's historic ban on initial coin offerings, and the banishment of domestic crypto trading platforms, a resourceful crypto community was already showing signs of devising multiple means of circumventing the authorities' increasingly draconian actions.