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The head of bitcoin escrow company Volantis pleaded guilty in New York on Thursday to bilking an investor of over $3 million. He also settled parallel commodities fraud charges.Jon Barry Thompson, 49, admitted in Manhattan federal district…
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Oct 2, 2020 at 09:00 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 13:27 UTC Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelan president(StringerAL/Shutterstock) Venezuela has launched a “decentralized” national stock exchange built atop the Ethereum blockchain.…
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It pays to be a miner and process cryptocurrency transactions on a proof-of-work blockchain. The Ethereum miners know this especially well as they made a record $166 million last month from transaction fees. Bitcoin miners, however, could…
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U.S. regulators and law-enforcement officials brought charges on Thursday against BitMEX, a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange that has grown in recent years to be one of the industry’s biggest players.According to the U.S. Commodity…
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Data from Arcane Research shows that open interest on Bitmex’s bitcoin derivatives market touched a new low of 45,122 BTC on October 1. The figure represents a 16% drop since the CFTC announced charges against Bitmex and its executives for…
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ADVERTISEMENT Congressman Tom Emmer has introduced the Securities Clarity Act, which aims to provide regulatory clarity for digital assets and blockchain networks. The bill would eliminate “fear of additional regulatory uncertainty,” for…
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Bitcoin’s price continues to tumble in response to yesterday’s breaking news that the United States Commodity and Futures Commission (CTFC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have both decided to take legal action against…
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The principal of a cryptocurrency escrow company, Jon Barry Thompson, has pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to commodities fraud. In 2018, he took over $3 million from one company and failed to deliver bitcoins worth that amount.Crypto…
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Yesterday, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) filed charges against BitMEX and its executive team, pressing both criminal and civil allegations. Its CTO, Samuel Reed, was arrested. The platform’s CEO, Arthur…
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