California allows man to pay bail in Bitcoin
A defendant in California has been allowed by the US Federal Court to pay his bail fees in the form of Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency.
Phishers stole $2.3 million in crypto during Q2 2018
The second quarter of 2018 has seen 58,000 attempts to visit phishing websites pretending to be crypto wallets and markets blocked by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
South Korea investing one trillion won in tech including blockchain
South Korea has announced it will invest 5 trillion won ($4.4 billion) in its ‘Growth Through Innovation’ scheme, involving eight projects being rolled out across the country.
60% of top cryptocurrencies yet to release working product
Sixty out of 100 of cryptocurrencies with top market share have not yet released a working product, according to new research from analysis firm Invest in Blockchain.
Pantera Capital CEO: “We’re heading towards a post-capitalist era”
Bitcoin is the biggest disruption of this generation, said Pantera Capital CEO and chief investment officer Dan Morehead in a conference call this week.
Tyler Winklevoss: ‘Vast majority of Wall Street isn’t participating in crypto’
It will take time for Wall Street to significantly impact the cryptocurrency market, said Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss in a recent interview.
Update: South Korean ‘buried treasure’ ICO may have been a hoax
The South Korean company reported to have found $130 billion in gold after investigating the wreckage of Russian cruiser Dmitrii Donskoi appears to have been a hoax, as police in the country begin investigating the case as a possible cryptocurrency scam.
Joseph Lubin: Crypto price slump won’t stop future growth
The recent price collapse of cryptocurrencies across the board does not mean future growth is impossible, Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin has said.
Saudi Arabia makes trading Bitcoin illegal
Crytocurrency trading is officially illegal in Saudi Arabia, after the government issued a statement this week detailing its high risk and unregulated nature.
FinCEN receives 1,500 virtual currency complaints every month
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has revealed it receives more than 1,500 reports of suspicious activity related to crypto each month.
India may use crypto technology for services like metro cards and airline tickets
India’s government may allow customers to pay for metro cards and airline tickets with crypto tokens, despite the existing ban on decentralised cryptocurrencies in the country.
