Bitcoin.com Wallet App Marks Over Five Million Wallets Created
The Bitcoin.com Wallet has now achieved a major milestone with over 5 million wallets created since the app launched just a little over two years ago. An upcoming version of
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Dutch Police Bust CEO of Blockchain Game Firm, Komodore64 – €78 million Gone?
About Richard KasteleinFounder and publisher of industry publication Blockchain News (EST 2015), a partner at ICO services collective Token.Agency ($750m+ and 90+ ICOs and STOs), director of education company Blockchain Partners (Oracle Partner) – Vancouver native Richard Kastelein is an award-winning publisher, innovation executive and entrepreneur. He sits on the
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Mexico: State-Owned Oil Firm Targeted in $5 Million Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), a state-owned petroleum company established in 1938, has suffered a ransomware attack that has succeeded in shutting down its computers and online payment systems. The hackers are demanding for 565 BTC and have given the firm a 48-hour deadline to send the money. DoppelPaymer Attacks PEMEX In a fresh
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Real Estate Developer Sells New York Condo for $15.3 Million in Bitcoin
Ben Shaoul, a real estate magnate based primarily in New York City and the president of Magnum Real Estate Group, has sold a condo for $15.3 million all payed in Bitcoin(BTC)trade. The residential property located in Manhattan at the Upper East Side and was purchased by a Taiwanese buyer.Magnum Real
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Bitcoin Price Jumps Up and Down Resulting in Market Losses of $90 Million
Bitcoin price spiked and fell suddenly making the markets lose $90 million and everyone believe that a Bitcoin rally is underway.Most Bitcoin traders’ open positions were threatened yesterday by a swift and sudden spike in Bitcoin prices between 11:15 am Eastern and 11:21 am Eastern. Bitcoin prices increased from $8,787.11
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“Real” Adoption: $15.3 Million New York Condo Sold for Bitcoin
Prominent New York-based real estate founder and developer Ben Shaoul has sold an Upper East Side retail condo for $15.3 million in Bitcoin (BTC), real estate-focused media outlet The Real Deal reports, November 11, 2019. $15.3 Million Condo Sold for BTC Shaoul, the founder of Magnum Real Estate Group – a New
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How to Turn a $17 Million ICO Into $104 Million: The Cosmos Story
The Interchain Foundation (ICF) raised $17 million in April 2017 to shepherd the development of the Cosmos network, a system for making blockchains talk to each other. Following the sale of its ATOM token, the ICF has funded a
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CFTC Orders Binary Options and Crypto Scam Blue Bit Banc to Pay Over $4.25 Million
Starting the month of November with a big bang! The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has once again strengthened its trust with the general public as it busts four entities as well as two key players in a fraudulent binary options scheme that incorporated a shady cryptocurrency.The case, which
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Arweave Secures $5 Million in Funding Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has led a $5 million funding round for Arweave, a blockchain-startup focused on permanent online data storage.On Nov. 5, the Arweave project reported that it had attracted world-leading funds in a $5 million investment round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z Crypto, with the participation
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Canada Shuts Down Crypto Exchange. It Still Owes Customers $12 million
What has been a fairly bad few weeks for cryptocurrency exchanges, just got a little worse? A Vancouver-based crypto trading platform, Einstein Exchange, has been closed by Candian authorities; while still owing $16 million in outstanding obligations. What Happened to Einstein? On Monday, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), provided a statement
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