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US Court Postpones Sentencing for OneCoin Crypto Scam Co-Founder
Sentencing for the co-founder of the major crypto scam OneCoin has been postponed for a further three months at the request of the United States governmen...
Wed, 8 Apr, 2020 at 6:12 AM
COVID-19 Has Reduced the Risk of a Post-Halving Price Dump
The recent COVID-19 market crash has reduced the risk of a halving price dump and could have set up a Bitcoin bullrun, some cryptocurrency experts believe...
Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 at 5:57 AM
Blockchain Scam Raises Money by Pretending to Be Associated With the Olympics
The Chinese Olympic Committee announced on April 8 that it’s repeatedly received complaints about illegal marketing pertaining to the upcoming Olympic Gam...
Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 at 6:21 AM
Grayscale Ethereum Trust Trading at 515% Premium
Investors are paying a 515% premium to buy Ether through the Grayscale Ethereum Trust. It costs $90.55 to buy a share in Grayscale Investments’ Ethereum ...
Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 at 12:52 AM
First Public Bitcoin Fund Listed on Toronto Stock Exchange
Canadian asset manager 3iQ has become the first firm to launch a fund tied to Bitcoin (BTC) on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), after three years of legal ...
Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 at 12:59 AM
Visa Backs New Bitcoin Rewards Card From Lightning-Friendly Fold
The Fold app — a Lightning-compatible mobile app that offers users Bitcoin rewards (BTC) while shopping — has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program. Joi...
Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 at 1:04 AM
CEO Says BlockFi Is Lending to Crypto Miners as Other Providers Pull Back
The CEO of BlockFi said the crypto lending platform is extending credit to miners at a time when competition for their business has eased because of the co...
Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 at 1:09 AM
Facebook Sues User for Cloaking Ads for Fake COVID-19 News and Crypto Scams
Facebook and Instagram filed suit against a user who, they allege, operated a cloaking service that allowed ads for a range of scams to slip through the adv...
Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 at 1:26 AM
Bitcoin SV Just Finished Its First Halving
Bitcoin Satoshi's Vision (BSV) just finished its first halving, roughly two years after forking from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) in 2018.  BSV completed its hal...
Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 at 2:04 AM
Blockchains Still Lack Interoperability for Enterprise Use, WEF Says
Over the past few years, Blockchain technology integration has increased within a wide number of industries. As such, there are now hundreds of diverse bl...
Sat, 11 Apr, 2020 at 6:53 AM