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Global Bitcoin Scam Leaked Personal Data Of 250,000 People

July 5, 2020

Global Bitcoin scam leaked personal data of 250,000 people. This week, a global threat hunting and intelligence company, Group IB, revealed that it has “discovered thousands of personal records of users from ...

4th Amendment Does Not Protect Bitcoin Data

July 5, 2020

4th Amendment does not protect Bitcoin data. A three-judge panel from the Fifth Circuit courts ruled that the American government’s Fourth Amendment does not extend to bitcoin transactions used in a crime, if...

Former US Treasury Secretary Expects ‘A Ton of Innovation’ Around Stablecoins

July 4, 2020

Former US Treasury secretary expects 'a ton of innovation' around stablecoins. During a special episode of the podcast of Circle's co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire, "The Money Movement" last week, Summers sa...

Irish Charity Receives $1.1M Grant To Fund Blockchain Aid Distribution Project

July 4, 2020

Irish charity receives $1.1 million grant to fund blockchain aid distribution project. Oxfam Ireland, a Belfast-based charity fighting global poverty, received a €1 million ($1.1 million) grant to fund the ne...

China Police Believed To Detain Crypto OTC Traders Amid Money Laundering Crackdown

July 3, 2020

China police believed to detain crypto OTC traders amid money laundering crackdown. Chinese law enforcement are targeting cryptocurrency trading, Zhao Dong, a prominent Chinese crypto OTC trader and the co-fo...

The IRS Curious To Know More About Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins

July 3, 2020

The IRS curious to know more about privacy-enhacing crypto coins. IRS-CI Cyber Crimes Unit asked its "industry partners" to clarify where the crypto-tracing community stands on privacy tokens, layer 2 protoco...

Lithuania to Launch its Own Central Bank-Backed Digital Token LBCOIN

July 3, 2020

The first digital coin produced by a central bank will soon be issued in the Euro Zone, according to media reports, with Lithuania set to launch its own digital token – LBCOIN. Next week the Baltic country, ...

US Congressional Watchdog To Research Role Of Trafficking In Cryptos

July 2, 2020

US congressional watchdog to research role of trafficking in cryptos. Senate Banking Committee top Republicans and Democrats plan to introduce legislation this week. The legislation would guide the Government...

UK Court Orders Crypto Exchange Shut Down After Clients Lose $2M

July 2, 2020

UK court orders crypto exchange shut down after clients lose $2 million. In a statement on Tuesday, the U.K. government shared that 108 clients had lost a total of just under £1.5 million ($1.9 million) using...

Binance Partners with Swipe to Issue Its Crypto Card

July 2, 2020

Binance is partnering with Swipe for its upcoming crypto debit card, a cached-version of the FAQ page of the Binance Card revealed. Though The Block earlier reported the possibility of the partnership betwee...