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Japan Arrests Two For Buying Crypto Linked To Coincheck’s $500 Million Hack

March 13, 2020

Authorities in Japan have arrested two men in Tokyo for allegedly buying cryptocurrency linked to what is considered the biggest security breach in the cryptocurrency space. According to the Jiji Press, the ...

Bank Of England’s Rate Cut Helping UK And EU Stocks, But Not Bitcoin

March 12, 2020

On Wednesday (March 11), the Bank of England (BoE) - the UK's central bank -- announced that it had cut its base rate to just 0.25% as part of a set of measure designed to "respond to the economic shock from ...

YouTube Temporarily Bans Crypto Channels Over Alleged Policy Breach

March 12, 2020

Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube has temporarily banned the channels of two cryptocurrency content creators over alleged policy breaches. According to both content creators – “Ivan on Tech” and “T...

Bank of England Governor Warns Against Impact of CBDC on Fiat

March 12, 2020

Mark Carney, the outgoing governor of the Bank of England (BoE), warned on Thursday about the risks of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) on the existing monetary system. Reported by Reuters, the remarks...

Global Investments Into Indian Crypto Sector Surge After Supreme Court Lifts Ban

March 11, 2020

India has turn into more and more enticing to new crypto companies and traders from all around the world now that the supreme court docket has lifted the banking ban. Some corporations are increasing operatio...

Binance Apologizes For Its Role In Justin Sun’s Steem Takeover

March 11, 2020

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has published a letter to the Steem community, apologizing for playing a part in what has been deemed a “hostile takeover” of the cryptocurrency’s blockchain. In the l...

Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken Announces ‘Recommitment’ To Indian Market

March 11, 2020

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced its recommitment to Indian markets following a Supreme Court ruling made last week. According to a blog post published Mar. 9, Kraken is planning to expand its pr...

Ripple Partner TerraPay Acquired By Investor Group

March 11, 2020

Global payment platform TerraPay has been acquired by a consortium of investors in addition to receiving $9.6 million in new capital. TerraPay, a partner of XRP parent company Ripple and global remittance se...

Bithumb Taps Chainalysis for Tracking Suspicious Transactions

March 11, 2020

Bithumb, a major South Korean crypto exchange, has integrated Chainalysis’ investigations solution to ensure the legitimacy of transactions happening on its platform. The solution called Chainalysis Reactor ...

Ledger Issues Warning Over Crypto-Stealing Google Chrome Extension

March 10, 2020

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has issued a warning to users over a new phishing attack using an extension in Google Chrome. According to a tweet, Ledger alerted users to a fraudulent Chr...