Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 173 of 298

British Court Orders Bitfinex To Freeze $860,000 Tied To Ransomware Attack

January 30, 2020

The Royal Courts of Justice has ordered Bitfinex to freeze $860,000 worth of Bitcoin after the exchange and blockchain sleuthing firm , Chainalysis traced the funds towards a ransomware. According to a repor...

Darknet Markets Sold Over $790 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency In 2019

January 30, 2020

Research conducted by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis shows that Darknet markets sold over $790 million worth of cryptocurrency last year, making it the first year sales surpassed $600 million. Accordi...

Ukraine Will Start Tracking Crypto Transactions Over $1,200

January 29, 2020

Ukraine’s head of the Ministry of Finance, Oksana Makarova, has revealed the country is planning to start tracking cryptocurrency transactions above $1,200. Makarova revealed this in a recent interview with t...

London-based Digital Capital Ltd Files Lawsuit Against Icelandic Bitcoin Mining Firm, Genesis Mining Iceland EHF

January 29, 2020

Recent reports indicate that the Iceland-based bitcoin mining firm, Genesis Mining Iceland EHF, did not pay Digital Capital Ltd. for the development and maintenance of its banking and card processing software...

Intelligence Unit, Nomura Research Launch Crypto Index in Japan

January 29, 2020

Intelligence Unit (IU), a provider of crypto-asset investment solutions, announced on Wednesday its partnership with Nomura Research Institute (NRI) to launch a digital asset index – NRI/IU Crypto-Asset Index...

Ditto Music To Launch Bluebox, A Blockchain Recording Technology

January 27, 2020

UK-born global distribution and record label services company Ditto Music last week announced that it will soon launch the Bluebox application for musicians. The problem started when recently Ditto made a ...

Coinbase And Ripple Leading Push For Smart Regulations And Transparency

January 27, 2020

The Market Integrity Working Group’s co-chairs want regulators to grasp how they can advance the cryptocurrency industry. In an official company statement, Coinbase senior director and associate general couns...

South Korean Army Goes Digital

January 24, 2020

The South Korean Military’s Military Manpower Administration, as reported by Newsis, has announced that they will be adopting a new biometric ID and authentication solution designed by Raonsecure, one of the ...

Ethereum Classic Labs Commits $1M To UNICEF

January 24, 2020

Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC Labs), the incubator platform of Ethereum Classic (ETC), has once again demonstrated its dedication to accelerating mainstream blockchain technology adoption by pumping in a who...

BIS: Countries with Emerging Economies Are Leading CBDC Development

January 24, 2020

Researches at the Bank of International Settlements, an international financial institution owned by central banks that is designed to foster international monetary and financial cooperation said in a report ...