Month: February 2018

Israeli Supreme Court Forbids Bank From Denying Service to Bitcoin Exchange

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The Supreme Court of Israel issued a temporary injunction order on Monday forbidding Bank Leumi from sweepingly halting the account activity of the Bits of Gold bitcoin exchange. This is seen as a major victory in the Israeli cryptocurrency industry that will set a precedent for other bitcoin businesses struggling to get banking services. Also … Read more

Hacked Japanese Exchange Considers Capital Tie-Up to Regain Public Trust

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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is reportedly considering a capital tie-up in order to regain the trust of crypto investors, following a recent hack where 58 billion yen worth of cryptocurrency was lost. As multiple victim groups are preparing to sue the exchange, the Tokyo police is also stepping up its investigations. Also read: Indians Look to … Read more

Bitfract by Shapeshift Lets You Swap One Cryptocurrency for Many

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Instant cryptocurrency exchange specialist Shapeshift has quietly launched a new service. Bitfract, which is still in beta, allows users to swap from one cryptocurrency for multiple cryptos in an instant. For example, you can swap from bitcoin to a brace of different altcoins without needing to make multiple transactions. The tool is free to use, … Read more

ICOs and Exchange Sign-Ups Create Boom for Automated Compliance Industry

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Many of the major cryptocurrency exchanges have announced that a massive influx of new traders in late 2017 caused them to be overwhelmed, leading to degraded services or forcing them to close their doors to new clients. Much of the problem was the need to ensure compliance with complex KYC/AML regulations, which the companies struggled … Read more

SHPING, The Future of Shopper Marketing is Here

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The Shping Token Crowdsale is now live and will continue until the end of day, March 23rd 2018 or until sold out. Shping is an innovative, shopper-marketing ecosystem that enables participating brands and organisations the opportunity to reward shoppers who use the Shping app with a new cryptocurrency called Shping Coin. The Shping Token Presale was a … Read more

PolySwarm Kickstarts Platform with First Arbiter Based on Cuckoo Sandbox

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm today announced a partnership with the lead development team behind Cuckoo Sandbox. Cuckoo Sandbox is the leading open-source automated malware analysis system, and is used daily by thousands of malware analysts, SOC & CERT employees, and threat intelligence teams. PolySwarm’s … Read more