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The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into possible crypto price manipulation by crypto traders, reports Bloomberg. Quoting four people familiar with the situation, the report indicates that the DOJ’s prosecutors are working in partnership with the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission to probe the matter. The DOJ believes that digital currencies are highly … Read more
Things are slowly looking up for all cryptocurrency markets as of right now. Although this is only seemingly a small improvement as of right now, it remains to be seen if this positive trend can remain in place for some time to come. The Litecoin price is finally above $120 again after a bit of … Read more
Another day of trading has passed and the cryptocurrency markets look worse for wear. Albeit it is evident there is still some room for improvements, most of the declines have been stemmed, for the time being. By the look of things, the Bitcoin price may be on its way to reaching $7,500 once again. Reaching … Read more
Investigations are all about the crypto ecosystem, but a recent report regarding a US Department of Justice price manipulation crackdown was widely said to be the cause of market caps falling, and by a lot. Fundstrat, the ecosystem’s favorite financial professional crypto bull, is on record as welcoming government regulation, what it calls “adult supervision.” … Read more
According to regional publications in Russia, the alleged BTC-e mastermind and prisoner in Greece, Alexander Vinnik, has allegedly confessed to charges of fraud and money laundering on May 24, 2018. Reports reveal a signed document details that Vinnik admits to committing financial fraud between 2011-2017 through the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange. Also read: This Week in … Read more
It’s rather like the effects of smoking, or slouching, or eating too much sugar. You know you shouldn’t do it. You know it’s bad for you. But there are so many other things that can kill you first, right? When you spend so much time chasing customers and crafting marketing campaigns to attract and retain them, … Read more
It does not happen all that often that blockchain and eSports come together in a meaningful manner. Play2Live is trying to shake things up by hosting a virtual Hearthstone tournament in the coming days. Eight players will participate in this event, which will be streamed to users all over the world. It is another indication that blockchain technology can … Read more
In the heady days of 2017, Revolut Ltd promised it would continue to add cryptocurrency choices for its customer base. The future promise was made after its rollout of onboarding bitcoin core (BTC), litecoin (LTC), and ether (ETH) to eager users. Just this week, the England-based company made good by further adding bitcoin cash (BCH) … Read more
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have always been appealing to criminals. Whereas most of the illegal activity takes place online, that is not always the case. In South Africa, a kidnapping of a 12-year-old child is making headlines. This is mainly because the kidnappers have demanded a 15 Bitcoin ransom prior to releasing the child. Another … Read more
The cryptocurrency world is subject to interesting developments at all times. In some cases, major vulnerabilities are discovered which need to be addressed. The NEP-5 smart contract storage injection vulnerability is of great concern in this regard. Some of NEO’s DApps are susceptible to this exploit, although the underlying blockchain remains unaffected. The NEP-5 Storage Injection Issue … Read more