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Utorg Exchange Grants Access to Traders With Limited Verification

DIGIT — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 17:00:13 +0000

Utorg.io is a digital asset exchange based in the U.K. that allows users in Europe and around the world to trade cryptocurrencies with stablecoins and fiat money. What sets the new platform apart from many incumbents is the simplified verification procedure for traders who don’t exceed а daily limit of $1,000. Its decision to provide […]

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Kidnapped Exchange Analyst Pavel Lerner Freed After Paying Bitcoin Ransom

DIGIT — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 17:00:53 +0000

Pavel Lerner has been freed from captivity following his kidnapping this week. The EXMO analyst is physically unharmed and no longer being held hostage, according to a company press release. Free at Last On December 26, Pavel Lerner, 40, was wrapping up work at his office in Kiev, Ukraine, where he works as the lead analyst of UK-based cryptocurrency exchange EXMO. Upon leaving work, Lerner was jumped by a group of men wearing balaclavas (ski masks, for our American readers). The assailants reportedly bound Lerner and threw him into the backseat of a Mercedes-Benz Vito and drove away. After days of

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Russian Crypto Expert Released After Allegedly Being Kidnapped

DIGIT — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 13:30:58 +0000

Pavel Lerner, the Russian IT specialist kidnapped by masked men near his Kiev office on Tuesday, has been released after reportedly paying a bitcoin ransom worth more than a million in USD. This sum and payment has not been confirmed. Exmo’s executive was dropped off on a roadside by his attackers and is in a […]

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Russian Reports say Crypto Entrepreneur Pavel Lerner Kidnapped in Kiev

DIGIT — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 21:30:57 +0000

Russian programmer and cryptocurrency investor Pavel Lerner has been kidnapped in Kiev, according to Ukrainian and Russian media reports. He is the managing director of Exmo, a major UK-based exchange popular with Russians for accepting ruble payments. Lerner is also well known in Ukraine where he has startups dealing with mining operations and blockchain technology […]

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