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Even though cryptocurrencies tend to attract a lot of positive attention, there are some worrisome trends in this industry as well. With over $1.7 billion worth of cryptocurrencies having been lost or stolen since 2011, it is evident there is a lot of work to be done. Turning this situation around will prove to be challenging … Read more
South Korea is one of the places where cryptocurrency is booming. Even so, there are still a few risks associated with the people providing access to this new form of money. Users of the CoinNest exchange should be quite concerned right now, as the company’s CEO was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and fraud. CoinNest CEO Runs … Read more
Japan has decided to set up a new agency to better address cybercrime. The Tokyo-based center gathers 500 analysts and investigators who will also combat cryptocurrency theft. Over 3 million attempts to steal digital information have been registered last year. Hackers have stolen funds worth over 17 billion Japanese yen. Also read: Hackers Target … Read more
South Korean prosecutors have searched the offices of three cryptocurrency exchanges suspected of buying bitcoin with money stolen from customers’ accounts. According to authorities, the companies turned up on the radar during investigations of dubious transfers in January. The raids have been conducted this week. Also read: Growing Number of South Korean Crypto Exchanges Participate … Read more
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, $850 will have been lost to cryptocurrency scams. In the time it takes to complete this article, that figure will have risen to $17,000. Phishing; fraud; theft; hacking; it’s all rife. In the first two months of 2018, there were 22 separate scams involving thefts … Read more
Coindash has announced that 20,000 ETH have been sent to the company’s wallet from the address associated with the hacker that stole approximately 37,000 ETH during the company’s ICO last year. The transaction constitutes the second instance in which the hacker has returned funds to Coindash. Also Read:Japanese Police Reveal 669 Money Laundering Cases Tied … Read more
We have seen multiple initial coin offerings suffer mysterious hacks and other problems after their token sales ended. It is one of the major issues associated with this particular industry. Titanium, a relatively new ICO, has fallen victim to the theft of 16 million ICO tokens. It seems this may have been an inside job, although … Read more
Bitcoin is a tool for terrorists and money launderers. At least that’s what your elected officials believe. When western leaders are pressed for their thoughts on cryptocurrency, that’s invariably the first sound bite to leave their lips, followed, occasionally, by a begrudging acknowledgement that “the underlying blockchain technology has potential”. But as the case of … Read more
The Bee Token, 2018’s most eagerly anticipated and oversubscribed ICO, has had a disastrous start to its crowdsale. Over 100,000 people had applied to be whitelisted, and the anticipation in the group’s Telegram channel was palpable. The moment the public sale launched on Monday, everything fell to pieces as phishing emails successfully stole over $400,000 … Read more
Blockchain revolution is happening. Sure, we are in first days yet, in “stone age” of cryptocurrency. Nevertheless, practical business solutions are already emerging. One of the most known and functional is Ethereum blockchain. The post PR: BCShop.io Aids Ethereum Business Adoption appeared first on Bitcoin News. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico