Auto Added by WPeMatico
During the last week bitcoin’s USD value has shed close to 9% as it slipped from $44,239 per unit two days ago, to below the $40K range on Friday. Meanwhile, in the last 24 hours, two sleeping bitcoin block rewards from 2010 woke up after more than a decade of sitting idle. The 100 bitcoins […]Powered by WPeMatico
Tokyo police arrested two individuals on Wednesday for acquiring stolen NEM from the 2018 Coincheck hack. On Jan. 26, 2018, the Japanese trading platform Coincheck noticed an “illicit transfer” of 523,000,000 NEM and it was the largest cryptocurrency exchange hack since Mt Gox. According to Tokyo investigators, the two men who obtained the purloined stash […]
The post Tokyo Police Arrest 2 Men for Buying Cryptocurrency Tied to $530M Coincheck Hack appeared first on Bitcoin News.
Powered by WPeMatico
A few blockchain surveillance companies like Cyphertrace have recently published reports on criminal activities tied to bitcoin usage and the studies mentioned the topic of “virgin bitcoins.” According to industry executives, freshly minted bitcoins with no transaction history can sell for a 10-20% premium compared to coins sold on the open market. Even though the […]
The post Industry Execs Claim Freshly Minted ‘Virgin Bitcoins’ Fetch 20% Premium appeared first on Bitcoin News.
Powered by WPeMatico