Singaporean entrepreneur and ICO advisor Mark Cheng is reported to have been kidnapped in Thailand by close associates who wanted his Bitcoin holdings. Singaporean Mark Cheng was recently kidnapped in Thailand and tortured for a $740,000 ransom in Bitcoin (BTC), the South China Morning Post and others report on Jan. 14. After transferring all his…
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The Supreme Court of India has chosen to delay its full hearing of a high-profile case against the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on banks’ dealings with crypto-related businesses. The Supreme Court of India has chosen to delay its full hearing of a high-profile case against the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) ban on banks’…
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Bitcoin price broke through the $8.3K and $8.5K resistance on a high volume spike, pushing as high as $8,590 and providing traders with an opportunity to test the $8.6K to $9.2K range. Bitcoin (BTC) price has at last crossed above the $8,300 resistance, setting the digital asset up for a run at $8,500 and restoring…
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CipherTrace launched a program to provide students with tools and analytics to detect and combat crypto scams. Cryptocurrency analytics firm CipherTrace has launched “Defenders League,” a program designed to provide students with the training and tools necessary to investigate crypto-related scams. On Jan. 13 CipherTrace announced partnerships with the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at…
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Singapore-based crypto exchange Huobi partnered with a real estate firm in the UAE to offer secure crypto payment options for its real estate investors. Major cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has partnered with a real estate firm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow real estate investors to pay in cryptocurrencies. The Singapore-based crypto exchange has…
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Block.One released EOS.io 2.0, the software underlying the EOS blockchain, adoption date unclear. Blockchain software development firm Block.One released EOS.io 2.0, the software underlying the EOS blockchain. In the release announcement published on Twitter on Jan. 10, Block.One claimed that the update makes the blockchain “faster, simpler, and even more secure.” Major changes to the…
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Bitcoin is on the brink of breaking a seven-month downtrend, and the president of the ECB is pushing for a central bank digital currency. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and…
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Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has launched Bitcoin options trading on Jan. 11. Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has launched Bitcoin (BTC) options trading on Jan. 11. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried announced in a tweet yesterday that options were listed on the trading platform. Furthermore, later the same day he also claimed that options trading volume on…
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Smart contract auditing team ChainSecurity joins the Swiss branch of big four auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Smart contract auditing team ChainSecurity partnered with the Swiss branch of Big Four auditing firm PwC to enhance the services the global auditor provides. In an email sent to Cointelegraph, a PwC spokesperson explained that no acquisition took place and…
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Dash sees its price increase by 16% as Bitcoin hovers around the $8,100 mark, market situation mixed. Sunday, Jan. 12 — most of the top cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) hovers around the $8,100 mark again. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Among the top cryptocurrencies, the…
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