Two Canadian brothers hacked the account of a HitBTC user to steal 23 BTC in July 2018, but will now face sentencing for wire fraud. Two Canadian men who defrauded a Bitcoin (BTC) investor out of $140,000 by impersonating exchange HitBTC may serve two years in prison. According to court records on Dec. 16, brothers…
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Blockchain startup Alchemy gathers funding from several large investors, including Stanford and Charles Schwab. Blockchain infrastructure startup Alchemy has garnered investments from multiple notable mainstream entities, including Stanford University, as well as leaders from other top businesses. Alchemy, a startup focused on providing blockchain infrastructure, as well as other tools for developers, has amassed $15…
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Bitcoin price has slid further below $6,700 and is now retesting November lows for several technical reasons as the year draws to a close. On Monday Bitcoin price (BTC) abruptly fell below the $7,040 support and dropped to $6,800. As recent as Nov. 22 and Nov. 27, $6,800 served as support so a number of…
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San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that it has acquired Circle’s over-the-counter desk, Circle Trading. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that it has acquired Circle’s over-the-counter (OTC) desk. In a Dec. 17 blog post, Kraken said that the company has bought “one of the most recognized OTC desks in crypto.” Circle co-founders Sean Neville…
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Bitcoin is crashing below the $6,600 price mark, dropping $350 over the past few hours. Tuesday Dec. 17 – Bitcoin (BTC) is retracing rapidly from around the $6,950 price mark to below $6,600 in the past few hours. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin price is taking a painful nosedive, dropping close to $350 in…
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London-based exchange Coinfloor will delist all cryptocurrencies but Bitcoin to focus on Bitcoin only services from Jan. 3, 2020. London-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinfloor will delist all cryptocurrencies but Bitcoin (BTC) to focus on Bitcoin only services in January. The United Kingdom’s oldest crypto exchange will delist all cryptos including the second-biggest altcoin Ether (ETH) and…
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American mutual fund giant Fidelity is set to expand into Europe with a new UK-based branch. Per an official announcement, the company’s crypto arm, Fidelity Digital Assets, will begin operating in Europe. Fidelity will also launch a new entity that will serve European institutions that invest in digital assets. The new arm will be based…
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Coinfloor CEO Obi Nwosu, courtesy of GBC News/YouTube Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Listings news Coinfloor, Britain’s longest-running crypto exchange, will delist Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash in January 2020, and says it will focus exclusively on…
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A lack of support that began at the start of the week translated into more serious losses on Tuesday, with cryptocurrencies shedding significant value. Bitcoin (BTC) fell further below $7,000 on Dec. 17 after a loss of support the previous day caused bears to strengthen their grip on the market. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source:…
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Security tokens platform TokenSoft hired former U.S. SEC Senior Counsel as its chief legal officer to work on the firm’s regulatory compliance. Security token platform TokenSoft has hired Alex C. Levine, formerly of several key United States financial regulators, to handle compliance for all security offerings. In a Dec. 17 press release, the San Francisco-based…
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