Bitpoint, a licensed cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, has been hacked with $32 million worth in crypto assets stolen from the platform.
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Thursday, July 11, 2019
CryptoCurrency News: Japanese Exchange Bitpoint Hacked by $32 Million Worth in Cryptocurrencies
Bitpoint, a licensed cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, has been hacked with $32 million worth in crypto assets stolen from the platform.
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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Unaffected as Markets Shrug Off Trump’s Critical Tweets
On thursday evening, the US president stated in a tweet that unregulated crypto assets possess the ability to facilitate unlawful behavior, so far the markets have been slower to react.
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CryptoCurrency News: US President Donald Trump Says He’s ‘Not a Fan’ of Bitcoin
US President Donald Trump tweeted about bitcoin and Facebook's Libra on Thursday. He's not a fan.
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CryptoCurrency News: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Compares Bitcoin to Gold
Powell compared bitcoin to gold, referring to them both as speculative stores of value.
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CryptoCurrency News: Police in Spain Say Bitcoin ATMs Expose Problems in Europe’s AML Laws
Spanish police authorities are raising the alarm because a recent criminal case involved the use of bitcoin ATMs, making their jobs more difficult.
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CryptoCurrency News: SEC Gives YouNow’s Ethereum Token ‘Props’ Reg A+ Approval
The U.S. securities regulator has given two blockchain token-centric projects its approval this week.
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CryptoCurrency News: 110 Crypto Exchanges Are Reportedly Trying to Get Licensed in Japan
In 2019 the Financial Services Agency has approved 3 new exchanges, following a year without any new openings.
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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s 3-Day Price Charts Point to an Impending ‘Golden Cross’
Bitcoin's three-day chart suggests that a "golden cross" is set to occur for the first time since early 2016.
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CryptoCurrency News: ConsenSys May Finally Fix Its ‘Chaotic’ Employee Equity Situation
ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin is responding to employee complaints about how shares in the ethereum venture studio are doled out, sources say.
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CryptoCurrency News: Protestors Set Alleged Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Perpetrator’s Home on Fire
Before shutting down, Bitcoin Wallets' "manager" promised 100-percent returns on investors' money in just two weeks. Then they burned down his house.
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CryptoCurrency News: Fidelity Digital Assets Is Hiring 10 More Blockchain and Trading Experts
The crypto-focused branch of the major asset manager is looking to grow its team with the addition of 10 new roles across blockchain and trading.
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CryptoCurrency News: China Should Prepare Digital Yuan to Counter Facebook Libra: Ex-PBoC Chief
China should revamp its plan for a national digital currency in the face of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, says the central bank's former head.
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CryptoCurrency News: Wala Was Africa’s Perfect Crypto Success Story – Until It Collapsed
Wala went from serving customers in Uganda to shuttering its payments app. Here's what sources say happened.
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CryptoCurrency News: Multicoin, Coinbase Ventures Invest $1.5 Million in ‘Decentralized Flickr’
The investment in Textile is aimed to help developers build tools that give web users control of their own data.
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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Drops $2K in 24 Hours But Bull View Still Intact
Bitcoin dropped around $2,000 in the last 24 hours, but the outlook isn't as gloomy as you might think.
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CryptoCurrency News: Canada’s Crypto Exchanges Must Now Register as MSBs, Report Transactions Over $10K
Canada has updated its anti-money laundering rules, classing crypto exchanges as MSBs and mandating financial compliance and reporting.
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CryptoCurrency News: Winklevoss-backed Crypto Self-Regulatory Group Prepares to Woo Congress
The Virtual Commodity Association has launched six committees to write “well-informed, sensible regulation” for the crypto industry.
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CryptoCurrency News: Binance Launches Platform ‘2.0’ as Margin Trading Goes Live
Binance has launched version 2.0 of its platform – a move that officially adds margin trading for its customers.
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