Con artists will try anything to make their schemes appear legitimate to unwitting victims. In a recent email doing the rounds to financial advisors, scammers have been impersonating the UK‘s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) luring victims into a...
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The rise of cryptocurrency has sparked intense debate on its role in central banking systems, as well as economic viability in monetary supply chains.
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A government panel in India has issued a recommendation to ban all “cryptocurrencies created by non-sovereigns,” a step which could be applied to Bitcoin. “The Committee notes with serious concern mushrooming of cryptocurrencies almost...
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Every week we bring you the latest in Canadian mobile news. Listed below is a quick overview of the top stories from the past seven days.Waze now shows how much you have to pay at Canadian toll roadsRichmond Hill, Ontario to accept Bitcoin as...
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and info to keep you up to date in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency world. Bitcoin‘s pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto has been noticeably absent for most of its existence....
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Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonym of a mysterious software developer who released a white paper describing a new peer-to-peer currency called bitcoin on an obscure mailing list in 2008, then disappeared two years later.
David Marcus is a Facebook...
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Following further selling pressure overnight, someone (or more than one) has decided to buy-the-dip in cryptos this morning, sending Bitcoin (and most of the altcoins) soaring...
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Bitcoin’s market prowess grew by 10.4 percent during Q2 2019. According to CoinGecko’s Quarterly Report for Q2 2019, the world’s most famous cryptocurrency increased its dominance from 54.6 percent to 65 percent during the specified time...
A cybercriminal from Israel is facing a long list of felonies associated with the supposed theft of $1.7 million (6.1 million NIS) in various cryptocurrencies. The perp, 31-year old Eliyahu Gigi from Tel Aviv, reportedly stole Bitcoin, Ethereum, and...
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US authorities have charged an ex-Microsoft software engineer over a mail fraud plot to steal $10 million worth of digital currency from the tech giant, Fox News reports. Ukrainian citizen and Washington resident Volodymyr Kvashuk (25) allegedly...
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Bitcoin has suffered a significant setback after plunging in value by thousands of dollars to take the cryptocurrency’s price to below $10,000. The losses mean bitcoin has shed more than a quarter of its value over the last seven days. Dr Iwa...
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India’s tough stance on cryptocurrencies has irked the American billionaire and venture capitalist Tim Draper.
On July 17, Draper, best known for his investments in companies such as Baidu, Hotmail, Skype, and Tesla, lashed out on...
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin piled on to comments made recently by President Donald Trump by calling cryptocurrencies a “national security issue.” Bitcoin and...
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Bitcoin prices rapidly approached $9,000 overnight (down almost 35% from the mid-June highs) as the Libra hearing sparked concerns of more regulatory crackdown from a clueless (or frightened) Congress desperate to cling to its power.
Ethereum has...
During the first day of Facebook's congressional hearing on Libra, the topic was largely Facebook itself, with cryptocurrencies and blockchain being a distant second.
And yet, most popular cryptocurrencies have been losing value as if the U.S....
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Bitcoin (BTC-USD) and most other cryptocurrencies are under pressure on Tuesday, continuing a multiday downward trend. The leading cryptocurrency lost 14% of its value over the 24-hour period that ended at 3 p.m. EDT, and is trading 23% lower than...
On today’s episode of Double Down, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert talk to Alakanani Itireleng of the Satoshi Centre in Botswana about educating Africa about bitcoin.
There are few mistakes more embarrassing for a trader than the so-called "fat finger". For those unfamiliar with the industry slang, a fat finger happens when a trader accidentally presses the wrong button, increasing the size of a trade by an order...
A big problem with cryptocurrencies, President Trump said last week, is that they help people evade government controls on their transactions.
"I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly...
It looks like another town in Canada might let its residents pay municipality taxes in cryptocurrency. The local council of Richmond Hill voted on July 10, 2019 to enter into an agreement with a cryptocurrency payment services provider to let...
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