The CFTC is looking to make an unregistered foreign platform pay back U.S. investors in its crypto futures, suggesting expanding jurisdictions. On Monday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed charges against Laino Group for soliciting U.S. investors to trade in…
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Bitcoin price sets record for most days above $10,000
Daily closes for BTC/USD have been above $10,000 since July 27, and that’s a new record, data shows. Bitcoin (BTC) has hit a new price record — but this time, it’s stamina which is delighting the bulls. As various analysts…
European central bank execs are wrong — Intentionally or unknowingly?
Banking will not become decentralized, but with blockchain, it will become accountable for both banks and clients. Recently, European central bank executives — Thomas Moser from Swiss National Bank and Martin Diehl from Deutsche Bundesbank — stated that central bank…
KuCoin hackers keep moving stolen tokens to the largest DeFi exchange
Are the KuCoin hackers DeFi noobs? After a major hack at KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange, cybercriminals continue to move stolen crypto to decentralized exchanges, or DEXes. According to data from crypto transaction tracking service Whale Alert, KuCoin hackers keep sending thousands…
Crypto scammers plague Estonia’s e-residency program
Local authorities hope that tackling the issue will restore trust in the e-residency program. The e-residency program of Estonia is now under the local regulator’s radar as foreigners registered as e-residents of the Baltic nation are being linked to cryptocurrency…
Trump, tax and hacks: 5 things shaping Bitcoin price action this week
Bitcoin tests $11,000 on Donald Trump’s tax revelations but KuCoin’s $150 million may yet put a dampener on bulls. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the week pushing for $11,000 as ranging behavior continues, but futures gap danger remains. Cointelegraph takes a look…
EY releases new tool for analyzing Bitcoin transactions and on-chain data
EY has added a new solution to its Blockchain Analyzer product suite. Big four accounting firm EY has launched a new solution for investigating on-chain data including Bitcoin (BTC) transactions. The new Explorer and Visualizer solution launched as a part…
Most crypto exchanges are vulnerable by design, says Bybit CEO
He isn’t surprised attacks happen. Crypto exchange security is once again in the news after hackers breached KuCoin. But this shouldn’t surprise people as exchanges are vulnerable by design, according to Bybit CEO Ben Zhou. Zhou told Cointelegraph that exchanges…
Why traders are not worried that the KuCoin hack will drop Ethereum price
After the $150 million KuCoin hack, traders appear unworried that open market sales by the hacker will drop Ethereum price. Analysts say that the unknown hacker behind the KuCoin breach is selling the stolen ERC-20 tokens on Uniswap. Although selling…
Freeze, pause, reboot: Projects react differently to $200M KuCoin hack
KuCoin reported at least $129M of the affected funds are ‘safe.’ Following news of a security breach resulting in the loss of more than $200 million worth of tokens on KuCoin, many projects quickly reacted to prevent users’ holdings from…