Sweden-based cryptocurrency exchange QuickBit has confirmed an alleged data leak of customer records in an update to its blog. According to the exchange, an outside contractor left customer data unprotected while carrying out a security upgrade on QuickBit’s servers. This…
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Crypto Crimes Cost South Korea More Than $2 Billion
South Korea has been hit with approximately $2.28 billion (2.69 trillion won) in financial damage due to cryptocurrency-related crimes within the last two years, according to a report from The Korea Herald. According to the report, the country’s justice ministry…
India Crypto Regulations Report Calls for Ban
The Indian Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Virtual Currencies has completed its report on the crypto asset space and its implications for India, and it’s prepared to go before the Supreme Court with its findings tomorrow, Bitcoin Magazine has learned. Among…
Survey: U.K. Crypto Companies Must Bank Abroad
Nearly three-quarters of U.K.-based crypto businesses have been forced to bank abroad due to the difficulty in opening a bank account locally, according to a survey conducted by CryptoUK, a self-regulatory trade body representing the domestic crypto asset industry. The…
After Year of Hype, Bakkt Soft Launches With Closed Beta
The $182 million effort to bring physically delivered bitcoin futures to Wall Street has officially entered testing. Bakkt, an affiliate of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) parent company Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), soft launched today, July 22, 2019, to give…
Bitcoin Scams in Africa: Their History and How to Avoid Becoming a Victim
What is it about money that brings out the worst in people? Although the 2018 bear market sent many scammers back into their hiding holes, the recent bitcoin price boom has provided an opportunity for unscrupulous and unethical individuals to…
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Major Shakeout Springs Strong Rally
Summary: Following a strong shakeout, bitcoin saw a confident round of buying yesterday and the market gained around 10 percent in one 15-minute candle. The rally following the shakeout came about on high spread and high volume — exactly what…
LibertyX Adds 90 Bitcoin ATMs to Network
LibertyX has announced the addition of 90 bitcoin ATMs in Nevada and Arizona thanks to a partnership with DesertATM that added its machines to LibertyX’s growing network. The company also revealed that it now operates over 1,000 bitcoin ATMs nationwide.…
Finance Minister: India Has No Cryptocurrency Ban
Anurag Singh Thakur, an Indian member of parliament and the country’s minister of state for finance and corporate affairs, has gone on record to state that the government has not banned crypto assets in any capacity. India’s Recent Stances on…
Coinbase Ends Bundle Program
Coinbase Bundle, a program that allows new investors to purchase a basket of cryptocurrencies through the popular exchange, has gotten the boot. “Coinbase Bundle purchases have been deprecated, as such all assets purchased in the Coinbase Bundle have been redistributed…