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Japanese Food Firm Execs Took Wild USD 2.7m Shitcoin Gamble – Police

Police believe that the senior management of Japanese food retailer Kefir took a desperate gamble on the cryptocurrencies market in an eleventh-hour bid to save the company from bankruptcy in 2018 – allegedly sinking millions of investors’ dollars into a so-called shitcoin.Nine...

, by Tim Alper

This is How Coinbase Prepares for Coronavirus Outbreak

In the effort to combat the coronavirus outbreak and prepare for the possible escalation of events, major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has restricted travel to a few countries and devised a plan for four stages of the disease. In a shared document, Coinbase - which has offices in the U.S., the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

EPL Club Watford FC Plan Crypto Cup at Vicarage Road

English Premier League club Watford FC is set to host a post-season event called the Crypto Cup at its home stadium on May 16.Per an announcement on the club’s website, the event, which is being co-arranged by its main sponsorship partner Sportsbet, will see the club throw an...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Scams Are N America’s Second Riskiest – Report

A trust-gauging non-profitable organization says it has found that cryptocurrency-related scams are the second riskiest type of fraud in North America – second only to employment-related stings.Per a report from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), an organization that says it provides...

, by Tim Alper

Brave Files Data Use Complaint Against Google

Blockchain-powered decentralized browser operator Brave (BAT) has filed a formal General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaint against Google, stating that the search engine giant has violated regulations pertaining to its users’ data.Brave claims Google has violated Article 5(1)b of...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Boerse Stuttgart’s Crypto App Grows 40% This Year + More News

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.Adoption newsBoerse Stuttgart Group’s crypto app BISON, launched more than a year ago, has hit the 100,000 active...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Another Japanese Finance Industry Player Joins the Cryptocurrency Fray

It seems that another big, non-crypto company just stepped onto Japan’s crypto scene.Daiko Holdings has become the latest Japanese firm to operate a cryptocurrency platform. SNC, operator of the Bitgate cryptocurrency exchange has transferred a controlling stake of 58.1% of its 100% stake in...

, by Tim Alper

North Korea ‘Used LinkedIn, Telegram’ in USD 7m Crypto Exchange Hack

A report claims that the infamous North Korean hacking group Lazarus used LinkedIn and Telegram messages as part of a raid that saw it make off with some USD 7 million from Singapore-based exchange DragonEx in March 2019.Per Radio Free Asia, which quoted data from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Lending Startup BlockFi Raises USD 30M, Plans Singapore Office

Following the millions raised in the series A funding, major U.S.-based cryptocurrency lending startup BlockFi sees almost 64% more in funding just six months later. Also, they're about to open a Singapore office.The company announced that it has raised USD 30 million in Series B funding, which was...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Binance CEO Urges ‘Unfairly Affected’ Users to Contact the Exchange (UPDATED)

After a week filled with a variety of technical glitches and performance issues on Binance, CEO Changpeng (“CZ”) Zhao has come out with an update to users where he invites affected traders to follow up with the exchange while admitting that more issues may arise in the future. They...

, by Fredrik Vold

Crypto Law Implementation ‘Virtually Impossible’ in Virus-hit S Korea

The coronavirus continues to take its toll on the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry – and is now threatening to derail the introduction of a long-awaited piece of crypto legislation in South Korea.South Korea is suffering from a severe outbreak of the virus, with over 1,260 confirmed...

, by Tim Alper

Bank of England Official Warns Against Crypto, Stablecoins + More News

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.Digital fiat newsBank of England Deputy Governor Sir Jon Cunliffe said in a speech that crypto adoption could be a...

, by Tim Alper

Suspected Coincheck Hackers Arrested After Selling XEM for Bitcoin

Tokyo police say they have arrested two men over the hack of Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck. The platform was raided for some USD 400 million worth of NEM (XEM) tokens in January 2018, in what remains the world’s biggest-ever theft of cryptocurrency.Police have been chasing the...

, by Tim Alper

China Inches Closer to Its Digital Yuan With This Infographic

The Shanghai branch of the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has published an infographic on its official WeChat account to educate the public about digital currencies – and warn them of the dangers of coronavirus-themed cryptocurrency scams.The move could well be an indication that...

, by Nicole Jao

Korean Nth Room Police Hunt 260K Crypto Wallets, Brokerages Hand over Client Data

South Korean crypto exchanges are cooperating with the police investigation into the Telegram “Nth room” sexual exploitation case, with brokerages now being searched, and exchange data seized and hundreds of thousands of crypto-fiat gateway records checked.Per a number of South Korean...

, by Tim Alper

Mexican Firm ups Crypto Bid for Presidential Plane + More News

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.Adoption newsIsatech, the tech firm and crypto exchange operator bidding to by the for-sale Mexican presidential plane,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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