Two Bitfinex investors reported that the allegations of losing $ 850 million of client and corporate funds put forward by the Prosecutor General of New York did not cause them to worry about the future of the trading platform. It is reported by CoinDesk. So, Bitfinex share holder Zhao Dong, in a conversation with the publication, said that he was “supportive” in relation to Bitfinex and the issuer Tether affiliated with it. Earlier […]
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Cryptocurrency researcher Alex Kruger analyzed the situation around the Bitfinex exchange and its related companies, and came to the conclusion that the stablecoin Tether (USDT) is provided with currency reserves only 75%. Based on the information provided in official documents, Kruger in a series of tweets briefly describes the sequence of events around a well-known trading platform. The first thing he notes about Bitfinex is, indeed, […]
About 550 Bitcoins, abducted from Bitfinex in 2016 and still located at addresses of unidentified hackers, were set in motion the day before. It is noteworthy that it happened shortly before the prosecutor's office of the State of New York charged the exchange that it concealed the fact of loss of about $ 850 million, using the issuer's funds to cover the damage […]
The government of India has developed a bill on the prohibition of cryptocurrency and the regulation of the official bill on digital currencies in 2019, which is designed to completely ban operations with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies within the country. On this Friday, April 26, reports The Economic Times, citing sources within the government. The bill has been developed since 2018. Representatives of […] took part in its preparation.
The world-renowned manufacturer of sportswear and footwear, Nike, sent an application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to register the Cryptokicks trademark. It has already been published on the site office. The application is primarily noteworthy description of the trademark – based on it, the company intends to release its own cryptocurrency. So, in the application “Cryptokicks” appears in […]
The New York State Prosecutor’s Office brought charges against Bitfinex to the cryptocurrency exchange that, having suffered a loss of $ 850 million, it concealed this fact, using the funds of its affiliated issuer steyblokoin Tether to cover the damage. The exchange itself categorically denies these allegations, but the news still caused a sharp decline in the price of Bitcoin. About obtaining a court order against iFinex […]
The leading cryptocurrency exchange and the provider of the eponymous wallet Coinbase decided to close its office in Chicago. About 30 employees will be left without work, said President Asiff Hirji and COO in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. The Chicago unit focused on traders involved in high-frequency trading (HFT), and an increase in activity in this potential could lead to […]
Cryptobirge Coineal announced the opening of a representative office in Moscow. The Russian representative office will help local startups to bring projects to the stock exchange, to form the Russian Coineal community and be responsible for localizing the platform’s products. Coineal began operations in April 2018. In March 2019, the daily trading volume on the Coineal exceeded $ 700 million. The exchange works with users from 30 countries of the world, the number of […]
The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) intends to oblige cryptocurrency exchanges to strengthen security measures through more careful control over cold storages, Reuters reported, citing informed sources. The Office found that even if the trading platform is well protected from external attacks, there is a risk of internal sabotage. So, the FSA is concerned about the rules of access for those in charge to cold storage facilities. In Japan, the resolution […]
The Department of Internal Security of the Federal Security Service of Russia detained two former investigators of the department Alexei Kolbov and Sergey Belousov in the case of a bribe in cryptocurrency. Reports about it TASS. Kolbov and Belousov are accused of extorting 65 million rubles in bitcoins from Alexander Galumov, the son of the ex-director of Izvestia publishing house Erast Galumov, who was arrested in a case of investment contract fraud. screenshot of Alexander's correspondence […]