Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue announced on its Twitter profile that it has been hacked for around 9.3 million XRP ($4.1 million) in user assets. The hacker used what they learned from this breach to then access the Bitrue hot wallet and move 9.3 million XRP and 2.5 million ADA to different exchanges. — Bitrue (@BitrueOfficial)…
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The crypto revolution is gaining momentum. Bitcoin prices have soared past $12,600 and show no signs of slowing down. Unfortunately, hacking compromises, scam losses, and other nefarious methods of deception are also skyrocketing, as the seamy underbelly of the crypto-verse continues to make its presence known. Cryptocurrency theft is proliferating in all quarters, leveraging the…
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Quadriga CX – do you remember this strange Canadian crypto exchange caper where the CEO disappears, dies in India of complications from Crohn’s disease, but gives no one the passwords to access client monies, supposedly worth US$140 million in cold wallets at the exchange? For anyone that did follow this lurid case, the details got…
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Back in December, 2018, Leaprate reported that Opera, a company founded in 1995 in Norway, was launching a blockchain browser for Android users. The web browser Opera announced last year was the launch of the first Web 3-ready browser. The Android browser includes a built-in crypto wallet and Web 3 support. Now, the company is releasing a blockchain…
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The Government of Iran has decided to stop the power for crypto mining until new prices for energy are approved, reported Zero Hedge. An Official of the Iran's Ministry of Energy, Mr. Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, has revealed that the electricity consumption in the country has climbed with 7% for a period of one month only…
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The Trump Administration is anything but boring. Even potential Trump "employees" are constantly in the news either because of scandal or a really "good idea". Be that as it may, an economist who rescinded his bid to joint the Federal Reserve, plans to launch his very own Crypto Central Bank or the so called -…
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Multi-asset liquidity and prime-of-prime service provider Advanced Markets Group just announced that it has added cryptocurrency CFDs to its expansive suite of tradeable products. The company's CFD offering now includes trading in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether, Ripple, EOS, NEO, Stellar and Litecoin, providing clients with direct access to diverse and exciting new markets. LeapRate reminds…
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One persistent criticism by skeptics of cryptocurrencies has been that the criminal element of our society and terrorists profusely uses cryptos as a medium of exchange to carry out a number of their nefarious activities. The anonymity aspect of cryptos is always cited as the problem that must be solved by imposing strict KYC/AML/CFT compliance…
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It was only two weeks ago that the Bitcoin faithful were perturbed by the ranging behavior of their favorite cryptocurrency. BTC had been mired within a tightly bounded range between $7,500 and $8,100, with no particular since of what was to come. Even advocates began seeing “Head-and-Shoulder” formations that spoke that doom was imminent, perhaps…
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Spread betting and CFD provider CMC Markets announced that it is rolling out to its customers the ability to spread bet and trade CFDs on three new cryptocurrency indices. Major Crypto Index will include bitcoin, ripple, bitcoin cash, ethereum and litecoin. Emerging Crypto Index is based on dash, EOS, monero, NEO, stellar lumens, cardano and…
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