Coinhive at center of cryptojacking probe in Japan
Police in Japan are investigating a cryptojacking case that involves Coinhive. So far, three suspects have been arrested.
Police in Japan are investigating a cryptojacking case that involves Coinhive. So far, three suspects have been arrested.
Binance is working with authorities to get the necessary license in order to start exchanging cryptocurrencies to Euros.
Some cryptocurrency miners have been resorting to ingenious ways to mine digital coins, a fact that Russia has discovered in recent days.
Estonian authorities recently granted cryptocurrency trading platform Coin Metro licenses to offer wallets and exchange services in the country.
The Boston-based firm has advertised internally for a DevOps system engineer, who will help create and deploy a digital asset exchange to public and private cloud networks.
Despite the myriad of challenges, cryptocurrencies are doing quite well in Africa as crypto-related activities start to become a norm in most countries in the region.
The alleged scam involved the Flinstone Group, a real estate company that allegedly promised to give investors flats and citizenship in Africa and the Caribbean countries. The company also had a cryptocurrency named MoneyTrade Coin.
Estonia, a country in Northern Europe, has discarded its original plan for a state-backed cryptocurrency.
HitBTC, a Hong Kong based cryptocurrency exchange, will no longer be offering its services to people in Japan.
The government of India has rejected the state-backed Petro cryptocurrency despite Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s offer of a 30% discount if India uses Petro to pay for its crude oil purchases.
The moratorium was imposed in March on grounds that the industry “could absorb a large amount” of Quebec’s surplus energy, resulting in limited cryptocurrency mining activities in the Canadian province.
Cryptocurrencies will soon be the order of the day in Africa as locals slowly warm up to the idea of a digital world.