Article by Patrick Thompson

New research finds that criminals prefer BTC
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12 May, 2020

New research finds that criminals prefer BTC

Rand research listed three illicit use-cases for digital currencies: money laundering, trade in illicit goods and services, and terrorism financing.
Ripple CEO and co-founder do not believe in XRP
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11 May, 2020

Ripple CEO and co-founder do not believe in XRP

Jed McCaleb was on the team that founded Ripple—and for a very long time, he has been selling upwards of...
Is Justin Sun’s Tron out of money?
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11 May, 2020

Is Justin Sun’s Tron out of money?

Tron has received $2.4 million from the U.S. government, and that the company is expecting to receive another cash assistance...
Why this BTC halving theory is wrong
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11 May, 2020

Why this BTC halving theory is wrong

A CoinShares piece provided several hypotheses regarding the BTC halving, and came to the conclusion that the event will be...
Bitmain thugs nabbed after allegedly stealing gov’t property in Beijing: report
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10 May, 2020

Bitmain thugs nabbed after allegedly stealing gov’t property in Beijing: report

Bitmain CFO Luyao Liu and several others were accused of using physical force to take a government-granted license from ousted...
CFTC charges 3 accused of pocketing $15M via investment scams
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8 May, 2020

CFTC charges 3 accused of pocketing $15M via investment scams

Digital Platinum and All In Publishing defrauded investors through a variety of false advertising campaigns, according to the regulator.