Vinnik extradited to France secretly as lawyers cry foul
Vinnik was reportedly extradited to France secretly without his lawyers or family being informed and while he was very weak after a month-long hunger strike
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Square’s new patent will enable crypto-to-fiat payments
Square has been granted a patent for a payments network that will facilitate fiat-to-crypto payments, targets availing crypto payments to retail sector.
Venezuelans don’t want the Petro crypto
Venezuelans are desperate to rid of the Petro crypto recently airdropped to them by the gov’t and are now selling it on P2P marketplaces for half the price.
SEC charges Opporty blockchain marketplace for fraudulent ICO
The SEC has charged Opporty blockchain marketplace for conducting a fraudulent ICO in which they raised over $600,000 from around 200 investors selling OPP tokens.
Alexander Vinnik’s children file complaint alleging rights violation
The children of Alexander Vinnik have filed a complaint in a Greek court alleging that their father’s rights have been violated and to stop his extradition
Zipmex crypto exchange acquires license to operate in Thailand
The Thai SEC has approved crypto exchange Zipmex to operate in the country, becoming one of just a handful of crypto exchanges licensed in the Asian nation
Canadian teen charged with $50M crypto SIM swap scheme
A Canadian teen has been charged with stealing crypto worth over $50M in a SIM swapping scheme that targeted prominent crypto and blockchain personalities
Facebook Libra creates 5-member committee to ‘steer’ technical roadmap
The Libra Association has a five-member committee to oversee the technical development of the project including Union Square partner Nick Grossman.
DoJ charges 2 over using fake identities to commit $30M ICO fraud
One of the frauds faked his identity to mask the fact that he was a convicted criminal in a financial crime, while the other posed as a wealthy investor.
This week in tech: Blockchain tops the list of in-demand skills
Blockchain is becoming central to so many industries, so much so that a recent study found it to be the most in-demand skill sought by employers in 2020.
Blockchain is the top skill for 2020, LinkedIn says
Blockchain is the most in-demand hard skill for 2020, a LinkedIn study has found, beating cloud computing, AI and more. The US, UK and France lead in demand.
Blockchain jobs in Africa rising, but skills still inadequate
Africa’s blockchain jobs market has been under the radar, mostly because the number of firms pursuing blockchain projects isn’t all that high.