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PlusToken scam: Top operators jailed for up to 11 years
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5 December, 2020

PlusToken scam: Top operators jailed for up to 11 years

A Chinese court also fined the PlusToken operators up to $900,000 for their roles in the $2.25 billion Ponzi scheme.
Venezuelan hackers who stole $1.9M in BTC arrested
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5 December, 2020

Venezuelan hackers who stole $1.9M in BTC arrested

The two reportedly used obfuscation protocols to cover their tracks, but police managed to track the heist to a company...
Pakistan wants to legalize digital currency
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4 December, 2020

Pakistan wants to legalize digital currency

There is currently a pending resolution in Pakistan that paves the way for digital currency legalization and the creation of...
China’s $3 million DC/EP lottery
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4 December, 2020

China’s $3 million DC/EP lottery

The city of Suzhou in China will be distributing 20 million yuan ($3 million) of China's central bank digital currency–the...
2020 darknet markets report
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4 December, 2020

2020 darknet markets report

Chainalysis has released its 2020 report on the darknet markets. The blockchain analytics firm has discovered that in 2020, the

SHA256 and all that: The legend of Bitcoin
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4 December, 2020

SHA256 and all that: The legend of Bitcoin

Today, we have this amazing new money called Bitcoin—and if you really want to understand it, just look at the...