From hacks to romance scams: US consumer protection agency sees ‘crypto’ complaints surge
Between October 2018 and September 2022, the CFPB received more than 8,300 virtual currency complaints, “the majority in the last two years.”
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Jad Wahab: How the Bitcoin Association nourishes the Bitcoin SV ecosystem
One of the partnerships that the Bitcoin Association has formed that Jad is particularly excited about is the work that it’s been doing with nChain and the IPv6 Forum, Jad Wahab tells CoinGeek Conversations.
Messy Times podcast: Kurt Wuckert Jr. recaps Satoshi trial, explains Blacklist Manager use case
Kurt Wuckert Jr. was a recent guest on the Messy Times, recounting the Granath v. Wright trial and shedding light on the power of influence while giving a gist on the new digital asset recovery tool.
CoinGeek Weekly Livestream: Jad Wahab and Marcin Zarakowski discuss honest nodes and their role in Bitcoin
BSV Blockchain Association’s Jad Wahab and Marcin Zarakowski stressed that Bitcoin was created to operate within the law, thus the need to have a tool that will allow asset freezing if there is a valid court order.
Blacklist Manager: An innovation software solution to help retrieve stolen or lost digital assets
The Bitcoin Association for BSV’s Blacklist Manager is a listening tool run by miners, enabling nodes to add digital assets identified in a court order to a freeze list.
Bitcoin stolen? There’s now software to freeze coins
Blacklist Manager has the potential to curb criminal activity in the digital asset space if its use is proven, says Joshua Henslee, but "crypto" anarchists will likely be on edge about this.
Bitcoin Recovery: Yes, it can be done—and legally too
Stolen bitcoins have always been recoverable through a legal process, and the retrieval of such assets was only hindered by blockers who refused to enforce the rules.