This week in tech: YouTube wages war against crypto industry
Crypto YouTubers ended the year on a sour note, clashing with the video-sharing platform as South Korea, China and Bahamas advanced their CBDC projects.
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Greek top court suspends Alexander Vinnik’s extradition
Greek’s top court has suspended the extradition of Alexander Vinnik, the man alleged to have been behind BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange.
BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik extradited to France, Russia unhappy
Alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik is to be extradited to France after 17 months of detention in Greece. The Russian government is very displeased.
2 busted crypto mining on Russian gov’t computers
Two Russians have been charged with mining cryptocurrencies on government computers, an activity that has affected airports, oil companies and more in Russia.
Weekly update: Important developments in cryptocurrency space
Leading up to this next step in the evolutionary cycle, the Bitcoin community is still having to deal with its ups and downs.
Russia’s central bank is ready to ban cryptocurrency payments
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation supports the potential ban of cryptocurrency payments, provided legislation were put in place, asserting that crypto still carries too much financial risk.
Crypto exchange WEX founder claims Russia intel forced $450M forfeiture
Alexei Bilyuchenko claims that he was forced to hand over sensitive info to the FSB which they used to take over $450M in user funds at WEX.
Weekly update: Important developments in cryptocurrency space
From egregious and amateurish errors to global regulatory changes, the Bitcoin ecosystem has seen a lot of activity this week.
Russia plans law allowing gov’t to confiscate BTC from 2021
The law is being drafted by the Interior Ministry working alongside other government agencies in Russia, and could take legal effect from 2021, according to local media reports.
Sigmapool is up and mining on Bitcoin SV
Sigmapool rolled out its joint mining service successfully on October 28, taking place at block 606334.
Crypto mining puts Russian scientist behind bars for 3 years
A Russian nuclear scientist has been discovered that using his work computer for cryptocurrency mining was an absolute no-no.
Fake Tor browser has been stealing BTC for years: research
The browser targets Russian-speaking users, altering their BTC and mobile payments wallets and has stolen over $40,000 so far.