Nasdaq, Fidelity, Bitmain Invest In Cryptocurrency Exchange ErisX
Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange ErisX announced Tuesday it received $27.5 million from Bitmain, ConsenSys, Fidelity Investments, Monex Group and Nasdaq.
Priyanka Chopra Wore Ralph Lauren Gown With 75-Foot Long Veil For Wedding
Actress Priyanka Chopra wore a Ralph Lauren-designed dress and her veil was much longer than her good friend Meghan Markle's 16.4-foot long veil she wore at the royal wedding in May.
Crypto Mining Equipment On Deep Discount As Bitcoin Price Stays Below $4,000
The recent meltdown of cryptocurrency prices resulted in over 100,000 individual miners closing operations. At least 600,000 bitcoin mining rigs have been shut down globally since mid-November, leading to deep discounts for the hardware.
Hotel Hires Instagram Influencers As 'Sitters' To Take Holiday Photos For Guests
Ibis hotel, in its in Geneva and Zurich location, is providing "social media sitters" who would take photos of the guests on vacation and post them on Instagram on their behalf.
Top 5 Cryptos In November: Bitcoin Fell 42%, XRP 40%
Bitcoin fell from over $6,000 to below $3,500 within a span of 10 days, a 42 percent fall, in November. The last time it was trading at similar lows was in August 2017.
Asus Partners With Quantum Cloud To Help Gamers Mine Cryptocurrency
Asus, in partnership with Quantum Cloud, will design a software that allows gamers to use their idle graphics cards to mine cryptocurrency and receive a digital cash payout through PayPal or WeChat.
Crypto Mining Attacks Hit Kazakhstan, Vietnam Hardest, US Least Affected, Kaspersky Says
Kaspersky Labs published a report Wednesday that said Kazakhstan, Vietnam and Indonesia topped the list of countries that were targeted by crypto mining attacks in 2018.
FBI Arrests AriseBank CEO Over Securities, Wire Fraud Involving Cryptocurrency
Jared Rice, Sr., CEO of cryptocurrency firm AriseBank, was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday on charges for defrauding investors for over $4 million.
Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled Charged For Promoting ICOs Without Declaring Payments
The SEC announced charges Thursday against professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and music producer DJ Khaled for failing to disclose payments they received for promoting initial coin offerings.
Nick Jonas-Priyanka Chopra Wedding: Sophie Turner, Dwayne Johnson, Demi Lovato Attending
The wedding has begun at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Rajasthan, India. Jonas and Chopra would exchange wedding vows in a Christian ceremony Dec. 2, followed by a Hindu ceremony the same day.
Meet Finney: Sirin Labs Brings World's First Blockchain-Enabled Smartphone To Market
Made by Sirin Labs, blockchain-enabled smartphone Finney is embedded with a cold storage cryptocurrency wallet and is priced at $999.
Qualcomm Launches $100 Million AI Investment Fund
The Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund would mainly focus on startups that concentrate on AI used in autonomous cars, robotics, and machine learning platforms.
Dunkin' Customers' Data Compromised, Company Announces
The company said it sent notification letters to DD Perks account holders who may have encountered unauthorized access of their accounts.
Goldman Sachs Crypto Trading Plan On Hold While SEC Mulls Security Risks
While the SEC chairman said he had security concerns that must to addressed before approving bitcoin ETFs, Goldman Sachs was holding off on its plans for a crypto trading desk due to regulatory barriers.
Bitcoin, 5 Top Cryptocurrency Prices Fell 13-23% In 7 Days
In the last seven days, the price of bitcoin fell by 13 percent, XRP by 16 percent, ethereum by 15 percent, bitcoin cash by 22 percent, stellar by 23 percent, and EOS by 17 percent.
$3 Million Cryptocurrency Theft In Bulgaria Leads To 3 Arrests
Authorities in Bulgaria arrested three suspects Thursday and charged them with theft of cryptocurrencies worth about $3 million.
Cybercriminals, Mobile Internet Companies Committing Ad Fraud On Android, iOS Users
Two mobile internet companies employed ad fraud schemes to claim app installation credit. Cybercriminals deployed malware ads to redirect users to fake websites with an intent to steal user data.
Department Of Defense's Research Arm To Host Blockchain Workshop
Department of Defense's research arm intends to host a blockchain workshop on February 2019 to understand the broader implications that the technology might hold for the DOD.
Bitmain Cryptojacked Customers' Mining Devices, Lawsuit Claims
Gor Gevorkyan, a customer of Bitmain, alleged in a lawsuit that Bitmain was cryptojacking its customers’ newly-purchased mining devices to mine bitcoin.
World's Largest Bitcoin Mining Farm Gets Paraguay Government Backing
The Paraguay government will provide 530,000 square feet of land and subsidized power to build the bitcoin mining farm, which would be located near the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Cryptocurrency Miners In Norway Lose Electricity Subsidies, May Face Closure
Cryptocurrency mining firms in Norway received the same electricity tax discount as other power-intensive industries, meaning they paid less than 2.8 percent of the standard rate to power their rigs.
European Commission To Launch Blockchain Association In 2019
The European Commission announced Tuesday it would launch an association for trusted blockchain applications, and some banks have been invited to join this initiative.
Crypto Mining Machines Sold As Junk In China Amid Bitcoin Price Crash
Amid the slump in cryptocurrency prices, some small and medium-sized miners in China have been selling their mining machines in the second-hand market as they are not able to cover the electricity cost.
Microsoft's Blockchain As A Service Dislodges IBM From Top Spot: ABI Research
Market foresight advisory firm ABI Research assessed a number of platforms, including Microsoft, IBM, Amazon and Alibaba, that provide blockchain as a service.
Quantum Technology Can Make Blockchain Security Vulnerable, Researchers Say
Researchers from the Russian Quantum Center claimed quantum technology would soon have the ability to "make blockchains vulnerable."
Only Bitcoin Accepted For Historic Malta Palazzo Up For Sale
The owner of a 421-year-old historic palazzo in Valletta, Malta — valued at $3 million — has said he would only accept bitcoin for its purchase, despite the recent fall in the cryptocurrency's value.
New York Man Hacked Silicon Valley Executives' Phones, Stole $1 Million In Cryptocurrency
A 21-year-old Manhattan man, Nicholas Truglia, had hacked into the phones of six Silicon Valley executives but could only steal cryptocurrency from one of them.
Bitcoin Price Manipulation: After CFTC, DOJ Investigating Tether, Bitfinex
The Department of Justice started an investigation into whether Tether and Bitfinex engaged in market manipulation for illegally moving bitcoin prices during December 2017, when they peaked.
North Korea Blockchain Conference: US Citizens Welcome, But No Foreign Journalists
To be held in April 2019, the blockchain and cryptocurrency conference in North Korea won't allow citizens from South Korea, Japan, Israel, as well as any foreign journalists.
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Dispute Costing Miners Millions In Revenue, Research Finds
The dispute started by the two groups behind bitcoin cash's two forks, bitcoin cash ABC and bitcoin cash SV, has cost miners losses of as much as $6.1 million in gross revenue, according to research.