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Crime
Two Seniour Executives of South Korean Crypto Exchange, Komid, jailed for Faking Trade Volumes

News coming out of South Korea indicate that two leaders of popular crypto exchange, Komid, have been sentenced to jail for the offense of faking exchange volumes, all this was reported by South Korean crypto publication, blockinpress. CEO of the…

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Chileans Set to Pay Crypto Taxes in 2019

Taxpayers in Chile are reportedly going to have to pay taxes on crypto-currency earnings this year since the country’s internal revenue body  (Servicio de Impuestos Internos, SII) has included a section for crypto assets on THEtaxpayer’s annual income tax returns…

Cryptocurrency
EOS (EOS) Showing Positive Weekly Returns After the Latest Change in the Market

The market is still caught up in the whirlpool of negative market trends, even though we can see occasional rebounds. On January 17th, EOS (EOS) appears to be one of the rare cryptocurrencies showing positive returns on the weekly chart,…

Bitcoin
Could Bitcoin go on a 2017-like Bull Run this year? One Analyst thinks so

The last 24 hours have seen the crypto market recover $4 billion worth of value as the price of Bitcoin rebounded above $3,700.  Major Altcoins such as Tron and Ethereum have also recorded good gains on the day after rising…

Blockchain
Belarus Launches Blockchain Based Platform that will allow Customers to Buy Tokenized Securities

A January 15 Reuters report indicates that Belarus has launched a trading platform enabling customers to purchase tokenized versions of shares, Gold and other traditional assets. This Belarusian project is reportedly backed by two companies, Larnbel ventures, and VP capital.…

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ETC transaction charges hiked; investors cry foul

Ethereum Classic Blockchain has abruptly incurred a surged transaction cost on the network and investors are worried. This has raised eyebrows among users with pundits speculating a possible double spend attack cooking. In the wake of double spend attacks that…

Crypto Exchange
‘Coins in ETC Trust Fund secure’: Grayscale to investors

Amid rising tension regarding the vulnerability of crypto assets and increased vigor of double spending attacks on cryptocurrency networks whose climax hitherto has been the recent reorganization of transaction on the Ethereum Classic Blockchain, Grayscale Investment, the startup which underpins…

Crime
Guarda Reports two Alleged Ethereum Scam forks that are Appropriating user’s Private Keys

Ethereum has been hit by a new scam with Altcoins Ethereum Nowa (ETN) and Ethereum classic vision (ECTV) appropriating user’s private keys of users trying to redeem their allegedly forked coins. The suspected scam was unearthed by a report by…

Cryptocurrency
over-regulation is Stifling the Crypto Space in Ukraine according to the Country’s Central Bank Official

According to a Ukrainian central bank official, overregulation in Ukraine is putting a ceiling on crypto development in the country. According to the director of strategy and reform department of NBU, Mikhail Vidyakin, too many institutions in Ukraine have been…

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Cryptocurrency
New Brazilian President Shreds Plan by previous Administration of Launching Crypto-currency for the Country’s Indigenous People

Newly elected Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, who assumed office only a week ago has criticized a project that had offered to create a crypto-currency for indigenous people and revealed that plans to advance that project had been shelved. Bolsonaro also…