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Bitcoin Scams
US Treasury Dept. Takes Action Against Two Iranians Allegedly Involved in BTC Ransomware
[ad_1] The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned two Iranians allegedly involved in Bitcoin (BTC) ransomware scheme SamSam, the Treasury reported…
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Blockchain
Ohio ‘Appears’ to Be First US State to Accept Bitcoin for Taxes, WSJ Report
[ad_1] The U.S. state of Ohio is poised to become the first state to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as tax payment,…
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Bitcoin
Alleged Bitcoin Launderer Vinnik Announces Hunger Strike to ‘Get a Fair Trial’
[ad_1] The lawyer for Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, said his defendant will go…
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Altcoin
Cybersecurity Firm Detects Cryptojacking Malware on Make-A-Wish Foundation Website
[ad_1] Hackers have infected the website of global non-profit organization the Make-A-Wish Foundation with cryptojacking malware, according to a report…
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Bitcoin Scams
SIM Swapping Becomes Increasingly Popular in California, Police Make It “High Priority”
[ad_1] On November 7, a security news and investigation blog KrebsOnSecurity published an interview with REACT Task Force, a California-based…
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Blockchain
West Virginia Secretary of State Reports Successful Blockchain Voting in 2018 Midterm Elections
[ad_1] The Secretary of State of the U.S. state of West Virginia Mac Warner reported a successful first instance of…
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Bitcoin Regulation
US SEC Levies ‘First’ Civil Penalties Against Two ICOs for ‘Unregistered’ Securities
[ad_1] In a self-described “first,” the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed civil penalties against two Initial Coin…
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Bitcoin Regulation
SEC Opened Probe into Erik Voorhees, Crypto Loans Firm Over 2017 $50 Mln Token Sale
[ad_1] Crypto loans company Salt Lending Holdings Inc., once associated with high-profile crypto industry stalwart Erik Voorhees, is facing a…
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Bitcoin Scams
Acting AG Backed Alleged ‘Invention-Promotion Scam’ Touting ‘Time Travel’ Crypto
[ad_1] Acting U.S. attorney general (AG) Matthew G. Whitaker has come under fire for his association with an allegedly fraudulent…
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Adoption
Xerox Wins Patent for Blockchain System That Tracks Revisions to Electronic Documents
[ad_1] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded Xerox a patent for a blockchain-driven auditing system for electronic…
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