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Syscoin wallet download replaced with malicious trojan

The Syscoin project found itself confronting a security scare when users discovered that a versio...

📅 Jul 5, 2018

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Cryptocurrency crime continues evolving alongside the industry

Cryptocurrency promised to reshape finance, but it also created an entirely new playground for di...

📅 Jul 1, 2018

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EOS phishing attack steals thousands of dollars from investors

The EOS phishing episode was a perfect example of how even highly anticipated, heavily funded cry...

📅 Jun 22, 2018

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Roger Ver sued over disputed Bitcoin Cash promotion and exchange claims

Roger Ver has long been one of the most recognizable personalities in the cryptocurrency world. O...

📅 Jun 20, 2018

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Bithumb exchange hack results in $30 million loss

Bithumb’s thirty-million-dollar breach was one more reminder that major exchanges remained some o...

📅 Jun 20, 2018

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Bitcoin mixers and tumblers explain the dark side of financial privacy

Cryptocurrency tumbling services, sometimes referred to as mixers, emerged as one of the most con...

📅 Jun 15, 2018

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Crypto pump-and-dump schemes move from boiler rooms to Telegram groups

Pump-and-dump schemes have existed in financial markets for decades, but cryptocurrency gave them...

📅 Jun 10, 2018

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Alexander Vinnik allegedly targeted in prison poisoning plot

Alexander Vinnik has long been a controversial figure in the cryptocurrency world, largely becaus...

📅 Jun 5, 2018

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Why most crypto investors never see the returns they expect

Every bull market produces its own mythology about easy wealth. Cryptocurrency’s version usually ...

📅 Jun 1, 2018

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Colorado becomes first US state to pursue ICO enforcement actions

Regulators in the United States began sharpening their attention toward cryptocurrency fundraisin...

📅 May 25, 2018

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Bitcoin Trader site exploits celebrity endorsements in UK scam campaign

Celebrity crypto scams became so common in 2018 that the only surprising part was how often they ...

📅 May 20, 2018

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Zimbabwe central bank orders financial institutions to stop crypto services

When the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announced that financial institutions should stop facilitating ...

📅 May 18, 2018