Australian Law Enforcement Nets 2000 Percent Gains From Seized Bitcoin
Back in 2016, Australian authorities arrested a suspect in a sting involving an arms dealer. The weapons were bought and paid for using Bitcoin, resulting in the Bitcoin used in the transactions being seized as evidence.When law enforcement first began the litigation process, the seized crypto assets were worth roughly $5000, but by the time they had received the crypto, the value of all the seized Bitcoin had ballooned to $105,000, resulting in a 2,000% gain for law enforcement.
28 Okt 20192min
SIM Swapping Still Biggest Threat to US Traders
Because of vast losses in digital coins, consumers are finally taking regulators to task for no control over swapping SIM cards.
24 Okt 20193min
Cameron Winklevoss Says Bitcoin Is More Than Digital Gold
In a tweet posted on October 23rd Cameron argued that because Bitcoin is an open source software, its possibilities are boundless.
24 Okt 20192min
Opera Becomes First Major Browser to Enable Direct Bitcoin Payments
The web browser Opera announced that there 350 million users can now send and receive Bitcoin directly from the Opera browser, as well as use the crypto for purchasing goods and services on e-commerce websites.
23 Okt 20193min
The Fed Just Printed More Money Than Bitcoin’s Entire Market Cap
Bitcoin proponents are voicing alarm after the United States Federal Reserve printed more than its entire market cap in new money this month.
21 Okt 20192min
Bitcoin's Lifespan Has Already Reached 40% of An Average Fiat Currency
As Bitcoin statistician and commentator Willy Woo noted, Bitcoin has been around 40% as long as the average government issued currency.
20 Okt 20193min
Bitcoin Made Busting A Dark Child Porn Ring Easy
This week the US Department of Justice announced the seizure of a dark web platform for child pornography called Welcome to Video. The site included a message warning users not to upload adult porn and charged users as much as $350 in Bitcoin.
18 Okt 20193min
Grayscale Shows Its Strongest Demand For Crypto Products Since Inception
Grayscale Investments’ Third quarter report highlighted that inflows have tripled quarter over quarter, from around 84 million dollars to around 254 million dollars, despite recent declines in digital asset market prices. This marks the strongest demand for Grayscale products since the firms inception.
16 Okt 20192min
