Another Class Lawsuit Claims Bitfinex, Tether Manipulated Bitcoin Market

In this episode, Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Tanzeel Akhtar discuss why one of Justin Sun’s companies is linked to extremism, the insurrection of the Capitol on a blockchain, Iran taking the mining industry under control and also if Europe can regulate bitcoin.Rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, livestreamed the action in DLive;…

Oct 15, 2020 at 15:00 UTCUpdated Oct 15, 2020 at 15:24 UTCThe Associated Press will call some 7,000 races in the 2020 elections. Everipedia will record these calls on its network.(Alterego/Wikimedia Commons)Immutable Calls: AP Election 2020 Results Will Be Recorded on Everipedia’s BlockchainThe Associated Press’s (AP) 2020 election results will be recorded on Everipedia’s blockchain…

Australian computer scientist and one-time Satoshi Nakamoto claimant Craig Wright has been forced to update the homepage of his personal website with a legal notice declaring that he is not the inventor of Bitcoin. The notice – which must be displayed on Wright’s website for six months – declares that Wright lied “extensively and repeatedly”

Craig Wright's legal team denied the Crypto Open Patent Alliance's arguments in its closing argument Wednesday. COPA took Wright to court last month to try and prove he is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.Craig Wright's team started its closing submissions on Wednesday by rebutting the Crypto Open Patent Alliance's fraud allegations against Wright

Sep 24, 2020 at 16:00 UTCBitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 24, 2020With bitcoin markets looking weak alongside a strengthening dollar, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases , subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.Today's Stories:With the U.S. dollar eyeing a…

Prosecutors are exaggerating the amount of access FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried really has to defense material, his attorneys said in a memo late Friday.Bankman-Fried continues to lack decent internet access when produced to a cell block at the Southern District of New York courthouse, and has not had anywhere near the amount of air-gapped computer

Sep 21, 2020 at 20:02 UTCUpdated Sep 21, 2020 at 20:28 UTC(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)SEC, OCC Issue First Regulatory Clarifications for StablecoinsThe U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published fresh guidance, officially clarifying national banks can provide services to stablecoin issuers in the U.S. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency…

news Gaming hardware manufacturer Razer has launched an app that rewards users for mining cryptocurrency – but not with either cash or crypto. Announced Wednesday, the app, dubbed Razer SoftMiner, allows gamers to utilize their idle graphics cards to mine for new transactions blocks on the ethereum blockchain, among other networks. While mining directly using software…

news While Facebook pursues crypto, crypto is pursuing social media. Block.one – the multibillion-dollar startup that built the EOSIO platform – is the latest blockchain firm with social-media aspirations. Announced Saturday at a glitzy event in Washington, D.C., the new platform is called Voice. Block.one says Voice will stand out by not turning its users into products.…