Bitcoin exchange reserve metric hits 3-year low

Even Vladimir Putin was not able to save this Dark Web mastermind who ran an elite invite-only cybercrime club. 682 Total views 13 Total shares A Russian hacker was sentenced to nine years in prison by a U.S. court on June 26. The hacker, Aleksei Burkov, was previously considered to be of personal interest by…

Players took offense to the suggestion that gamers may not yet fully understand the benefits of NFTs. 430 Total views 31 Total shares Nicolas Pouard, vice president at Ubisoft's Strategic Innovations Lab, commented on the negative gamer feedback that Ubisoft received after introducing Quartz and Digits, in an interview with Finder."It's a reaction we are accustomed to. I…

Embattled Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX reportedly never had the $190 million in Bitcoin (BTC) it supposedly lost access to when its CEO unexpectedly died, new research claimed on Feb. 5.The report, published on cryptocurrency portal Zerononcense Blog, makes several claims about the true state of QuadrigaCX’s Bitcoin holdings, all of which contradict official statements.QuadrigaCX has…

Finance Redefined is Cointelegraph's DeFi-centric newsletter contextualizing major events in the previous week. Subscribers receive a copy every Wednesday.Editor's NoteThis is one of those weeks where it’s hard to find a central topic for this newsletter. There weren’t any big scandals or releases, more like a slow grind with a few projects launching new features,…

The Federal Trade Commission alerts everyone to stay vigilant of a new payment scam involving impersonators and crypto ATMs. 348 Total views 30 Total shares The FTC published an alert of a new version of a scam involving cryptocurrencies. The scam has three key components, an impersonator, a QR code and a crypto ATM where…

The Coins Podcast docuseries will explore the history of money and the impact that crypto and blockchain tech has had on the global financial system. 556 Total views 4 Total shares A glossy looking documentary series centered on the history of money and cryptocurrency premiere on August 19th at 7:00 am UTC, and features interviews…

Ukrainian authorities will be able to “block crypto wallets” in order to seize illegally obtained assets, a notice on the country’s Ministry of Finance says.Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s Finance Minister, reportedly said that the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine (SFMS) will be the responsible authority for tracking the sources of origin of the funds on…

Microsoft, one of the world's largest software makers by revenue, is currently on a blockchain streak. This time, Microsoft presented a vast blockchain-related plan: a decentralized identity (DID) network built atop of the bitcoin network, which can potentially empower users all over the internet to take control over their personal data and content.Earlier in May…