Crypto is democratizing investment banking options—Lightspark founder

The strange case of Egor Kriuchkov — who was he working for? The Department of Justice has charged Russian citizen Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov with conspiracy to damage a protected computer system after he allegedly bribed an employee of a Nevada company with $1 million in Bitcoin to install malware in that company’s computer system.According to…

Two alleged crypto Ponzi scheme operators have requested that a New Jersey federal court grant their release from jail over concerns that the facility will soon host a COVID-19 outbreak.Matthew Goettsche and Jobadiah Weeks submitted separate motions petitioning the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, New Jersey for their release on March 20 and 23,…

A minority investor in a major South Korean crypto exchange is currently the best performing stock in the country. 2115 Total views 13 Total shares The effects of South Korea’s crypto frenzy seem to be spreading beyond the cryptocurrency market to affect stock prices in the country’s stock exchange.According to a report by Bloomberg on…

Bitcoin (BTC) was aiming for $7,000 on April 14 as a sudden $600 dip gave way to a slow grind upwards as the week began.Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360Filbfilb: BTC needs “game changer” $7,250 closeData from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets showed BTC/USD challenging $7,000 resistance on Tuesday. Previously, a slump in traditional market futures produced…

Binance Charity has launched an initiative that seeks to raise $5 million in cryptocurrencies to purchase medical supplies for the countries that have been the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.Binance will lead the #CryptoAgainstCOVID campaign with an initial donation of $1 million USD. The exchange has also pledged to match up to an additional…

A human rights lawyer representing victims of an alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme in Thailand is taking their case to the country’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI).The Bangkok Post reported on Jan. 16 that roughly 20 victims, whose losses are alleged to total 75 million baht (~$2.5 million), are seeking to go beyond the investigations of…

It takes a lot of energy for miners to verify transactions and mint new blocks on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain. According to Statistica, one Bitcoin transaction consumes as much electricity as over 1 million VISA transactions. Moreover, the cryptocurrency's environmental burden increases even more if the energy used for mining stems from fossil fuels.But SAITech,…

Two Italian high schools will begin issuing unchangeable and easily shareable digital diplomas with the Ethereum’s blockchain public technology.The measure, as reported by Cointelegraph Italia on March 12, seeks to make the entire process of issuance and traceability transparent, but above all, to solve a long-standing problem in the country: fake diplomas.The mentioned schools are…