Founder of crypto ‘Ponzi’ scheme’ IcomTech sentenced to 10 years in prison

Making the token non-transferable could force users to pay the 1.5% Friend.tech platform fee in an “ironic” shift from the platform’s non-venture capitalist approach.

Bulls have something to celebrate after a classic on-chain metric prints its first major divergence in months. 465 Total views 15 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) may have stopped short of $40,000, but this week’s gains have helped spark a more significant breakout for underlying price strength.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewRSI breaks a two-month…

ThreatFabric, an Amsterdam-based cybersecurity firm specializing in threats to the financial industry, has identified the "Cerberus" Trojan that steals 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) codes generated by the Google Authenticator app for internet banking, email accounts, and cryptocurrency exchanges.US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is one of the crypto platforms listed in Cerberus’ exhaustive list of targets — which…

The founder and lead developer of Ethereum Name Service has warned his X followers of an “extremely sophisticated” phishing attack that can impersonate Google and trick users into giving out login credentials.  The phishing attack exploits Google’s infrastructure to send a fake alert to users informing them that their Google data is being shared with

Ethereum's native token Ether (ETH) fell to as low as $950 on Uniswap—a decentralized crypto exchange— this June 13, about 20% lower than its spot rate across other exchanges.ETH/USD hourly price chart. Source: UniswapOver $130M ETH sold in six hoursThe incident happened at around 3:00 am UTC after a whale dumped 65,000 ETH for multiple…

Not many crypto search terms have come close to their peaks in spite of the new bull market, but Ethereum is a notable exception. 7165 Total views 27 Total shares More people are searching for the word “Ethereum” now than ever before in its history. Google Trends reveals that the number of Google searches currently being…

Switzerland's principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, has postponed the launch of its “fully-regulated” cryptocurrency exchange SIX Digital Exchange (SDX).As Reuters reported on Sept. 23, a spokesperson familiar with the situation said that SIX moved the full launch of SDX to the end of 2020 primarily due to legal and regulatory issues. The exchange is…

The exchange also plans to launch additional trading pairs in the near future. 879 Total views 16 Total shares OKEx has listed the native token of Polkadot (DOT) on its trading platform.According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on July 17, DOT spot trading against Tether’s USDT stablecoin on OKEx started at 8:00 AM UTC…