Manchester court sentences 7 for kidnapping, $124K crypto extortion

Four agencies of the state government of Vermont in the United States have jointly formed a working group to study blockchain technology, according to an announcement published Dec. 10.The working group will comprise the Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), the Secretary of State, and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development…

Bitcoin (BTC) price could face fresh volatility if Craig Wright's giant $2 billion tax bill comes from dumping 200,000 coins on the market.Wright, who faced the law after allegations he stole $10 billion from former business partner Dave Kleiman, must now pay his widow Ira half of that sum, or 500,000 BTC.The payout, ordered by Magistrate…

Belarus Central Bank authorizes several banks in the country to begin issuing tokenized offerings. 279 Total views 4 Total shares On June 10, 12 Belarus' commercial and state-owned banks received permission from the national central bank to issue digital tokens. They will distribute these digital offerings through an upcoming pilot program.According to Sputnik Belarus, the…

Wealthfront users will now be able to have up to 10% of their portfolios composed of the Grayscale Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts. 167 Total views 72 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) exposure has come to one of the world's biggest automated investment firms.In a blog post on July 29, Wealthfront, which has $25…

Bitcoin bulls demand a rematch with final resistance below all-time highs to start the week as BTC price upside puts $70,000 back in play.

Bitcoin price (BTC) fell almost 5% on Monday morning, finding lows of $8,593, completely reversing the weekend recovery back above the $9,000 handle and below the lows of the prior week.As we have seen recently, all other major cryptos have followed suit, with Ether (ETH) managing to perform better against the U.S. dollar than its…