Police Arrest Hackers Suspected of Stealing $87 Million in Crypto

The U.S. Consumer Price Index rose faster than expected last month, with the year-over-year pace up to 3.2% versus estimates for 3.1% and January's 3.1%, the government reported Tuesday morning. The core rate – which strips out food and energy costs – also disappointed to the upside, coming in at 3.8% against expectations of 3.7%.On

Dec 26, 2019 at 19:53 UTCUpdated Dec 30, 2019 at 20:45 UTCYouTube erroneously purged cryptocurrency education videos from its video-sharing platform this week but claims to have reinstated them, according to a spokesperson. Content creators, however, are telling a different story.Responding to allegations it had intentionally deleted content from cryptocurrency education channels ChrisDunnTV, Crypto Tips,…

As Crypto Prices Reeled in Q1, These Coins Stood OutThe first quarter of 2020 will be remembered as a period when the coronavirus-led uncertainty set off a liquidity crisis in financial markets, forcing investors to sell everything, including bitcoin (BTC).The top cryptocurrency, often touted as a safe haven, fell by 10 percent in the first…

Crypto is a world built for autodidacts, a playground for polymaths. Tarun Chitra, the founder of the risk management, economic research and software optimization organization Gauntlet, is just one shining example. In a conversation with Chitra, this comes through. It seems there is no corner of crypto he hasn’t examined.Chitra, who often takes his time

China's top-level internet censorship agency has released a draft policy framework that is setting out to regulate blockchain-related service providers in the country. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the central government's internet censor, published a draft policy on Friday called "The Regulation for Managing Blockchain Information Services" and is looking for public feedback before it…

Jan 31, 2020 at 10:30 UTCUpdated Jan 31, 2020 at 10:33 UTCDeribit is launching daily options as the exchange faces increasing competition in the crypto options market. Deribit announced this week it would begin offering daily bitcoin index options Feb. 3. Scheduled every day at 08:00 UTC, users will be able to begin trading options…

DENVER – U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce said the top U.S. investment watchdog is in an “enforcement-only mode” when it comes to crypto, underscoring the uphill battle the industry faces against a litigious SEC.Speaking at ETHDenver Thursday, Peirce, the most crypto-friendly of the SEC’s five commissioners, bemoaned that a regulator needed to

Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.George Kaloudis is a research analyst and columnist for CoinDesk.Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take…

Dec 12, 2019 at 20:10 UTCMining image via ShutterstockMining Giant Glencore to Trace Cobalt Using ‘Responsible Sourcing’ Blockchain ConsortiumCobalt producer Glencore PLC is joining the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN).In a press release Thursday, the publicly traded company, one of the world’s largest cobalt producers, announced it would utilize RSBN’s Hyperledger Fabric platform for its…