KUNA Launches a Crowdsale for Ukraine’s First Bitcoin ExchangeBitcoin agency KUNA announced a crowdsale for Ukraine’s first bitcoin exchange. Auction set to sale 10 percent of shares of the new platform launches on December, 13.
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KUNA Launches a Crowdsale for Ukraine’s First Bitcoin Exchange
American Miner Accused of Running a Ponzi SchemeThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a claim in a court stating that founder of two mining companies established a Ponzi scheme in order to pocket money of his investors. The companies in question are ZenMiner and GAW Miners, both of which are owned by Homero Garza.
Goldman Sachs to Create a New CryptocurrencyUS-based international bank Goldman Sachs has applied to the US Patent and Trademark Office seeking for patenting its proprietary cryptocurrency-based system for settlement of securities. The cryptocurrency dubbed SETLcoin, according to the application, is intended for p2p-exchange of digital tokens, which in their turn act as instantaneous replacement for actual securities being traded.
Forbes: Blockchain Technology will Ultimately Disrupt Centralised and Cloud Based Storage ServicesThere is no secret that many mainstream entities engaged in various activities are producing blockchain hype these days. Those in the crypto-community who like having their finger on the pulse of what is going on, are very well aware of expanding interest and adoption of bitcoin’s underlying technology amidst banks, traditional exchanges, and other influential […]
Estonia Seeks Cryptocurrency ClarificationThe Supreme Court of Estonia has made a request addressed to local central bank, two government departments, the Bank of Estonia, and the country’s financial regulator, to clarify their views on legal stance of digital currencies in regard to AML policies and general essence of cryptocurrency and the underpinning technology thereof.
Barbados is Recommended to Use Crypto Money as Reserve CurrencyFormer employees of the Central Bank of Barbados have issued a paper titled ‘Should Cryptocurrencies Be Included In The Portfolio Of International Reserves Held By The Central Bank Of Barbados?’ where they suggest that the island’s regulator should consider using cryptocurrency as its foreign reserve. However, according to the authors, the amount of the reserve […]
Russia is to Ban TwitterThe court of the Chechnia, Russia, considered Charlie Hebdo’s account in Twitter the one that violates religious feelings of believers, and thus ruled to ban the social network in Russia.
A Hacker Extorts $3m Worth of Bitcoins from a UAE BankA bank in Sharjah, UAE, fell victim to a hacker, who demands $3 million worth of bitcoins as a ransom.