Return of the ICOs? IEOs Raised $262 Million in 6 Months
CoinGecko has published its crypto market report for Q2 2019. The report notes that Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) are on the rise, with 72 projects raising a total of $262… Read more »
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Reddit Co-Founder Ohanian Leads $3.75 Million Round in 'Hearthstone' Competitor – CoinDesk
A blockchain-based game studio is getting funding to take on “Magic: The Gathering” and “Hearthstone.” Announced this morning, Horizon Games raised $3.75 million in seed funding in a round led by… Read more »
John McAfee Reiterates His $1 Million by 2020 BTC Price Prediction
In a rather haughty Tweet posted earlier today, American crypto enthusiast John McAfee wrote that he was “laughing his f—— ass off” at the concern over Bitcoin’s falling price this… Read more »
Bitpoint Hacked for $32 Million, Another Example of Crypto's Volatility
A Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange called Bitpoint has suspended operations after it lost $32 million to a hacking last night. The company that runs the exchange, Remixpoint, discovered that ¥3.5 billion… Read more »
NYC Students Rejoice as Hackers Extort College for $2 Million in Bitcoin
Hackers have successfully breached the network of the New York City-based Monroe College, demanding $2 million in Bitcoin to restore the institution’s encrypted data following a carefully-orchestrated ransomware attack. But… Read more »
Binance Destroys $26 Million Worth of Its Team's BNB Tokens – CoinDesk
Binance, the world’s top exchange by trading volume, says it has completed the eight quarterly “burn” of Binance coin (BNB) tokens. The exchange posted Friday that the burn – the… Read more »
$100 Million More in Tether Printed: How Will This Affect Bitcoin Price?
A “whale alert” is a type of Twitter alert that notifies traders when large sums of crypto or Bitcoin is moved from one point to another on the blockchain. It… Read more »
OneCoin Crypto Scam Boss Faces Jail Trial after $20 Million Bail Fail
The CEO of the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, Konstantin Ignatov, will have to undergo trial while still in custody. The New York Southern District Court’s Judge Edgardo Ramos denied a bond… Read more »
Boris Johnson says “million to one” chance of leaving the European Union without a deal
Think Bitcoin is volatile, what about this guy? Earlier this week he said the UK will be leaving the EU on October 31 with or without a deal – “Do or… Read more »
Six Detained in Connection with $28 Million Crypto Heist in Europe
Six people have been arrested in Europe in relation to the theft of almost $28 million worth of crypto assets. There are thought to be around 4,000 victims of the… Read more »