A mysterious buyer snapped up 67,000 acres in the Nevada desert earlier this year. At the end of October, the buyer gave The New York Times’ Nathaniel Popper a tour of the property and described his ambitious plans. It involves a town, an e-gaming arena, underground vaults, and lots of blockchain.
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A Cryptocurrency Millionaire Wants to Build a Utopia in Nevada (Published 2018)
A man spent millions on an enormous plot of land near Reno. Now he wants to build a community based on the blockchain technology introduced by Bitcoin.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is charging the founder of EtherDelta, Zachary Coburn, with operating an unregistered exchange.
Over 18 months, the platform “executed more than 3.6 million orders, including tokens that are securities under the federal securities laws,” according to the Commission.
Coburn agreed to pay $300,000 in disgorgement, $13,000 in pre-judgment interest, and a $75,000 penalty.
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Over 18 months, the platform “executed more than 3.6 million orders, including tokens that are securities under the federal securities laws,” according to the Commission.
Coburn agreed to pay $300,000 in disgorgement, $13,000 in pre-judgment interest, and a $75,000 penalty.
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Coindesk
SEC Charges EtherDelta Founder Over 'Unregistered Securities Exchange'
The SEC has charged Zachary Coburn, founder of EtherDelta, with running an unregistered national securities exchange.
The Commissioner for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Brian Quintenz gave a speech on the regulation of intellectual contracts at the GITEX Technology Week in Dubai. He has acknowledged that there are still many problems in the field of smart contracts that need to be resolved, and therefore market participants are unlikely to avoid CFTC control.
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decenter.org
Could the Development and Publication of a Smart Contract Code Be a Crime?
Who is to blame if a smart contract falls into the wrong hands?
On Thursday, November 1, the decentralized cloud storage blockchain Sia successfully completed a planned hard fork, after which ASIC miners from Bitmain and Innosilicon cannot participate in the production of blocks. As a result, only one type of mining equipment, which is produced by a subsidiary of the Sia developer company, Obelisk, remained compatible with the updated Sia protocol. The miners, who believe that the “developer” monopolization is no better than that of Bitmain, refused to change the algorithm and formed a competing branch of the blockchain, which operates according to the old consensus mechanism.
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Another Classic and Another “Declaration of Independence”: Sia’s Hard Fork Followed the Ethereum Scenario
Another fork, another drama. This time, the Sia blockchain has decided to undergo mitosis.
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🔌 Bitmain is deploying 90,000 S9 Antminers to the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, preparing for the “Hash War” for Bitcoin Cash.
via Cointelegraph
💸 Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has become the latest crypto trading platform to launch a venture-capital arm.
via The Block
👨⚖️ The judge has lifted the order to freeze Charlie Shrem’s assets in the Winklevoss case.
via CoinDesk
🇨🇳 Two Chinese cities are reportedly using the blockchain technology to track offenders on parole.
via ccn
🇹🇭 Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expects to approve the country’s first portal for initial coin offerings (ICOs) this month.
via Bitcoin.com
🔌 Bitmain is deploying 90,000 S9 Antminers to the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, preparing for the “Hash War” for Bitcoin Cash.
via Cointelegraph
💸 Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has become the latest crypto trading platform to launch a venture-capital arm.
via The Block
👨⚖️ The judge has lifted the order to freeze Charlie Shrem’s assets in the Winklevoss case.
via CoinDesk
🇨🇳 Two Chinese cities are reportedly using the blockchain technology to track offenders on parole.
via ccn
🇹🇭 Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expects to approve the country’s first portal for initial coin offerings (ICOs) this month.
via Bitcoin.com
Link to tweet: https://twitter.com/erikvoorhees/status/1060548059996684290
Cryptocurrency-focused law firm Silver Miller filed arbitration claims against AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of their clients who fell victim to SIM swapping hacks.
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Victims Sue AT&T, T-Mobile Over 'SIM Swap' Crypto Hacks
A cryptocurrency-focused law firm in the U.S. says it has filed lawsuits against AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of victims of "SIM swapping" hacks.
On November 5, the American White House fully restored the sanctions that were applied to Iran earlier, but had been canceled by the previous U.S. President, Barack Obama, because of the “nuclear deal.” Back then, it seemed to Washington that Tehran was ready to abandon the development of nuclear weapons, but Trump does not see it that way right now. Meanwhile, in the United States, the authoritative American journal Foreign Policy stated on the eve of the introduction of new restrictions that the sanctions would not have any significant impact on the political elite of Iran.
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decenter.org
The U.S. Is Sealing the Cryptocurrency “Loophole” Allowing to Circumvent Sanctions
The U.S. is once again sealing up the cracks in the cryptocurrency world for the sake of sanctions.
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💸 Mike Novogratz’s merchant bank Galaxy Digital is shifting its focus to institutional business.
via The Block
💳 Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announced charging a three-percent fee on all external wire withdrawal requests from its high-frequency clients.
via Bitfinex
💎 Ethereum developers chose January as a deadline for Constantinople upgrade.
via CoinDesk
🔍 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) puts decentralized exchanges on notice.
via Forbes
👩⚖️ Bitmain has sued an anonymous hacker who has allegedly stolen $5.5 million in cryptocurrency from the company’s Binance account.
via Cointelegraph
💸 Mike Novogratz’s merchant bank Galaxy Digital is shifting its focus to institutional business.
via The Block
💳 Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announced charging a three-percent fee on all external wire withdrawal requests from its high-frequency clients.
via Bitfinex
💎 Ethereum developers chose January as a deadline for Constantinople upgrade.
via CoinDesk
🔍 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) puts decentralized exchanges on notice.
via Forbes
👩⚖️ Bitmain has sued an anonymous hacker who has allegedly stolen $5.5 million in cryptocurrency from the company’s Binance account.
via Cointelegraph
EOS arbitrator ruled to reverse transactions that had already been confirmed: What do we know so far about the controversy?
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The Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange BTCC will “shut down all mining servers on November 15 and will cease operations indefinitely from November 30.”
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Hong Kong-Based Bitcoin Mining Pool BTCC to Close Indefinitely
Hong-Kong based bitcoin exchange, BTCC has made known through a press release, plans to shut down its mining pool business BTCC Pool Limited after four years of operation in Hong-Kong.
Germany’s financial regulator, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), is making efforts to coordinate the activities of European financial watchdogs towards legislative regulation of initial coin offerings (ICOs).
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Germany Calls for the Global ICO Regulation
The German authorities are calling for unified regulation of ICOs all over the world if not in Europe alone.
Of the top 10 relayers, three (Radar Relay, LedgerDex, and Bamboo Relay) exclusively accept ZRX for trading fees. That amounts to ~22% of the total relayer trading volume. Source »
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⌚️ Asian cryptocurrency traders are amassing Bitcoin Cash in anticipation of the upcoming hard fork.
via CoinDesk
♻️ Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex will start offering pre-fork trading of Bitcoin Cash tokens “to prevent any risk of manipulation and hence to maintain a healthy market.”
via Bitfinex
💵 The total number of Bitcoin ATMs installed around the world has reached 3,990.
via Ethereum World News
🇯🇵 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) will use Ripple (XRP) to create a new cross-border payments service to Brazil.
via Cointelegraph
🕌 An Indian cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme has deceived a number of Muslim investors by promising Halal investments and positioning itself as a Sharia-compliant investment program.
via ccn
⌚️ Asian cryptocurrency traders are amassing Bitcoin Cash in anticipation of the upcoming hard fork.
via CoinDesk
♻️ Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex will start offering pre-fork trading of Bitcoin Cash tokens “to prevent any risk of manipulation and hence to maintain a healthy market.”
via Bitfinex
💵 The total number of Bitcoin ATMs installed around the world has reached 3,990.
via Ethereum World News
🇯🇵 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) will use Ripple (XRP) to create a new cross-border payments service to Brazil.
via Cointelegraph
🕌 An Indian cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme has deceived a number of Muslim investors by promising Halal investments and positioning itself as a Sharia-compliant investment program.
via ccn
What was SegWit2x? Why should block sizes be limited? What is the “real Bitcoin?” What are the interdependent consensus constituents, and how do consensus changes succeed or fail?
Find out what Andreas Antonopoulos has to say.
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Find out what Andreas Antonopoulos has to say.
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YouTube
Bitcoin Q&A: What was SegWit2x?
A review on some "deep history" of Bitcoin... that is, one year ago. What was SegWit2x? Why should block sizes be limited? What is the "real Bitcoin"? What a...
According to unconfirmed information, Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu has reportedly lost executive power in a board reshuffle.
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Bitmain Co-Founder Jihan Wu Loses Executive Power in Board Reshuffle, Says Chinese Media
Unsubstantiated reports quoting a lawyer from Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain suggest co-founder Wu no longer has executive power.
Forwarded from Minter Network
How does one set up and run a masternode? What are the real numbers for different architecture configurations? How much would it all cost? Click the link below to find out:
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decenter.org
How Much Does It Cost to Launch a Masternode and Maintain It? Different Architecture Configurations within the Minter Network
The technical specifications and costs of launching a masternode on the Minter network.
The first “Bitcoin felon” and founder of the BitInstant exchange, Charlie Shrem, is again accused of fraud. This time, the Winklevoss twins are the plaintiffs, who are confident that the crypto entrepreneur stole 5,000 Bitcoins from them, which is about $32 million at the current rate. The publication of The New York Times describes the events that took place in 2012 when Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss turned to Shrem for buying Bitcoins. The brothers claim that throughout cooperation, Shrem appropriated 5,000 Bitcoins.
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decenter.org
Winklevoss Brothers v. Charlie Shrem: Where Will Justice Prevail?
The Winklevoss brothers are suing Charlie Shrem for embezzlement.
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💵 The profits Bitmain posted in its IPO prospectus turned out to be considerably smaller than what it had told investors in the earlier funding rounds.
via The Block
🇨🇳 China’s government officials have shut down crypto miners in two provinces for “strict” tax inspections. Bitmain, a mining giant which is also eyeing an IPO, recently deployed 90,000 S9 Antminer rigs to one of those regions.
via ccn
🇯🇵 Japanese IT giant GMO has reported a loss of about USD 5.6 million for its cryptocurrency mining business in Q3 2018.
via CoinDesk
🏢 Hedge funds aren’t giving up on cryptocurrencies just yet. Buying into equity-like digital tokens may be “like getting in on Bitcoin at the beginning,” as some of them believe.
via Bloomberg
👨🏻💻 This year’s Forbes 30-Under-30 list features four young crypto entrepreneurs aged between 25 and 28.
via ccn
💵 The profits Bitmain posted in its IPO prospectus turned out to be considerably smaller than what it had told investors in the earlier funding rounds.
via The Block
🇨🇳 China’s government officials have shut down crypto miners in two provinces for “strict” tax inspections. Bitmain, a mining giant which is also eyeing an IPO, recently deployed 90,000 S9 Antminer rigs to one of those regions.
via ccn
🇯🇵 Japanese IT giant GMO has reported a loss of about USD 5.6 million for its cryptocurrency mining business in Q3 2018.
via CoinDesk
🏢 Hedge funds aren’t giving up on cryptocurrencies just yet. Buying into equity-like digital tokens may be “like getting in on Bitcoin at the beginning,” as some of them believe.
via Bloomberg
👨🏻💻 This year’s Forbes 30-Under-30 list features four young crypto entrepreneurs aged between 25 and 28.
via ccn