Crypto Miner Steals $5M Worth of Computing Power Using Identity of Riot Games FounderCo-founder of Riot Games Marc Merrill had his identity stolen by a Singaporian national who used Merrill’s personal information to illegally access $5 million worth of computing power.Nov 7, 2019Joeri Cant
FBI: Crypto Is A ‘Significant Problem That Will Get Bigger And Bigger’Director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation Christopher Wray said that cryptocurrencies present a significant and growing problem for the intelligence agency.Nov 7, 2019Joeri Cant
Pro-Crypto Silvergate Bank Goes Public in Listing on NYSESilvergate Capital (NYSE:SI) celebrates its IPO day and launches shares trading on the NYSE on Nov. 7.Nov 7, 2019Helen Partz
Indeed: Searches for BTC Jobs Drop 53%, Employer Demand Up 26% in 2019Indeed reports a major discrepancy between growth rates of job seeker and employer interest in crypto since 2015, with employer demand outpacing employees.Nov 7, 2019Helen Partz
At Current Rates, Cash App To Buy 16% of New BTC Supply After HalvingCash App will be buying 16% of Bitcoin’s new supply after the halving if the firm’s buying appetite doesn’t decrease and the asset’s price increase.Nov 7, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
Preview of Today’s SEC Meeting on Harmonizing Securities ExemptionsCointelegraph previews U.S. SEC-hosted meetings on streamlining exemptions to registration for securities offerings.Nov 7, 2019Kollen Post
BTC Miners: No More Basement Rigs, Greater Profits to ComeBitcoin mining has become a multibillion-dollar industry — but with 85% of Bitcoin extracted, is it still profitable?Nov 7, 2019Will Heasman
Russia: New Law Would Let Police Confiscate Bitcoin From 2021A project by the interior ministry and other entities even includes creating dedicated government wallets for transferring of seized funds.Nov 7, 2019William Suberg
Shanghai Gov’t Partners With 6 Banks on Blockchain Alliance for TradeThe municipal Shanghai government has joined forces with financial institutions to create an alliance to foster the use of blockchain for global trade.Nov 7, 2019Marie Huillet
Bitcoin Miner Canaan Creative’s 2019 Revenue Nears $100M Ahead of IPONew documentation shows 2019 is still negative overall for the Bitcoin mining company, which beat competitors to the IPO crown.Nov 7, 2019William Suberg
Ether Price Breaks Key Resistance — Can It Repeat Bitcoin’s 42% Gain?Ether’s USD and BTC pair suggest the continuation of the bullish breakout that started on Nov. 3, over a week after Bitcoin’s 42% daily gains.Nov 7, 2019Horus Hughes
Micree Zhan Claims He Was Removed From Bitmain Without ConsentBitmain co-founder Jihan Wu claimed that he was removed from the company without his consent and has said he will return, by legal methods if necessary.Nov 7, 2019Aaron Wood
Australian Home Affairs Minister Says Terrorists Use Crypto to Obfuscate CrimesAustralian Minister of Home Affairs Peter Dutton warned that terrorists are exploiting cryptocurrencies to “fund their deadly missions.”Nov 7, 2019Joeri Cant
Bitcoin Buyers for Square’s Cash App Doubled in Q3 2019Square’s Cash App reports that first-time Bitcoin buyers almost doubled in Q3 2019, despite the low profit margin on BTC sales.Nov 7, 2019Joeri Cant
Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange Opens Tezos Staking to All US CustomersU.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service Coinbase is now introducing staking rewards for all Tezos holders on the exchange.Nov 6, 2019Joeri Cant
Dai Stablecoin Hits 100M Debt Ceiling Ahead of Collateral Protocol UpgradeThe Dai stablecoin has hit its 100 million token debt ceiling ahead of an upgrade to its collateral protocol.Nov 6, 2019Aaron Wood
Following a $72 Million Token Sale, Nervos to Launch Its ‘Lina’ MainnetOpen-source public blockchain project Nervos has announced the launch of its mainnet dubbed Lina on Nov. 16.Nov 6, 2019Joeri Cant
Bitcoin ‘Carry Trade’ Can Net Annual Gains With Little Risk, Says PlanBTrading strategies that yield consistent profit can be hard to find but crypto analyst PlanB says it’s possible to gain 7-10% per year from Bitcoin.Nov 6, 2019Benjamin Pirus
A Note From The Editor: Allow Me To Introduce MyselfVeteran journalist Jay Cassano is Cointelegraph’s new executive editor.Nov 6, 2019Jay Cassano
How Will China Pursue Xi Jinping’s Blockchain Adoption Plan?Following President Xi’s statement, China is now actively pursuing blockchain development through regulation, promotion and application.Nov 6, 2019Julia Magas
BitMEX Email Data Leak Fallout Is Serious, Many Users Already AffectedEven though BitMEX is trying to brush aside its recent email leak, many industry personnel seem to think the matter is serious.Nov 6, 2019Shiraz Jagati
China Signs Agreement With Hong Kong Central Bank for Blockchain PushSubsidiaries of the jurisdictions’ two central banks will collaborate on a new project to link their two trade finance platforms using blockchain technology.Nov 6, 2019William Suberg
Binance CEO: New Wallet Security Solution ‘Far Superior’ to Multi-SigThe CEO of Binance claims that a newly open-sourced solution for wallet providers and custodians is “far superior” to multi-sig security and will reshape the industry.Nov 6, 2019Marie Huillet
Azerbaijan to Adopt Blockchain-Based ID System in 2020A Central Bank of Azerbaijan official says a blockchain-based digital ID system will be adopted in the Q1 2020.Nov 6, 2019Helen Partz
Bitfinex Cancels $8M Kim Dotcom IEO Citing Regulatory ‘Clear Risks’The token sale was due to support Dotcom’s K.im content sharing platform, but will now face an unspecified delay.Nov 6, 2019William Suberg
3 Reasons Why One Trader Didn’t ‘Manipulate’ Bitcoin Price to $20KResearch claiming one Tether wallet partly sparked Bitcoin’s 2017 all-time price high misunderstands markets, says Jeremy Allaire, among other reasons.Nov 6, 2019William Suberg
Tradewind Digital Platform Uses Blockchain to Track Provenance of GoldBlockchain-powered gold trading platform has launched a new system to track the provenance of its physical gold and other precious metals.Nov 6, 2019Joeri Cant
Æternity Releases Final Hard Fork Software to Compete with EthereumThe core development team of blockchain platform Æternity announced the release of the software of its latest hard fork, Lima.Nov 6, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
Ripple’s Xpring Invests in New Smart Contract PlatformXpring, Ripple’s investment arm and tech incubator, has made an investment into smart contract platform Flare Networks.Nov 6, 2019Joeri Cant
Arweave Secures $5 Million in Funding Round Led By Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz leads a $5 million funding round for Arweave, a blockchain startup focused on permanent online data storage.Nov 6, 2019Joeri Cant