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A publicity stunt for an ICO involving placing a crypto wallet at the top of Mount Everest has resulted in the death of a sherpa.
Employees of the National Police in a Ukrainian town allegedly stole four months worth of electricity to mine crypto at work, local news outlet reports.
A Ukrainian member of parliament has invited citizens to comment on a draft legislation document for cryptocurrencies, which should be finished in “two weeks.”
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The head of the Ukrainian securities commission said that the crypto market is an integral part of economics and finance, and needs legislative recognition.
The police in the Indian state of Gujarat are investigating the alleged kidnapping and extortion of around $2 mln in BTC from a businessman
A cybercrime gang that allegedly targeted international financial organizations has been apprehended in Spain for stealing $1.24 bln.
Microsoft’s Windows Defender Antivirus reported that it stopped more than 400,000 attempts to inject crypto mining malware in 12 hours.
South Burlington, Vermont’s Blockchain pilot program with real estate marketplace Propy has completed the first US all-Blockchain property transaction.
Cisco and the Cyber Police of Ukraine have uncovered a phishing scheme that stole around $50 mln in Bitcoin over three years by targeting blockchain.info.
The National Bank of Ukraine considers introducing a national digital currency not based on Blockchain, at least for now
Kidnapped EXMO Director released after paying a $1 mln ransom, The Financial Times reports.
The Director of cryptocurrency exchange EXMO was allegedly abducted by unknown assailants in Kiev yesterday afternoon.
Ukrainian Security Service raided ForkLog in Odessa on Friday, seizing equipment and attempting to steal Bitcoin from the company’s CEO.
According to the firm’s founder Alexander Varvarenko, adopting Bitcoin will also reduce the amount of paperwork.
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