Another criminal has been arrested after the authorities followed the data trail left behind by the Bitcoin he is suspected of using to launder money Ignacio Santoyo—an alleged Mexican human trafficker said to have blackmailed and sexually exploited 2,000 women—was captured after … | Continue reading
When Robinhood shut off its customers in what seemed to be a move to protect its hedge fund masters, the ‘little guy’ focused stock trading app opened the door to crypto’s decentralization “This was a shot across the bow for institutional investors everywhere,” said Peter Smith, … | Continue reading
Combining blockchain and open protocols can create a Web 3.0 free from the power of centralized mega-corporations like Amazon, Google, and Facebook is within grasp Today, control over the internet is increasingly centralized in the hands of just a few big tech companies. Decentra … | Continue reading
Bitcoin mixers, or tumblers, have been around for years. The way they work is you send bitcoin to a service and the service scrambles your bitcoin with other bitcoins, so that in the end, it’s difficult to know the source of the funds—even though the transactions are visible on t … | Continue reading
After Jesse Lund exit, a blow to IBM blockchain ambition and Stellar partnership Just two weeks after IBM’s blockchain ambitions fell into doubt with the mysterious departure of Jesse Lund, Big Blue is set to lose another key advocate for the space. Modern Consensus has exclusive … | Continue reading
The bitcoin trading market is rampant with manipulation and fraud on even some of the largest exchanges. We therefore believe it would be a grave mistake for the Securities and Exchange Commission to greenlight a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) at this time. | Continue reading
What many of the biggest ICOs promised in their white papers aren’t found in their code—and that could be detrimental to investors. That’s the conclusion of a study that came out this week titled “Coin-Operated Capitalism”. The 104-page report shows troublesome inconsistencies on … | Continue reading
William Hinman of the SEC announced that ether is not a security. Coinbase appears to have been anticipating the move, leading some industry insiders to wonder just how closely the San Francisco-based exchange is working with—and possibly even advising—the SEC as the agency consi … | Continue reading