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Over 1200 Australians lose millions to Bitcoin scams – report

By Henry Hughes
February 19, 2018
More than 1200 Australians have lost over AUD 1.2 million to various Bitcoin scams in 2017, show figures from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Scamwatch, quoted by ABC. The precise number are 1,289 complaints related to ...
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Poland’s KNF warns of BitBay, Abucoins exchanges, pays for YouTube smear campaign against cryptos

By Henry Hughes
February 19, 2018
The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has issued warnings against two Polish cryptocurrency exchanges – BitBay and Abucoins. According to the publications, neither BitBay, with an address in Katowice, or Abucoins, with an address in Poznan, have a ...
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Litecoin Cash likely a scam – Litecoin creator

By Henry Hughes
February 16, 2018
Litecoin Cash, the new altcoin that is supposed to appear after this weekend’s hard fork of the Litecoin protocol, is likely a scam and users should beware, warned in a tweet the Litecoin creator Charlie Lee. Wrote Lee: ...
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Ontario’s financial regulator warns of USI Tech MLM bitcoin scheme

By Henry Hughes
February 16, 2018
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has issued a warning that the bitcoin multilevel marketing scheme USI Tech is not licensed to provide financial services and sell securities in Ontario. Nor are the company promoters Eleanor Parker and Casey ...
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Japan’s cryptocurrency industry to self-regulate

By Henry Hughes
February 16, 2018
Following the example of its UK peers and the heist of Coincheck, Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchange operators and other industry players announced plans to form a self-regulatory body in order to regain public trust, reports Nikkei Asian Review. ...
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Coinbase gets flak for overcharging users, admits “erroneous charges”

By Henry Hughes
February 16, 2018
Coinbase, which is among the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges, particularly for US clients, is getting some serious flak from users on Reddit, who vocally complain from being overcharged for transactions they did on the exchange. After ...
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CFTC warns of pump-and-dump schemes on altcoins

By Henry Hughes
February 16, 2018
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an advisory warning people of pump-and-dump schemes that can occur in thinly traded or new “alternative” virtual currencies and digital coins or tokens. The CFTC advises investors to avoid ...
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Austrian authorities hunt for suspects in bitcoin scam Optioment

By Henry Hughes
February 16, 2018
Austrian authorities have launched an investigation of a bitcoin scam called Optioment, that has cheated over 10 000 people out of an estimate of 12 000 bitcoins (around $115 million), reports Bloomberg, quoting the local newspaper Die Presse. ...
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Stellar lumens now available on eToro’s platform

By Jeffery Armstrong
February 15, 2018
Due to the increased interest in altcoins among crypto traders, Israeli forex broker and social trading platform developer eToro added Stellar lumens (XLM) to its crypto portfolio. As a result, its clients can now trade in a total ...
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Blockchain dating app Hicky launches ICO on St. Valentine’s Day

By Henry Hughes
February 14, 2018
Hicky, the latest online dating app, that promises safety thanks to the blockchain, is launching its initial coin offering (ICO), quite appropriately, on St. Valentine’s Day. Hicky promises to be a “service with a perfect system” that makes ...
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