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California Court Fines Crowd Machine and Metavine in ICO Case
A California court orders Crowd Machine and Metavine to pay over $20 million for an unlawful 2018 ICO, highlighting the importance of adhering to securities laws in the crypto industry.
Did Satoshi Nakamoto Move His Bitcoin Yesterday? No, But Craig Wright Shot Himself in the Foot
On Wednesday a Twitter bot reported that a Bitcoin transaction came from a wallet that possibly belonged to Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of the network and author of the Bitcoin whitepaper. Oh and Craig Wright trips over own story,
Bitcoin SV Moons As Craig Wright Tells Court That he Has Access to Tulip Trust
Bitcoin Satoshi Version (BSV), a fork of the Bitcoin Cash, is surging in trades following Craig Wright’s compliance with a court order to open up the mysterious Tulip Trust for inspection.
Is the Price of Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) Driven by Fake News?
The BSV (Bitcoin Satoshi Vision) price chart is peculiar to analyze. Given the state of cryptocurrency investment, it is safe to say that a large influencer of crypto value is derived from speculation, and BSV is plagued by speculation as its chain leader, Craig Wright, continues to claim that he is Satoshi Nakomoto—the anonymous original creator of Bitcoin.
Ripple Expands Global Regulatory Team and Joins Blockchain Association
Ripple, the San Francisco-based blockchain startup, just announced its inclusion of four new members into its global regulatory team in Washington D.C.
Pablo Escobar’s Drug Runner Yasutaka Nakamoto "Could be" Satoshi Nakamoto
Who is Yasutaka Nakamoto? Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Are they the same person – Olof Gustaffson believes that Yasutaka had the technical knowledge of creating Bitcoin, as he has had extensive experience with microprocessors and semiconductors. Roberto Escobar, brother of the drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has launched a fork of the Bitcoin blockchain, known as “Dietbitcoin,” in 2019, which later on relocated to Ethereum’s ERC-20 standard. Roberto Escobar claimed that he has encountered a US government agent posing as Satoshi Nakamoto, which he reached the conclusion that the US government created Bitcoin. He further believes that the US government will one day crash the market completely by selling all of Nakamoto’s Bitcoins.
Square Inc. Launches Alliance for Crypto and Blockchain Companies to Fight Patent Trolls
Square has announced that it has successfully launched COPA to empower blockchain and crypto companies and to protect them from patent hoarding trolls.
Bitcoin and Bad Guys
With Bitcoin a growing number of people have been choosing to opt-out of the traditional financial system, and others have even chosen to use the cryptocurrency to circumvent regulation altogether, leading to its unfortunate connection with illegal activity and shady characters.
Romanian Programmer Confesses to Orchestrating BitClub Crypto Scam Worth $722 Million
Silviu Catalin Balaci, a 35-year old Romanian citizen living in Germany, has owned up to helping create BitClub Network, a crypto mining Ponzi scheme that siphoned off investors’ funds worth $722 million.
Crypto Analyst Suggests Bitcoin Price Has “Bottomed,” Bullish in the Next Few Weeks
Despite a massive technology stock sell-off recently, the US stock futures market was trading in positive territory on Sept 9, adding pressure to financial markets.
Bitcoin Bull Run to Take a Breather Before Further Price Surges and Volatility Ahead, Gold Surges Past $2,000
Bitcoin price surged past $12,100 on Aug 2, reaching its all-time high in 2020 so far. Since Bitcoin’s bull run on Sunday, Bitcoin appears to be consolidating before its next jump.