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SEC Files Fraud Charges Against ICO Organizer

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against two organizers of a $15 million initial coin offering.

By Stan HigginsDec 4, 2017

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent mentions mixing services at exchanges and anonymity-enhancing currencies in Senate testimony.

By Nikhilesh DeNov 30, 2017

When phishing sites tried to con investors during its recent ICO, Blockstack used its tech expertise to turn the tables on the tricksters.

By Brady DaleNov 30, 2017

New Zealand's financial markets watchdog has warned citizens from investing in an initial coin offering for an online marketplace.

By Nikhilesh DeNov 29, 2017

A scammer successfully made more than $3 million after getting the private keys to bitcoin gold users' wallets during the fork's launch period.

By Nikhilesh DeNov 22, 2017

The European Parliament has released a research paper that touts blockchain in the prevention of odometer fraud or "clocking."

An alleged money laundered tied to the BTC-e bitcoin exchange and wanted by both Russia and the U.S. will attend an extradition hearing next month.

By Stan HigginsNov 15, 2017

Cyber-security solutions provider Check Point Software has said that the threat from cryptocurrency mining malware is rapidly growing.

The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, has said his department is looking into the illegal uses of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

A Philadelphia day trader was formally indicted for money laundering using bitcoin, among other crimes.

By Nikhilesh DeNov 9, 2017