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  • Oct 21, 2024

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Tokyo Bitcoin Whale and Mt. Gox Trustee Behind Bitcoin Price Crashing from $16,000 to $6,000

Nobuaki Kobayashi, the bankruptcy trustee of Mt. Gox has sold off $400 Million worth of Bitcoin since September and has another $1.9 Billion to offload - possibly the man responsible for crashing the markets.

Binance Assures All Funds Are Safe Amid Panic Due To Rumors of a Hack

Changpeng Zhao, the Binance CEO has clarified that there is no hack that has taken place and the Binance cryptocurrency exchange and all the funds are safe. All transactions have been reversed following the panic.

Coinbase Becomes Latest Name To Announce Cryptocurrency Index Fund

The Coinbase Index Fund was first announced by Assif Hirji, the COO of Coinbase during an appearance on ‘Fast Money’ on CNBC. It will feature all digital assets listed on the GDAX cryptocurrency exchange.

Australian Bureau of Meteorology Employees Caught Mining Cryptocurrencies On Govt. Computers

Two employees of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology were investigated by local police after it was discovered that they were mining cryptocurrencies on their work computers.

Putin Determined To Legalize Cryptocurrencies in Russia By July 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a deadline of 1 July 2018 for setting up a proper legislation regarding cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and other crypto-assets in Russia.

Visakhapatnam (Vizag) Aims At Becoming India's Blockchain Hub

Following the success of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh’s largest city Visakhapatnam (popularly known as Vizag) is all set to become the country’s ‘Blockchain Hub’ with the FinTech Valley Vizag program

Bitcoin Investment Trust Parent Grayscale Investments To Start Off with ETH, XRP, LTC and BCH Funds

Grayscale Investments, the company behind the Bitcoin Investment Trust has now announced that they will be starting off with four new trusts - one each for Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash.

Company Behind South Korea's Largest Messaging App To Launch Own Cryptocurrency: Kakao Coin

The company that owns the Kakao Talk messaging app, Kakao Corp, is looking forward to developing their own blockchain system and cryptocurrency - the Kakao Coin.

No, Coinbase and GDAX are NOT adding Ripple Support

Coinbase has issued a statement clarifying that there are no plans to list a new cryptocurrency at the moment on Coinbase or GDAX platforms after rumours of Ripple listing got rampant.

North Korea Reportedly Funding Nuclear Program Using Cryptocurrencies

Reports from South Korean media indicate that North Korea has gathered a total of 11,000 Bitcoins which they are using to fund their nuclear program.