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A group of miners controlling 70% of the decentralized network PegNet hash rate manipulated the price of a Japanese Yen-pegged stablecoin dubbed pJPY. By submitting false data, they managed to artificially inflate a wallet balance of $11 up to $6.7 million but couldn’t liquidate the assets later. Miners Manipulate A Stablecoin’s Price Built on top of the Factom protocol, PegNet is a decentralized network allowing users to trade stablecoins pegged to fiat currencies, commodities, and other...

A Texas federal judge has issued bench warrants for the arrest of a former Washington state senator and his partner after failing to appear for a hearing. The two men, David Schmidt and Robert Dunlap, have been involved in a purported cryptocurrency scam dubbed Meta 1 Coin. The SEC Charges A Crypto Scam On March 20th this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had obtained an asset freeze and other emergency relief to halt an ongoing securities fraud. Robert...

The S&P 500 lost over 30% in March in a few days of trading. The drop was primarily attributed to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the effect it had on economies. The index has since recovered and gained more than 500 basis points but is still a long way to go. Now, however, the Bank of America says that the S&P 500 can mark new lows if the current volatility continues for much longer. Volatility Spells Trouble For The S&P 500 According to a recent report, a...

De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the central bank of the Netherlands, wants to play an essential role in the development and testing of the potential digital Euro. DNB believes that people are using less physical cash, and a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be a game-changer. DNB On Central Bank Digital Currency The bank published a report regarding the potential usage of CBDCs in today’s economy. According to it, the adoption process could be faster than expected, as people in the...

Bank of America (BofA) has a bullish view on gold and expects the prices of the precious metal to hit the $3,000 mark per ounce within the next 18 months, according to the bank’s latest report titled “The Fed can’t print gold.” Per the report, gold is the “ultimate store of value,” and the prices have performed well over the last 15 months against other asset classes, even though the bullion recorded a hard sell-off in March. The asset traded around $1,678 today, representing 11% growth this...

Ripple, the payment protocol and the company behind the third-largest cryptocurrency XRP, is taking legal action against the video giant YouTube. The firm wants to hold the platform accountable for not fighting the increased number of giveaway scams and false impersonations appearing on its website. Ripple Sues YouTube In a recent post, Ripple announced that it will file a lawsuit against the most widely-used video sharing platform. The company blames YouTube for not taking the necessary...

Bitnomial is the latest cryptocurrency exchange to receive the green light from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for offering US Bitcoin futures and options as designated contract markets (DCM). Announced on April 20, the derivatives contracts are to be margined and physically delivered, which means that traders will get Bitcoins after the final settlement of the contract. User Acceptance Testing Scheduled For This Month Even though the launch date of derivatives trading is...

Prominent American economist and full-time Bitcoin slammer, Peter Schiff, used the recent oil slumps to bash against the primary cryptocurrency. He believes that the events have still not validated Bitcoin as an asset class, but that the downside risk it provides is “only” 100%. Schiff: BTC’s Risk Is Limited To 100% It seems today that Schiff, the CEO, and CGS of Euro Pacific Capital, uses almost all current economic events as an opportunity to talk down the largest cryptocurrency by market...

The current crisis, largely induced by the unexpected spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), took its toll on oil prices. For the first time in history, crude oil trades below zero, meaning that producers are paying the buyers for disposing of their supplies. While this is undoubtedly an event to be remembered, it’s unlikely that this will have a severe impact on Bitcoin’s price. Crude Oil Prices Tank Below $0 Benchmark US crude oil prices sank to below $0 on Monday for the first time...

Just days after stealing $25 million from the Chinese DeFi protocol dForce, the attacker has returned almost all the funds. The unexpected events occurred after compelling transactions carrying several memos, contact email exchanges, and pleads from people. dForce Hacker Returns The Assets As Cryptopotato reported over the weekend, a hacker exploited the popular DeFi protocol – dForce Network. The attacker managed to drain all $25 million worth of crypto assets from its lending solution...