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Daniel Blieden – a Cincinnati-based marketing executive – has pled guilty to embezzling more than $22 million in company funds to purchase cryptocurrency for online gambling ventures.Blieden Faces a Lengthy Prison TermBlieden was facing charges of both wire fraud and “aggravated identity theft.” The company he worked for was called Style Haul, in which he served as the vice president of accounting and finance. The company focused primarily on fashion media, lifestyle and beauty products. The...

A privacy-based technology known as Mimble Wimble has been integrated into various privacy tokens since last January. The trouble is, it may not be as private as people originally thought.Mimble Wimble Isn’t Doing Enough to Keep Your Identity a SecretA new study shows that the first privacy coins to implement the technology are ones referred to as Grin and Beam, both of which are very new and are hardly being used at all at press time. This could be why the technology is so easily...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 758. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Ripple erwirbt weitere Moneygram-Anteile, Neue sibirische Bitcoin-Mining-Farm & Travala Krypto-Bezahlung für alle Booking.com Hotels 1.) Ripple erwirbt weitere Moneygram-Anteile für 20 Millionen US-Dollarhttps://www.btc-echo.de/ripple-erwirbt-weitere-moneygram-anteile-fuer-20-millionen-us-dollar/ 2.) Neue sibirische Bitcoin-Mining-Farm ist die größte in...

Could India be on the verge of making a real name for itself in the crypto space?India: The New Big Crypto Haven?The country has often had a very mixed relationship with digital currency, being rather hostile towards the likes of Libra and even threatening jail time for crypto users, but a new crypto merger may be what is needed to ensure digital money’s future within the country’s borders.Crypto exchange Wazir X is now a part of arguably the world’s largest and most popular digital trading...

Some sources are asking the big question, “Is now the time to buy bitcoin?”Bitcoin: Where Will It Go From Here?The currency is trading for just over $7,000 at press time, meaning the fall is continuing. Right now, it’s not understood why the currency is dropping so drastically. What could be occurring behind closed doors that’s potentially making the world’s number one cryptocurrency dive to record lows? It’s now the lowest it’s been in roughly six months.While answers aren’t necessarily...

One of the biggest datacenters in Russia, Bit River, is open for business, and is already making a name for itself within the cryptocurrency mining community.Bit River Is About to Hit the TopBitcoin mining is one of the most controversial maneuvers in the world. On the one hand, if you find yourself getting into it, there’s a lot of money to be made. At the same time, there are a lot of arguments that the effects of bitcoin mining could be hazardous to the environment.One such country that...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 757. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Bitcoin bald auf $2500, Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Rekordvolumen & E-Yuan statt US-Dollardominanz: USA simuliert Währungskrieg mit China. 1.) Bitcoin Price Drop to $2.5K Possible if Bulls Fail to Retake $7,350https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-drop-to-25k-possible-if-bulls-fail-to-retake-7-3502.) Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Rekord: 2728 Kontrakte inmitten des...

Bitcoin just keeps slinking lower and lower on the financial totem pole, but some analysts say things are about to get a lot worse before they get better.Bitcoin: About to Hit New Lows?As it stands, bitcoin is trading for about $7,200 at press time. This is unfortunate considering just a few weeks ago, it was trading for almost $2,500 more. The currency has been experiencing so many drops as of late and nobody really knows why. All we can do is sit back and hope that things will somehow...

What initially started out as an attempt to halt a movie pirate from doing “his thing” has turned into something much larger. A man based in New Zealand named Jaron David McIvor has had nearly $7 million in crypto funds confiscated by local law enforcement after they were tipped off to his illicit business.McIvor Loses His FundsMcIvor – 31 years of age – tried to disguise his job and lifestyle by living in a very modest home with relatives. What was unknown was that the man was sitting on a...

As we continue our coverage of bitcoin and the crash of the cryptocurrency market, it appears the world’s primary cryptocurrency has fallen by another $300 and is now trading for just over $7,100. This is the lowest it’s been in months, and it’s unclear when – or if – the currency plans to recover.Bitcoin Continues to Suffer and DropAs we edge closer towards the end of the year and the introduction of 2020, we are reminded of the bear run that bitcoin endured during November of last year. The...