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Mt. Gox users fallen victim to an infamous hack in 2014 are closer to receive reimbursement as the debunked exchange’s trustee finally filed a draft rehabilitation plan. The Tokyo District Court and an examiner will now review the proposal and determine the following steps.CryptoPotato reported in October that the Tokyo District Court had issued an order to postpone the submission deadline for the rehabilitation plan to December 15th. This was the second delay in 2020.Today’s announcement...

Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming’s newly-elect Senator, doubled-down on her bullish stance on bitcoin in a recent podcast appearance. She hoped to introduce BTC to the government scene as she believes that the cryptocurrency should work alongside fiat currencies.The “Bitcoin Senator” On BTC Working With FiatAs reported by CryptoPotato in early November, Cynthia Lummis became the only elected female Senator during the 2020 elections and the first female Senator from Wyoming. Additionally, she has been...

Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and Microsoft have extended the latter’s blockchain service for gaming rights and royalties management to offer a financial system of record ranging from contract productions to settlements and reconciliations.More Functionalities For Gaming PartnersThe expanded blockchain functions will allow Microsoft’s Xbox video gaming partners and its network of content creators, including musicians, artists, writers, and more, to gain more “visibility into tracking, management...

The personal address of Hugh Karp, the founder of the Ethereum-based insurance provider Nexus Mutual, has been drained for over $8 million worth of the NXM token by an already registered user. Despite the attack, Nexus Mutual has reassured that the customers’ funds are safe.Nexus Mutual Founder Drained For $8M In NXMThe popular project took it to Twitter earlier today to explain the situation. The undisclosed attacker completed a know-your-customer (KYC) procedure 11 days ago on the platform...

The world of decentralized finance continues to amaze. Roughly around 12 hours ago, someone bid almost $800,000 for a collection of nun-fungible tokens (NFT) in what seems to be the most expensive purchase of digital art in the cryptocurrency industry.$800,000 Paid for NFT Digital Art CollectionMike Winklemann is a graphic designer from Charleston, USA, who uses the artistic pseudonym Beeple. His work spans a broader field and includes short films, VR and AR work, as well as Creative Commons...

Jim Cramer, the host of the financial TV show Mad Money, has recently increased his bitcoin position by buying “nicely from the top.” He also advised investors who want to enter the BTC market to do it with caution and be aware of the asset’s notorious volatility.Cramer Doubles-down on BitcoinThe popular TV host changed his mind on bitcoin earlier this year, as he admitted on Anthony Pompliano’s podcast. He asserted that the actions undertaken by the US Federal Reserve during the COVID-19...

After reclaiming the $19,000 bitcoin’s chances to break above $19,400 seem more likely. Most altcoins have slightly increased their value in a day, with Ethereum closing down to $600.Bitcoin Stays Above $19KFollowing last week’s roller-coaster that resulted in bitcoin dipping to $17,500 on two occasions, the primary cryptocurrency started to gain value during the weekend.CryptoPotato reported that the asset firstly overcame $18,000 before doing the same with the $19,000 level. In the past 24...

The American multinational investment bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co, believes that bitcoin has grasped the attention of institutional investors, and further purchases will follow. The giant bank highlighted the recent $100 million BTC buy from the insurance company MassMutual as a significant turning point.JPM: Institutions Are Yet To Double-Down On BTCThe global events that transpired following the COVID-19 outbreak rattled world economies. Whether this is the primary reason, or perhaps...

CoinShares data reaffirms the narrative that institutional investors continue to allocate considerable amounts into cryptocurrency assets. Last week was the second-highest seven-day period with nearly $430 million inserted in the crypto market, driving the assets under management to an all-time high of $15 billion.Record-Breaking Weeks For Institutional Money In CryptoBy citing data from the digital asset manager CoinShares, Reuters reported the significant growth of institutional money...

The year is 2020, and the world’s leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is trading at above $19,000 – an unimaginable increase in its dollar-value since its inception.BTC has been deemed the best performing asset of the decade, and it shows no signs of slowing down, especially in the current environment of a global pandemic and the potential of a serious financial crisis.Interestingly enough, exactly 10 years ago on this day, Satoshi Nakamoto, the person (or group of people) who started it all,...