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Former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Carl Mark Force IV, has admitted to stealing over $700,000 worth of bitcoin whilst running the Baltimore Silk Road investigation. He pleaded guilty to charges of extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
02 Jul 2015 12:45 pm | Yessi Bello Perez
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London-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor has announced the launch of a broker-based peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, which will enable consumers to buy the digital currency from professional bitcoin brokers who have been vetted by the company.
02 Jul 2015 11:43 am | Yessi Bello Perez
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Six employees of bitcoin exchange Bitstamp were targeted in a weeks-long phishing attempt leading up to the theft of roughly $5m in bitcoin, according to an incident report said to be drafted internally in February. The confidential report was posted to the bitcoin subreddit.
01 Jul 2015 10:45 pm | Stan Higgins
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore, the city-state's central bank, has funded a blockchain-based record-keeping system as part of a five-year $225m investment plan aimed at financial technology. Managing director Ravi Menon announced the Financial Sector Technology & Innovation initiative during a 29th June speech.
01 Jul 2015 10:00 pm | Stan Higgins
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The UK government should regulate activity in the cryptocurrency space, ideally working with regulators across the world to create global legislation, according to Silicon Valley Bank. The US-based commercial bank made these comments in its submission to the UK Treasury's call for information on digital currencies.
01 Jul 2015 05:42 pm | Yessi Bello Perez
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