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SEC subpoenas TechCrunch founder’s cryptofund amid regulatory uncertainty

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington's $100 million cryptofund in a broader investigation into…

Pastor fakes own kidnap, demands 3 BTC ransom from family

An evangelical pastor from São José dos Campos, Brazil, staged his own kidnapping in an attempt to shake down his…

Japanese e-commerce platform to replace $9B loyalty program with a cryptocurrency-based one

Rakuten, Japan's largest e-commerce platform, will transition its $9 billion rewards program to a blockchain-based system using a native coin…

80-year-old Singaporean bitcoin investor goes on cryptocurrency-only vacation in Australia, leaves all cash and cards behind

Robert, an 80-year-old bitcoin investor from Singapore who goes by only his first name, went on a vacation in Australia.…

US government is nowhere close to regulating bitcoin, White House official says

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Rob Joyce, special assistant to President Donald Trump and White House cybersecurity…

Saudi Arabia’s central bank signs blockchain deal with Ripple

Saudi Arabia’s central bank has signed a deal with Ripple to help banks in the kingdom settle payments using blockchain…

A New York University student paid his four-year tuition with bitcoin profits

Guided by an algorithm that is supposed to be able to predict the performance of cryptocurrencies, some New York University…

Biotech equipment maker-turned crypto company buys 3,800 bitcoin miners, expects to break 60 PH/s

A former biotech company shifted its focus to become a strategic investor in the blockchain sector and is now diving…

Canadian oil and gas company burns its natural gas to power a bitcoin mining facility, instead of ‘selling it for next to nothing’

Canadian oil and gas company Iron Bridge Resources Inc. has come up with an unconventional workaround for the natural gas…

Russian crypto-fund launches free psychological support hotline for depressed bitcoin investors

Blockchain Fund, reportedly one of the largest cryptocurrency funds in Russia, has recently launched an emergency psychological support service. The…