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Coincheck Will Refund Some, Not All, Of $520M Lost In Hack
January 29, 2018

Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, will reimburse customers up to ¥46.3 billion ($426 million) due to a hack it suffered last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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$400 Million Of NEM Coins Vanish From Coincheck
January 26, 2018

Four years after the collapse of Mt. Gox, Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has said that about $400 million worth of NEM coins have gone missing, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite
January 26, 2018

The taxman cometh. And the cryptos plummet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree...

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Bitcoin Daily: 50 Cent Made Millions Selling Album For Bitcoin
January 25, 2018

In possibly the latest crime involving cryptocurrency, U.S. regulators say that a Nevada company and two involved individuals allegedly defrauded more than $6 million from customers seeking to buy a virtual currency called My Big Coin, Reuters reported. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed...

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Ripple Sold Nearly $92 Million XRP In Q4 2017
January 24, 2018

Ripple sold nearly $92 million of its XRP digital currency in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to news from CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Bitcoin Daily: Stripe Ends Support For Bitcoin, bitFlyer Expands In Europe
January 24, 2018

Due to bitcoin’s volatility and lengthy transaction times, Stripe has decided to end support for the popular cryptocurrency, TechCrunch reported. Those seeking to use bitcoin on Stripe still have a bit of time – the policy will not take effect immediately, as the company plans to...

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Stripe Ends Support For Bitcoin Payments
January 23, 2018

Four years after Stripe began accepting bitcoin, the payments platform has decided to end support for the popular cryptocurrency. The company said bitcoin’s volatility and lengthy transaction times led to its decision, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Bitcoin Breaches $10K Barrier, Yet Again
January 23, 2018

The dominant name in cryptos slipped through an important psychological threshold, making the break below $10,000 for the second time within a week’s span. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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South Korea Shuts Down Crypto Trading From Anonymous Accounts
January 23, 2018

South Korean crypto enthusiasts will no longer be able to use anonymous bank accounts for coin trading starting on January 30th. The move was designed by regulators to make bitcoin a less useful tool for money laundering and other financial crimes. Get the Full Story...