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Bitfinex Denies Laundering, Says It’s a Victim of ‘Fraud’ by Crypto Capital

October 25, 2019 CryptoLeave a Comment

Bitfinex says it was conned. The crypto exchange and sister company of Tether claimed Friday that it was the “victim of a fraud” at the hands of Crypto Capital, a payment processor that allegedly lost $880 million of Bitfinex’s money. Crypto Capital’s president, Ivan Manuel Molina Lee, was arrested Thursday by Polish police on charges […]

New Interest in DAOs Prompts Old Question: Are They Legal?

September 29, 2019 CryptoLeave a Comment

“Ethereum is only now starting to shrug off its ‘PTSDAO,’” tweeted Ameen Soleimani, the SpankChain CEO and creator of a now-$1.2 million decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called the MolochDAO. After an infamous hack drained “The DAO” of roughly $60 million in 2016, developers have been hesitant to kickstart new projects in its likeness. That is, […]