The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has arrested two individuals for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange. According to the DOJ, the cryptocurrency that was seized is…
The U.S. Deputy Attorney of the Justice Department, Lisa Monaco, unveiled two new enforcement initiatives aimed at targeting cryptocurrencies and government contractors who fail to report cyber breaches, Reuters reported. The U.S. Department of Justice website calls it the Civil…
The People’s Bank of China has declared all digital currency activities illegal, and has vowed to crack down on the market, CNBC reported. According to CNBC, the People’s Bank of China said services offering trading, order matching, token issuance, and…
The U.S. Senate is facing backlash from the cryptocurrency industry over a portion of the Infrastructure bill that would require crypto brokers to report customer information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), CNBC reported. The bill broadens the definition of…
Nvidia announced a change to their RTX 30 series cards. The purpose is to nerf them so that the cards will be less desirable to people who use them for mining cryptocurrency. To me, it sounds like this could make…
The Federal Trade Commission posted a warning about cryptocurrency investment scams. The information includes descriptions of how crypto scammers work – and how to avoid being scammed. According to the FTC, “scammers are taking advantage of people’s understanding (or not)…
There is a risk for people who invest in cryptocurrency – it could hurt their personal relationships, Bloomberg Wealth reported. This information comes from a survey done by SurveyMonkey that was done on behalf of .Tech Domains. The survey was…