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Investors Lost $10,000 on Average to Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko, Poll Reveals

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Investors defrauded by the Russia-based cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Finiko have sent the crypto pyramid an average exceeding 720,000 rubles, or more than $10,000 at current exchange rates. The assessment comes from a survey of victims conducted by a public non-profit organization. Fifth of Finiko Investors Parted With Over 1 Million Rubles Russia is still trying … Read more

Canaan Narrows Q1 Loss to $5.6 Million Amid Weakening Demand for Mining Hardware

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Bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Canaan Creative reported a net loss of $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2020, down from $9.5 million a year earlier. The Chinese company cut prices of its ASIC-based machines by over 50% in an effort to improve sales, but that wasn’t enough to prevent the heavy loss. Demand slumped … Read more

Kraken Offers $100K Reward for Help Finding Quadrigacx Funds

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The San Francisco crypto exchange Kraken has announced the company is offering a $100,000 reward in exchange for a solid lead toward finding the missing Quadrigacx coins. Kraken has explained the company wants to bring more “awareness and attention” to the case and hopefully locate some of the lost funds. Also read: P2P Exchange Hodl … Read more

These Tools Will Help You Calculate Your Crypto Taxes

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Filing taxes can be tricky and in jurisdictions like the United States is notoriously complicated. But when cryptocurrencies are added to the equation things start to get even harder. Many aspects of the reporting of crypto income and profits are not yet clearly defined. However, a number of tax filing and calculation tools are trying … Read more

Coincheck Reports Deepening Losses of $5.3 Million in Third Quarter

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Coincheck reported a pre-tax loss of 588 million yen (US $5.3 million) for the third quarter of 2018, the Japanese exchange’s second consecutive quarterly loss since hackers pilfered $530 million in January. That’s an increased deficit of 130 percent from the 259 million yen ($2.3 million) loss the previous quarter. Also Read: French Business School Fees … Read more

Okex Socializes Loss From Over $400 Million Bet Among BTC Futures Traders

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Anyone getting involved with leveraged trading must assume upon themselves the risks associated with the potentially highly rewarding practice. A recent event should remind traders that, sometimes, even when the trade goes your way, you can still take a hit. Okex socialized one trader’s massive loss on BTC futures with a clawback. Also Read: The … Read more

76% of This Year’s ICOs Are Already Under Water

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2018 has been a tough year for the cryptocurrency markets, and crowdsales have borne the brunt of it. ICOs launching in the first quarter of this year have struggled to turn a profit, with the majority of exchange listed tokens trading at a loss, both in USD and ETH terms. As a consequence, pre-sales provide … Read more

Coincheck Produces Recovery Plan While Investors Flock to Withdraw Funds

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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has submitted a report to the country’s financial authority outlining measures it will take following the hack that lost 58 billion yen worth of the cryptocurrency NEM from its platform. However, customers rush to withdraw 40.1 billion yen of their funds so far as the exchange resumes yen withdrawal service. Also … Read more