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FTC Says $1 Billion Lost in Cryptocurrency Scams Since 2021
According to a report from the FTC, over 46,000 people lost over $1 billion in cryptocurrency from scams since the start of 2021. The losses in 2021 ($680 million) were nearly six times what they ...
World’s First Crypto Mortgage? Homeowners Insurers Don’t Hate It
If homeowners insurance carriers weren't facing enough issues this year, here's one more to think about: A Miami company is now offering cryptocurrency-based mortgages. Some insurance representatives ...
Cryptocurrency Crime Hit Record $14B in 2021
Crime involving cryptocurrencies hit an all-time high of $14 billion last year, according to blockchain researcher Chainalysis — a record that comes as regulators call for more powers over the ...
Florida Jury Awards $100 Million in Trial Involving Bitcoin Pioneers
Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil trial verdict Monday against the family of a deceased business partner, which claimed it was owed ...
China Cracks Down on Cryptocurrencies, Banning All of Them
China's most powerful regulators on Friday intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrencies with a blanket ban on all crypto transactions and mining, hitting bitcoin and other major coins and pressuring ...
Metromile Will Let Customers Use Bitcoin to Buy Insurance, Get Claims Payments
Metromile plans to start letting customers use bitcoin to buy insurance or receive payments for insured claims, beginning later this year. The San Francisco-based InsurTech said the use of bitcoin ...
Liberty Mutual, Starr Join Bitcoin Investment Firm’s $100M Funding Round
Liberty Mutual and Starr Insurance Companies are among property/casualty carriers who joined a $100 million funding round for NYDIG, a technology and financial services firm focused on bitcoin. The ...
Hackers Cripple Johannesburg and Demand Bitcoin Ransom
The City of Johannesburg shut down its website and billing systems after a group hacked into the authority's system and demanded a ransom of four Bitcoins worth about $30,000. The call center, ...