Almost $350 million in BTC and ETH withdrawn from Bitfinex's cold wallets
The general attorney office of the State of New York accused Bitfinex of concealing the fact of losing $850 million of company's and customers' funds. After this information was published, approximately $350 million in bitcoins and Ethereum was withdrawn from Bitfinex's cold wallets.
Samsung reportedly creates its own blockchain and cryptocurrency
The world's largest smartphone maker Samsung is testing its own blockchain network with native token. However, the fate of this project remains in question.
Japanese billionaire lost $130 million in bitcoin
The founder of one of the largest financial companies in Japan invested as a private individual in digital currencies at the most inopportune moment when bitcoin peaked in price. As a result, he lost millions.
South Korean investors increased investments in cryptocurrencies by 64%
South Korean investors on average invested $6,100 in cryptocurrencies last year. This is 64% more than in 2017.
CMO of Fin Foundation: “We plan to implement token payment on gas stations around Europe, Russia and South Korea”
Fin Foundation is a newly created company with South Korean roots, headquartered in Burgas, Bulgaria.
Buterin reveals his plans to work in Ripple
Ethereum co-founder Vitaly Buterin planned to work as an intern at Ripple Labs in 2013, but due to difficulties in obtaining a US visa, he refused this idea.
Russian agents accused of extortion of $1 million in bitcoins
Two agents of the Russian Federal Security Service were charged with extortion of 65 million rubles in bitcoins. According to the investigation, they promised not to tighten proceedings against the ex-director of the state publishing house "Izvestia".
Carrefour to use blockchain to track 20% of production
The French retail giant hopes to transfer the process of tracking deliveries of 20% of its products to the blockchain by the end of 2019. Carrefour teamed up with Swiss food maker Nestle and IT developer IBM.
