Ministries Queried About Missing 200,000 Bitcoins as Bulgaria Explores Crypto...
The recently elected government of Bulgaria has found itself in the position of answering questions about the fate of billions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency reportedly confiscated by the country’s law enforcement five years ago. Meanwhile, the new finance minister has revealed that authorities in Sofia are now exploring options to implement a crypto payment mechanism. Finance Ministry of Bulgaria Has No Information About Alleged Bitcoin Stash The mystery surrounding the 213,576 bitcoins believed to have been seized by Bulgaria has entertained the global crypto community....
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Mt gox's announcement, yesterday, that it had 'Discovered' an old format wallet containing almost twenty-five percent of the missing bitcoins is being viewed as highly suspect. The bankrupt exchange has found the missing coins at a time when many are paying careful attention to blockchain transactions. Indeed I wrote on this myself on March 9th in an article entitled “$113 Million of missing bitcoins may be moving through blockchain.” Mt gox has announced that they immediately informed the relevant authorities of the substantial recovery, however, one man isn’t quite buying their story.....
The joint Japanese and American government investigation into the whereabouts of supposedly stolen Mt. Gox bitcoins has announced a key discovery. The Japan News, Japan's largest English language newspaper, is reporting that fraud is the cause of the "disappearance of 99% of Mt. Gox bitcoins." According to sources in the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), only about 7,000 Gox bitcoins were lost due to cyber-attacks. The remaining 99% of the missing 650,000 bitcoins is "highly suspected" of disappearing during a period when Mt. Gox was being fraudulently run by an unknown party. Also....
Many fintech startups and established companies are now looking for a new home across Europe due to Brexit. Bulgaria is shaping up to be the top destination for many of them, including crypto, blockchain and licensed electronic money institutions, as proven by leading firms such as SM Digital Holding and Wallex. Meet the Next Blockchain Industry Hub Bulgaria is known for having a good track record with the fintech ecosystem, and for being very competitive destination for money licensed institutions due to its supportive regulations and its good standpoint within Europe. The country is now....
Good news! Since OneCoin is back on the news and “The Missing Cryptoqueen” already released an 11th episode, proving that they’re back for real, we’re going to double down on our efforts. Starting today, we’ll summarize two episodes a week to catch up with the new developments in Dr. Ruja’s case. We hit the nail on the head on this one, and there’s nothing left to do but let the roulette roll and see where the OneCoin story takes us. Related Reading: Sam Bankman-Fried Eyes On Bidding For Celsius Assets In this episode, we learn that OneCoin’s internal slogan was “the greatest company ever”....