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# cryptocurrency

This year
2023
# FTX
Co-founder of collapsed crypto exchange pleads not guilty to fraud
FTX and its sister trading house Alameda Research went bankrupt in November, dissolving a virtual trading business that at one point had been valued by the market at $32 billion.
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Jan 3rd 2023, 8:00 PM
Last year
2022
# Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian to pay $1.26 million in penalties over cryptocurrency promotion
The star has agreed to cooperate with US officials in their ongoing investigation.
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Oct 3rd 2022, 2:45 PM
# misinfo
Financial advisor warns against hoax crypto ads featuring Leo Varadkar and other public figures
Users of multiple websites reported encountering the false ad featuring the FG leader in recent weeks.
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Jul 24th 2022, 7:01 AM
# CAB
More than €5.4 million returned to six victims of crypto theft in 2021
The Criminal Assets Bureau 2021 annual report outlined the details of the fraud.
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Jul 8th 2022, 6:15 AM
# the good information project
Do you really understand what NFTs and the blockchain are? Here's an A-Z of tech terms
Let us help.
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Mar 2nd 2022, 7:00 PM
# not on
Uefa slammed for 'incomprehensible move' with cryptocurrency fan token company
The sale of fan tokens has been criticised as a means of monetising fan engagement.
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Feb 15th 2022, 5:52 PM
# cryptocurrency
Couple arrested as US seizes $3.6 billion of stolen bitcoin in record haul
The couple face up to 20 years in prison.
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Feb 9th 2022, 7:03 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Have you bought any cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrencies have soared in popularity in recent years.
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Jan 23rd 2022, 10:49 AM
# coining it
Ireland's advertising watchdog aware of 'increasing concern' over misleading cryptocurrency ads
Spain and the United Kingdom have both unveiled new rules aimed at tightening advertising standards for crypto-assets.
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Jan 22nd 2022, 8:00 PM
# cryptocurrency
Kosovo seizes hundreds of cryptocurrency mining devices
Police “confiscated 272 different anti-miner devices used for the production of Bitcoin”, a statement said.
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Jan 8th 2022, 7:36 PM
All time
# Podcast
The Explainer: Why are you hearing so much about cryptocurrency?
Alpha Wealth’s Nick Charalambous and our own Ian Curran explain the highs and lows of crypto.
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May 27th 2021, 6:32 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Have you ever bought cryptocurrency?
Scams involving the currency are on the rise.
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May 20th 2021, 10:47 AM
# cryptocurrency
Warning over 'get rich quick' scams involving cryptocurrencies
People are being conned out of up to €50k.
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May 20th 2021, 9:02 AM
# Libra
Facebook announces plans for new cryptocurrency to come into operation as early as 2020
Facebook and some two dozen partners released a prototype of Libra as an open source code for developers interested in weaving it into apps, services or businesses/
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Jun 18th 2019, 10:30 PM
# Startups and tech
For crypto startups seeking 'legitimacy', new anti-money laundering laws are a double-edged sword
The EU-level rules put more of an onus on companies to monitor customer activity.
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Feb 22nd 2019, 10:51 AM
# cryptocurrency
Bitcoin heist: 600 powerful computers stolen in Iceland
Icelandic police arrested 11 people.
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Mar 3rd 2018, 11:05 AM
# global hack
Number of websites infected by cryptocurrency hack, Ireland's National Cyber Security Centre says
It said that there are no indications at this stage that members of the public are at risk.
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Feb 12th 2018, 4:20 PM
# crypto
This young scientist had to explain Bitcoin to Michael D Higgins
Turns out the President was up to speed on cryptocurrency.
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Jan 12th 2018, 1:04 PM
# cryptocurrency
European police target Kinahan's hidden Bitcoin cash in Belgium and the Czech Republic
A Bitcoin ‘mine’ was discovered in a raid on the cartel last month.
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Dec 3rd 2017, 10:00 PM
# cryptocurrency
Volatile Bitcoin surpasses $11,000, before plummeting to $9,000 (and then rising again)
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase has called bitcoin a “fraud”.
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Dec 1st 2017, 8:06 AM
Voices
Cryptocurrencies: 'Lack of regulation means investors can make a lot of money fast'
There’s nothing cryptic about your cryptocurrency tax obligations though, writes Barry Flanagan.
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Jul 2nd 2017, 3:30 PM
# spend spend spend
The first major tech company to accept Bitcoin payments isn't Google or Apple
Those in the US can now purchase goods from Microsoft’s Windows and Xbox stores using the cryptocurrency.
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Dec 11th 2014, 12:38 PM
# Baby Steps
PayPal opens its doors (slightly) to bitcoin payments
The company has teamed up with three bitcoin payment processors, allowing sellers to accept bitcoin as payment for digital goods.
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Sep 24th 2014, 2:41 PM
# new challenger
Explainer: Why the new challenger to Bitcoin is worth keeping an eye on
The new currency has been backed by Stripe, founded by the Limerick brothers Patrick and John Collison, but is it worth taking note of?
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Aug 5th 2014, 7:45 AM
# virtual currency
Apple approves first bitcoin trading app after policy change
Coin Pocket has become the first bitcoin trading app to be approved by Apple since it updated its App Store review guidelines.
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Jun 16th 2014, 10:56 AM
# virtual currencies
Apple's policy update could pave the way for bitcoin payments
Apps can now accept payments from “approved virtual currencies” although Apple hasn’t said which ones qualify.
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Jun 3rd 2014, 4:08 PM
# cryptocurrency
Confused by Bitcoin? This guy explains it well…
Programmer Robert McNally put together a succinct presentation on what this ‘currency’ is all about.
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Nov 9th 2013, 8:30 PM