Bitcoin falls 3% as traders mull risk of sales linked to Mt. Gox

Bitcoin falls 3% as traders mull risk of sales linked to Mt. Gox

Bitcoin fell as traders monitored transfers by wallets belonging to the failed Mt. Gox exchange, whose administrators have been stepping up efforts to return a $9 billion hoard of the largest digital asset to creditors. The original cryptocurrency dropped as much as 2.7% and was trading at about $67,840 as of 12:15 p.m. Tuesday in … Read more

US prosecutors charge three people for their roles in Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam

US prosecutors charge three people for their roles in Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam

SAN FRANCISCO: Criminal charges were filed on Friday against the suspected teenage mastermind of an epic Twitter hack and two others who allegedly helped hijack celebrity accounts to swindle people out of more than $100,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme. Prosecutors in Florida said they filed 30 felony counts against 17-year-old resident of the state identified … Read more

Carlos Ghosn wired $860,000 to alleged escape plotters: US

Carlos Ghosn wired 0,000 to alleged escape plotters: US

New York: Former Nissan Motor chief Carlos Ghosn transferred more than $860,000 in October to a company managed by one of two Massachusetts men accused of helping him escape criminal charges in Japan two months later, US prosecutors said. Ghosn wired the money in two installments to Promote Fox LLC, a company managed by Peter … Read more