Michael Weigand faces a five-year maximum sentence for hiding his role with Silk Road from investigators. from CoinDesk
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Leases 2,000 Rigs From BlockFills, Has Option for Up to 7,000 More
Bitfarms boost its mining power by 360 PH with the new lease, set to run for 24 months. from CoinDesk
CIA’s New Research Lab to Study Blockchain
CIA Labs will give officers an outlet to patent and profit from their tech inventions. from CoinDesk
Stripe to Pay $120,000 in PlexCoin ICO Settlement With Massachusetts Attorney General
The payments processor facilitated millions of dollars of PlexCoin investments before shuttering accounts in September 2017. from CoinDesk
NVIDIA Lawyers Dismiss Investors’ Crypto Mining Doc Requests: Report
Investors accuse NVIDIA of bungling the chipmaker’s response to 2017’s mining hardware boom. from CoinDesk
German Lawmakers Vote ‘Nein’ on Blockchain for Transparency on Megaprojects
The bill sought to renew Germans’ trust in their government’s ability to keep megaproject spending under control. from CoinDesk
Travala.com Enters China’s Fast-Recovering Travel Market
“In China, the recovery is happening now and very fast,” said Travala.com CEO Juan Otero. from CoinDesk
US Homeland Security Challenges Freelancers to Design It a Digital Wallet
DHS officials are putting up $25,000 in cash prizes to designers who win the month-long competition. from CoinDesk
Prosecutors Detail Russians’ Crypto Phishing Scheme in Forfeiture Suit
The alleged hackers also manipulated NEO’s Gas market with a $5 million crypto infusion. from CoinDesk
Wyoming Bank Regulator Taps Chainalysis to Boost Crypto Tracing Efforts
The Wyoming Division of Banking will receive training and two software licenses from blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis. from CoinDesk
