American prosecutors want prison time for a co-founder of Centra Tech, an entity that had received endorsements from well-known people for a 2017 initial coin offering (ICO), CoinDesk reported. Robert Farkas admitted culpability in June to charges brought in connection to the fraudulent offering, according...
Sohrab Sharma, the third co-founder of Centra Tech, has pled guilty to an initial coin offering fraud, according to CoinDesk. Sharma’s confession confirms that he, along with fellow co-founders Raymond Trapani and Robert Farkas, lied about their purported cryptocurrency partnerships and credentials. Sharma, in pleading...
South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. Lawmakers’ discussions established that the virtual assets can be construed as electronic certificates of economic value. Proposed amendments to existing bills want to classify cryptocurrencies as goods rather than...
The U.S. Air Force has granted blockchain firm SIMBA Chain a $1.5 million check to help create a new blockchain for supply logistics in the next two years, according to Coindesk.com. The South Bend, Indiana-based company will now also be partnering with Boeing as it...
December 15, 2020
BitPay, which is the world’s largest provider of bitcoin and cryptocurrency services, has announced that mobile payments app Slide will now add cryptocurrency as a payment option, according to a press release. Slide, which was created by the PayPal-backed Raise Marketplace, will allow people paying with crypto to earn 5 percent cash back when paying […]
November 04, 2020
American prosecutors want prison time for a co-founder of Centra Tech, an entity that had received endorsements from well-known people for a 2017 initial coin offering (ICO), CoinDesk reported. Robert...
July 20, 2020
Sohrab Sharma, the third co-founder of Centra Tech, has pled guilty to an initial coin offering fraud, according to CoinDesk. Sharma’s confession confirms that he, along with fellow co-founders Raymond...
July 13, 2020
South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. Lawmakers’ discussions established that the virtual assets can be construed as electronic certificates of...
