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Bitcoin snaps 7-day winning streak
Published on 13/02/2024
» Bitcoin fell for the first time in seven days as speculators sought a respite following the recent rally that pushed the largest cryptocurrency beyond $50,000 for the first time in more than two years.
Bitcoin surges to $50,000 for first time since 2021
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/02/2024
» BOSTON - Bitcoin hovered around US$50,000 after briefly scaling the closely watched level for the first time in over two years, a remarkable comeback from the crypto scandals and wipeouts that cast doubt on the industry's viability.
15 years' jail for police who extorted B10m from Chinese
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/02/2024
» Five immigration officers have been sentenced to 15 years in jail for extorting 10 million baht worth of cryptocurrency from a Chinese businessman found in illegal possession of a Thai ID card in March last year.
Crypto ransom payments hit record $1.1bn in 2023
Published on 07/02/2024
» Payments from cryptocurrecy-related ransom attacks nearly doubled to a record $1.1 billion in 2023, the blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said on Wednesday.
‘Titan Group-Tantai' Dominates Cryptocurrency Trading Contest
Published on 07/02/2024
» OKX, a leading global digital asset exchange with 20 million users from over 100 countries worldwide, hosted the cryptocurrency trading competition "Exclusive Asia Trading Competition" from January 6 to 30, 2024. The event offered a top prize of up to 200,000 USDT, equivalent to approximately 7,000,000 baht. Over 4,000 registered participants from various Asian countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and other East Asian nations (excluding mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Mongolia, North Korea, and Japan), qualified for the trading competition.
Crypto trading becomes VAT-free in race for digital
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/02/2024
» The Finance Ministry has announced the exemption of value-added tax (VAT) on digital asset trading to push Thailand towards becoming a digital asset hub.
‘Scam kits’ for sale in underground markets
Published on 02/02/2024
» Cybercriminals are selling the latest evolution of online scam schemes in ready-to-go kits on the dark web, lowering the barrier to entry for scammers around the world, according to a report published on Friday by the cybersecurity firm Sophos.
5 Russians arrested in crypto abduction case
Published on 02/02/2024
» PHUKET: Police have arrested five Russian men accused of abducting a Belarusian couple on this resort island and forcing them to transfer 31 million baht worth of cryptocurrency before releasing them.
Russians suspected of robbing compatriots of B30m
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/02/2024
» PHUKET: Police are questioning four Russian men suspected of abducting a Russian couple on this southern tourist island and forcing them to transfer 30 million baht worth of cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin bounces back
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/01/2024
» Following the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approval of 11 Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and with a Bitcoin halving expected in April, the cryptocurrency regained the top spot for asset annual return on investment as its price surged more than 150%.