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Hackers Target 400,000 Computers with Mining Malware

More than 400,000 personal computers have been attacked in a large-scale attempt to distribute cryptocurrency mining malware. The hackers used sophisticated trojans to infect PCs mostly in Russia, but also in Turkey, Ukraine, and other countries. The coordinated assault lasted more than 12 hours.
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https://news.bitcoin.com/hackers-target-400000-computers-with-mining-malware/?utm_source=OneSignal%20Push&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=Push%20Notifications

Wall Street Analyst Creates ‘Bitcoin Misery Index’ For Traders

Wall Street strategist and co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors Thomas Lee has developed a ‘contrarian index’ that lets investors know how ‘miserable’ Bitcoin (BTC) holders are based on current prices, CNBC reports.

The index is called the Bitcoin Misery Index (BMI) and was designed as a trading tool for investors to take advantage of volatility in BTC exchanges. BMI is calculated on a scale of zero to 100, taking into account factors such as volatility and the number of winning trades out of the total. When the indicator is low, the buying opportunity is at its best, and vice versa.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/wall-street-analyst-creates-bitcoin-misery-index-for-traders

2018 Will Be the Year of Cryptocurrency Regulation, But is That a Bad Thing?

Many have predicted that 2018 will be the year regulators get well and truly involved the emerging cryptocurrency market. Thus far, that certainly seems to be the case.
As we ushered in the new year, South Korea laid down regulation which prevents anonymous trading, while China went right ahead and banned trading entirely.

Meanwhile, financial authorities in Germany and France have called for an international crackdown on cryptocurrency, while Japan already has regulations in place which require cryptocurrency exchanges to be registered and maintain certain standards of security lest they are shut down.
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http://bitcoinist.com/2018-will-be-the-year-of-regulation-but-is-that-a-bad-thing/

Crypto Exchange Bittrex: We’re Compliant With SEC’s ICO Rules

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex says that it is compliant with federal regulations governing securities trading.

The exchange, which is headquartered in Seattle, issued a statement on Wednesday assuring its customers that its token review process is compliant with rules that prohibit companies from creating trading markets for unregistered securities.

Bittrex said:

“As a U.S.-based digital currency exchange, Bittrex is committed to incubating new blockchain technology projects and offering innovative, compliant digital tokens to our customers. Bittrex uses a robust digital token review process to ensure the tokens listed on the exchange are compliant with U.S. law and are not considered securities.”
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https://www.ccn.com/crypto-exchange-bittrex-compliant-secs-ico-rules/

Praetorian Group Files To Be First ICO To Sell Registered Security Tokens In US

The Praetorian Group, referred to as a “Cryptocurrency Real Estate Investment Vehicle,” (CREIV) has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6 to register their $75 mln Initial Coin Offering (ICO) as a security offering.

If the SEC accepts their registration, the Praeotorian Group will hold the first ever SEC-registered ICO.

The filing states that while there will be 200 mln of the Group’s PAX tokens on the Ethereum Blockchain, but the company is registering only the 15 mln offered in the ICO. These real estate-backed tokens will be offered for $5 per token, payable in Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC) Litecoin (LTC), to what the company confusingly refers to as “accredited investors”.

Under US law, an accredited investor is one with a certain financial status — securities offered only to accredited investors in the US can qualify for SEC Rule 506(c) exemption, as messenger app Telegram and photo giant Kodak did for their token offerings, making them exempt from registration with the SEC.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/praetorian-group-files-to-be-first-ico-to-sell-registered-security-tokens-in-us