WASHINGTON – U.S. and Canadian state securities regulators announced Monday they have launched dozens of investigations into cryptocurrency scams. The North American Securities Administrators Association announced the wide-ranging series of probes on Monday, dubbed “Operation Crypto-Sweep.” The investigations, some of which have already concluded, are aimed at unregistered securities offerings and initial coin offerings that […]

In its annual report on scams, Australia’s national consumer watchdog has revealed that cryptocurrency-related fraud has cost Australians over AUD $2.1 million in losses last year. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published its annual ‘targeting scams’ report on Monday, revealing accumulated total losses of some AUD $340 million to scammers from 200,000 scam reports […]

The Syrian military has declared that it has taken full control of all areas around the capital, Damascus, for the first time in six years. “Damascus and its surroundings… are completely secure,” spokesman Gen Ali Mayhoub said on state television. The announcement came after troops cleared Islamic State (IS) militants from the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee […]

Originally posted on Open Media Reposted with Permission. Blockchain, blockchain, blockchain…the word is almost inescapable in today’s media frenzied world. The technology has the capability to bring enormous changes to the way global business is conducted, but how will it affect outdoor advertising? DOOH and location-based advertising The out of home industry is experiencing somewhat […]

Where to go to get your glow on. If the world of make-up sounds as difficult as entering the boutique Chanel on Bond Street, then you are in the right place. We’ve put together the best face masks that are really worth wasting hard-earned money (and asking questions that you really want to know) Su-Man […]

First it was catastrophic lava. Then it was sulfur dioxide. Now Big Island residents have yet another danger to worry about. Laze — a mashup of “lava” and “haze” — is a nasty product formed when hot lava hits the ocean, sending hydrochloric acid and volcanic glass particles into the air. And now it’s a real threat […]

After performing with BFF Taylor Swift during her May 19 concert, Selena Gomez left the venue braless with a mystery dude! See the pic here! Is Selena Gomez, 25, officially moving on from Justin Bieber, 24? The singer left Taylor Swift‘s May 19 Rose Bowl concert in Pasadena, CA with a mystery man! She was photographed leaving with […]

Presently, there is an increased pace in the areas of technological development when compared to the progress achieved over the last couple of decades. This exponential increase springs off the dashboard of the internet and the numerous millennial technologies that are being built on top of it. These emerging developments are leading us to a […]

ICO issuers are starting to look to jurisdictions outside the U.S. to set up shop. In an environment of regulatory uncertainty, where the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun investigating ICOs and the industry surrounding the capital raising technology but has yet to make a formal decision of how it will regulate crypto tokens, issuers […]

President Donald Trump says he will demand an inquiry into whether his election campaign was infiltrated for political purposes. In a tweet, Mr Trump said he wanted to know whether his predecessor’s administration ordered such a move. The request, which will be made officially on Monday, comes after US media reports suggesting the FBI had an […]