The Big Four auditor is midway through a beta test phase of a tool designed to handle staff credentials. Three Irish banks have begun using a staff data solution running on blockchain technology, a joint press release confirmed on May 30. Together with the Institute of Banking (IoB), Bank of Ireland, AIB and Ulster Bank […]
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The SFC’s enforcement chief pointed out problems related to existing regulatory uncertainty over the crypto space. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has expressed concern over the lack of regulation for dealing with fraud in the crypto space, local news agency The Standard reports May 30. SFC enforcement chief Thomas Atkinson has […]
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The Australian Securities and Investment Commission published new initial coin offering and cryptocurrency guidelines. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) published new initial coin offering (ICO) and cryptocurrency guidelines on its official website on May 30. The regulator detailed the prerequisites that a cryptocurrency business needs to follow in order to comply with both […]
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A senior official warned U.S. measures were pressuring Pyongyang into finding illicit channels of income. United States sanctions incentivized North Korea to launch cyberattacks involving cryptocurrency, a senior FBI official told a conference. The comments were quoted by South Korean English-language news outlet Korea Herald on May 30. Speaking at an event organized by U.S. […]
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Emilie Choi says that while the space has a lot of potential, Coinbase will continue to focus on fiat-to-crypto activities. United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is not planning to launch a decentralized exchange (DEX), a senior executive told cryptocurrency news media outlet The Block in an interview on May 29. Speaking on a range of […]
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New Yahoo-backed crypto exchange Taotao is expected to go live on May 30. Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Taotao is expected to go live at noon on May 30, as per the company’s official Twitter page. Notably, the new trading platform is heavily backed by Yahoo Japan, marking the local internet giant’s arrival into the field of […]
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Encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has officially released a test client for its Telegram Open Network. Encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has officially released a test client for its Telegram Open Network (TON), according to files posted on test.ton.org. The newly introduced archive of files available for download is a distribution of a preliminary version […]
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Major crypto exchange Binance has partnered with decentralized crypto lending platform Cred to bring its services to the Binance ecosystem. Major crypto exchange Binance has partnered with decentralized crypto lending platform Cred to bring its services to the Binance ecosystem, according to a press release published on May 29. As part of the agreement, Cred […]
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The World Economic Forum announced the formation of six different “fourth industrial revolution councils.” The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced the formation of six separate “fourth industrial revolution councils” to work on new technology policy guidance, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 29. Per the release, the councils intend to help […]
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The Associated Press has announced that its 2019 AP Stylebook has a new section on cryptocurrency. Major New York news outlet, the Associated Press (AP) has announced that its latest version of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law has a new section on cryptocurrencies in an official Twitter post on May 29. […]
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