The chief of the SEC Division of Enforcement’s Cyber Unit has resigned, after around two years of leading investigations involving crypto and cyber security. The chief of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement’s Cyber Unit, Robert A. Cohen, has stepped down from his role at the commission. According to an […]
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A new blockchain solution focused on ending slave labor in the food industry received $2.4 million in public funding in Australia. Blockchain startup Lumachain has received $2.4 million in public funding from Main Sequence Ventures, a $165.6 million venture capital fund backed by the Australian government and the federal Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. […]
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CurrencyBird has reportedly become the first Chilean remittances company to the join RippleNet platform. Chile-based peer-to-peer remittance company CurrencyBird has joined RippleNet, Ripple’s global blockchain-based network of payment providers, according to an announcement published on July 25. CurrencyBird has thus ostensibly become the first Chilean payments company to join RippleNet, a network of institutional payment-providers […]
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Ethereum Classic Labs incubator announced its Accelerate program to promote the development of products based on the Ethereum Classic network. Ethereum Classic Labs incubator officially announced its accelerator program to promote the development of products based on the Ethereum Classic network. On July 28, Ethereum Classic Labs published a blog post to provide details about […]
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Circle’s CEO will testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on blockchain and digital assets. Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire is scheduled to testify before congress tomorrow as a representative of The Blockchain Association — a business organization comprised of blockchain industry advocates. Allaire will testify before the Senate Committee […]
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Singapore’s proposal to exempt crypto from a goods and services tax would benefit crypto-related businesses, says PwC corporate tax expert. Singapore’s plans to exempt certain digital currencies from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would benefit cryptocurrency-related businesses, according to a partner in PwC Hong Kong’s corporate tax practice. As reported by Hong Kong’s English […]
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A number of successful crypto traders share their insights on how they ply their trade within the cutthroat industry… Since Bitcoin (BTC) came into the world back in 2009, the digital asset industry as a whole has grown quite exponentially — with the market reaching its apex on the break of 2017-2018. Additionally, in the […]
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The U.S. CFTC has rehired a former employee who recently worked at the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that it is hiring Andrew L. Ridenour as senior counsel to the chairman. Up until recently, Ridenour worked at the major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. CFTC Chairman Tarbert unveiled Ridenour […]
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Four South Korean crypto exchanges face regulation stricter regulations in renewing their bank accounts following the issuance of new FATF guidelines. Four South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges are reportedly facing stricter regulation as they aim to renew their banking accounts. As local industry media TheBchain reports on July 29, the new requirements come after the Financial […]
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Per its first comprehensive report on the subject, the Senate of Hamburg expects blockchain tech to grow within the city. The Senate of Hamburg has introduced the first comprehensive report on the development of blockchain activities in the city. Hamburg Senate expects the role of blockchain to increase in the coming years In an […]
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