U.S. authorities have accused a man of securing COVID-19 relief funds to invest in cryptocurrency. A Texas resident was charged by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas on July 14. Allegations suggest that he fraudulently filed loan applications for $1.1 million through the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP. He claimed he was […]
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Two promoters of $4 billion crypto exit scam OneCoin have been found dead in Mexico. Two promoters of a major cryptocurrency exit scam, OneCoin, have been found dead in Mazatlan, Mexico. Oscar Brito Ibarra and Ignacio Ibarra, two major OneCoin promoters, were apparently kidnapped and killed in Mexico, Cointelegraph en Español reported on Tuesday. According to […]
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Self-healing blockchains are the only way to create a truly decentralized world within the decade. The world is eagerly waiting for a next-generation, high-performance, permissionless blockchain, and this blockchain should be able to industrially scale all decentralized applications. So far, the crypto community has witnessed: Peer-to-peer blockchain networks that use all the peers to validate […]
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Crystal Blockchain reports that crypto transfers in the Republic of Seychelles keep growing as regulatory pressure increases for the G-20. A new report released on Tuesday by Crystal Blockchain attempts to categorize cross-border transactions of Bitcoin (BTC) based on their “country of origin,” which may have important implications for the Financial Action Task Force’s Travel […]
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Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading platform Paxful crossed the $4.6 billion trading volume threshold as the company is entering its fifth year. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace Paxful announced on July 14 that its platform has witnessed another surge in trade volume, hitting the $4.6 billion mark and reaching over 4.5 million wallet registrations. Paxful is also forecasting […]
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Global payments giant PayPal could indeed be developing a crypto-based solution, this document shows. PayPal has confirmed that it is developing capabilities in the cryptocurrency space, according to a letter to the European Commission. Originally submitted on March 20, the document was intended as a response to the European Commission’s public consultation on building an […]
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U.S.-based exchange Gemini announced hardware key compatibility on its mobile application, bolstering security capabilities for customers. Gemini revealed hardware security key functionality for its mobile application, giving customers compatibility with devices such as Yubikey for added security. Thanks to WebAuthn compatibility on Gemini’s app, iOS and Android “Gemini customers can now use USB and near-field […]
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The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division Command plans to use a web application to track and trace cryptocurrency transitions. The United States Army Criminal Investigation Division Command (USACIDC) is seeking a Software-as-as-Service web application to help them track and trace illicit cryptocurrency transactions. According to a statement of work published on July 10, the USACIDC […]
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The Islamic world seems primed for widespread digital asset adoption, as well-respected scholars claim that crypto trading is fully compatible with Sharia law. Even though in most western countries today, matters related to religion and money have been independent of one another. However, in Islam, especially those following the Shariah code of ethics, the two […]
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Top cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reviewed its Android app code following spyware concerns. Binance will remove the ability to record audio from its Android app in the upcoming update scheduled for “mid-July”, cryptocurrency exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, told Cointelegraph. Binance App will allegedly drop the microphone permission The company’s privacy-oriented move […]
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