A class action suit against Ripple Labs may set precedent for cryptocurrencies that aren’t securities to face putative claims. A California court has argued that cryptocurrencies that are not securities may be subject to federal laws targeting unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP) during a Feb. 26 hearing for a consolidated class action […]
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The crypto markets are currently facing a strong wave of selling leading traders to focus on whether cryptocurrencies will form panic bottoms soon. Governments and citizens across the world are in a state of panic as cases of coronavirus continue to rise. This has rocked global equity markets for the past few days and volatility […]
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SEC commissioner lends an olive branch to the crypto community as New Jersey becomes the latest state to unveil crypto regulations. Some of the internet’s biggest companies — the likes of Amazon, Google and Facebook — were created from the ruins of the dot-com bubble. Likewise, the crypto ICO bubble seems to have many states […]
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Subsequently after experiencing a major outage last week, stock and cryptocurrency trading app Robinhood is down again. After experiencing a major outage last week, major stock and cryptocurrency trading app Robinhood is troubled again. Robinhood encountered another technical outage on Monday, causing its platform to halt trading services, according to a March 9 tweet by […]
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What would you choose: the good old-fashioned venture capital investment, or the brand new technology that is yet to prove its right for existence? In a world where blockchain technology is rapidly breaking barriers and disrupting industries one at a time, the emergence of new models to replace classical crowdfunding ventures is just a matter […]
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Coronavirus anxiety continues to overshadow second day of London Blockchain Week. The second day of Fintech Worldwide’s Blockchain Summit kicked off to unusually glorious sunshine. But you’d be hard pressed to notice that in the venue because there was no natural light filtering through to the handful of attendees that braved the ongoing coronavirus scare. […]
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The National Police Agency of Japan is reporting a record high of 537 cases involving money laundering. Anti-money laundering regulations on cryptocurrency and blockchain transactions may be having a positive outcome in East Asia. According to an article released by the Japanese newspaper Nikkei on Mar. 3, the National Police Agency of Japan brought criminal […]
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The London Blockchain Summit soldiered on this week, despite many speakers in isolation or subject to travel bans due to coronavirus. Day One, March 5 The world has a fever. A fever for blockchain. But that’s not the only infectious substance in the room. The spectre of the spiralling Coronavirus crisis looms large over today’s […]
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According to Chainanalysis’ latest report, there were over $1 trillion worth of crypto transactions in 2019 with only 1.1% percent of them being illicit. According to Chainalysis’ March 5th webinar, over $1 trillion worth of cryptocurrency transactions took place in 2019 with only 1.1% of them being illicit. Source: Chainalysis Diminishing of darknet markets Overall, […]
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WEF Head of Blockchain Sheila Warren explains the potential of blockchain technology and how it can change the world — but notes we are not there yet due to three things. Speaking at the Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona, the World Economic Forum’s head of blockchain and data policy, Sheila Warren, discussed blockchain’s […]
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