The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory calling on cryptocurrency exchanges to monitor Iranian use of crypto to evade sanctions. The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is calling on cryptocurrency exchanges to monitor Iranian use of crypto to evade sanctions. The agency requested this in an advisory issued Thursday, Oct. […]
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Six projects are currently under the wing of Ethereum Classic incubator entity ETC Labs. The director of Ethereum Classic’s investment branch ETC Labs revealed in an interview Thursday, Oct. 11, that it will work with as many as 24 startups each year. Elizabeth Kukko confirmed that six selected projects were currently involved with ETC Labs […]
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A group led by one of South Korea’s leading plastic surgeons has made a $352 million investment in domestic crypto exchange Bithumb’s holding company. A group led by one of South Korea’s leading plastic surgeons, Dr. Kim Byung Gun, has made a major investment in crypto exchange Bithumb’s holding company. Bloomberg reported the news Friday, […]
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sponsored Data services pave the way for AI-enabled trading decision making. Call it counterintuitive, but blockchain could be considered less transparent now than the stock market. How so? Blockchains are apparently open, and anyone can see which token went where, after all. Well, yes and no. Blockchain is a forest, and a forest is the […]
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Despite recent calls from Congress to provide regulatory clarity on ICOs, the SEC continues is crackdown on hundreds of ICOs, according to a joint report. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expanded its crackdown on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), putting “hundreds” of projects at risk, according to a recent joint investigation by Yahoo […]
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The Chinese central bank has opened four job positions that require crypto-related skills, shortly after a report on the advantages of a yuan-backed stable coin. The Chinese central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), has opened four positions for crypto-related professionals, according to a document published Wednesday, Oct. 10 on the bank’s website. Per […]
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has halted an ICO that falsely claimed the support of the SEC and used a fake regulatory agency to promote their product. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a planned Initial Coin Offering (ICO) that falsely claimed have SEC approval, the agency reported in an official […]
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The panel that was set up by India’s Ministry of Finance in 2017 will reportedly evaluate the possibility of issuing a state-backed cryptocurrency. Indian government is “evaluating” the possibility of issuing a state-backed cryptocurrency, sources have told local news outlet Quartz India on Wednesday, Oct. 10. An unnamed “senior official” has told Quartz that the […]
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American economist Nouriel Roubini has prepared his “debunking” of crypto in a 30-page testimony set to be delivered at a U.S. congress hearing today. American economist Nouriel Roubini has prepared his “debunking” of the crypto and blockchain space in a 30-page testimony set to be delivered at a U.S. congress hearing. The hearing will be […]
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Top South Korean official says the government will announce its official position on ICOs in November, based on the results of recent discussions. South Korean government is “likely” to announce its official position on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) in November. A local business newspaper The Investor reported this on Thursday, Oct. 11, citing a “top […]
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