The crypto elite are hiring bodyguards, but that may change once the industry becomes more legitimate. Security is paramount in crypto. “Keep your hardware wallets safe,” we’re told. “Keep your private keys safe.” “Keep your seed words safe.” “Keep your computer safe.” This list could go on almost indefinitely, and while you might be forgiven […]
Continue ReadingThe new raft of measures for “Russian offshores” reportedly considers the development of special regulations for cryptocurrencies. The new set of measures in respect to the development of “Russian offshores” will affect digital assets, major Russian news agency TASS reported on Mar. 1. The Russian Ministry of Economic Development is reportedly working on the third set […]
Continue Readingsponsored A new DApp says it enables an ad payment model based on results. Publishers are only compensated when the campaign’s goals have been satisfied. Paying for the ultimate result of an advertising campaign, and not just impressions or clicks, has always been the dream of advertisers. There have been attempts to solve this fundamental […]
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The Supreme Court of India has granted four weeks to Indian authorities to come up with crypto regulation. The Supreme Court of India has reportedly granted four weeks to Indian authorities to come up with cryptocurrency regulation policies, local news outlet Inc42 reports on Feb. 25. If the Indian government does not provide a crypto […]
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The Ministry of Justice of Russia does not see the need to legislate the concept of cryptocurrency so far, according to a recent report. The Ministry of Justice of Russia does not see the need to legally define the concept of cryptocurrency at this point, state-owned news agency TASS reported on Feb. 13. Alexander Konovalov, […]
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U.S. Government shutdown paralyzed the SEC and CFTC. On Jan. 25, United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump ended the partial government shutdown, albeit temporarily. As a result of the funding package he signed on Friday, the government will be open for three weeks. While the future still seems unclear for U.S. government facilities, which are […]
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As Venezuela enters the crucial part of a political crisis, we decided to trace the fate of the Petro — the national cryptocurrency that seemingly failed to save country’s economy. Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a second term on Jan. 10, amid tremendous hyperinflation, long-lasting political and economic crisis, and strict sanctions […]
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As controversial figures on the right find themselves deplatformed, they increasingly turn to crypto for fundraising. Cryptocurrencies were never apolitical. The fateful 2008 Satoshi Nakamoto treatise did not appear in an ideological vacuum: Notions of online privacy, proactive use of cryptography for protecting individual freedom, and denationalization of currency that informed the Bitcoin creator’s vision […]
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French grassroots political movement is planning a bank run on Jan. 12. On Jan. 7, activists of the French grassroots political movement the Gilets Jaunes — Yellow Vests — announced a bank run via social media, essentially hoping to meet their goals by destabilizing the local financial system. Dubbed the “Collectors’ Referendum,” the movement’s latest […]
Continue ReadingProsecutors allege Senator Michael Williams lied about the disappearance of crypto mining equipment worth $300,000. A Georgia state senator has reported to jail over allegedly lying about the theft of cryptocurrency mining equipment worth $300,000, The Guardian reported Dec. 27. Republican Michael Williams, who originally reported the alleged theft in May, made a false police […]
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