As protests rage in Belarus and Alexei Navalny remains in a coma, we look at new developments in crypto across the former USSR. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note The political machinations of Eastern Europe have dominated recent headlines. Protests […]
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Huobi makes a pitch to those who ”want to earn a good profit worry-free.” Singapore-headquartered exchange Huobi Global is rolling out cryptocurrency savings accounts tomorrow. The new product will go live at 7:00 a.m. UTC on Aug. 20, with availability restricted to certain jurisdictions. Residents of China, Hong Kong Japan, Singapore, the United States, Germany, […]
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The crypto rally of 2020 is not the biggest reason for 21Shares’ growth. 21Shares, formerly known as Amun, now has $100 million in assets under management, or AUM, posting major growth in 2020. Hany Rashwan, CEO of 21Shares, told Cointelegraph on Aug. 17 that AUM volumes spiked about 164% this year, up from just $39 […]
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In the EU, getting laws right on Libra could be the best way to speed up a digital euro from the European Central Bank. While Facebook’s Libra project might have shaken the United States government the most, the aftershocks were felt all over the world. The European Union was no exception: The publication of the […]
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The arrival of digitized securities is one of the core aspects of the federal government’s blockchain strategy, German authorities say. Federal regulators in Germany are looking to modernize the country’s securities with blockchain technology. On Aug. 11, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) and the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) introduced a […]
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A U.S. startup is setting up a blockchain energy trading pilot in Los Angeles to promote electric van sharing. Energy and transportation startup EVShare is launching a community energy-sharing pilot in Los Angeles. The initiative, which received $20 million in partner funding and a $9 million grant from the California Energy Commission, is set to […]
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Australian YouTuber Dagogo Altraide posted a new video to his 2.5M subscribers detailing the fall of FinTech company Wirecard. A new video takes viewers through German financial technology company Wirecard’s journey from being one of the top businesses in the world to one who’s shares plummeted by more than 98% before filing for insolvency. In […]
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The alleged dealers involved in Germany’s largest Bitcoin-enabled darknet narcotics marketplace will stand trial today. The alleged dealers involved in “Chemical Revolution” — Germany’s largest darknet narcotics marketplace — will stand trial today. The high number of initial defendants in the case has meant the trial is being held in a congress hall in Giessen, […]
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Decentralized finance should include decentralized energy as it uses DApps and blockchain and has the same logic, says Lition. Decentralized Energy (DeEn) leverage DApps and smart contracts on Ethereum to conduct transactions and trade energy assets. In a paper released July 31, Lition, a Berlin-based sustainable tech startup that has launched a blockchain-based marketplace allowing […]
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Announcement by U.S. OCC to fuel business opportunities for crypto exchanges, custodians and traditionals banks. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a division of the United States Treasury that supervises banking in the country, on July 22, issued an interpretive letter clarifying that nationally chartered banks are allowed to provide cryptocurrency custody services […]
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