Can a DEX be fully exempt from regulations in the current landscape, and what does it take to be free in the world of crypto? Earlier this week, British-American entrepreneur John McAfee, who is currently living “in exile” due to tax-related charges filed against him by the United States authorities, launched his own decentralized exchange […]
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With government regulations becoming more stringent, crypto businesses are coming together to form self-regulating bodies for the industry. Self-regulation is once again a trending topic in the cryptocurrency landscape as major exchange platforms have announced the creation of self-regulated organizations (SROs) to achieve some standardization in digital currency governance. Government regulators across various jurisdictions continue to […]
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The Japan Security Token Offering Association comes at a time when the industry is looking for clarity, self-regulating is the next step. Security token offerings, or STOs, have more or less taken the mantle from their semi-defunct counterpart, the initial coin offering (ICO). Still, the extreme rise and subsequent fall of the ICO has left […]
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BCause Mining, a Bitcoin mining operation in the city of Virginia Beach was ordered to liquidate its assets and shut down its operations. BCause Mining, a Bitcoin (BTC) mining operation in the city of Virginia Beach in the United States, was ordered to liquidate its assets. In an Oct. 9 article, local news outlet the […]
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A University of Michigan student may have attempted to hack West Virginia’s blockchain voting app as part of a course on election security. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating whether a student at the University of Michigan attempted to hack the West Virginia’s voting app. “Not one single vote was changed” On Oct. […]
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Grant Thornton, the firm liquidating hacked New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, discusses how best to do so with the platform’s developers. Grant Thornton, the firm liquidating hacked New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, has discussed how best to do so with the platform’s developers. Grant Thorton aims for “collaborative relationship” According to a leaked email from […]
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As cyber security becomes prevalent in the crypto space, can major insurance companies provide users with a much-needed safety net? The growth in popularity of cryptocurrencies has, in many ways, outpaced the infrastructure built to support it. In terms of security, cryptocurrency exchanges that serve both as a marketplace and a store of the digital […]
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EOS users have been experiencing periodic problems with the network access, developers reassure that everything is “operating correctly.” Within the past few weeks, EOS blockchain protocol users have been experiencing periodic problems with network access. A recent article written by pseudonymous smart-contract developer and security engineer Dexaran described the apparent root of the problem: an […]
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North Korea is allegedly developing its cryptocurrency for bypassing U.S. sanctions, but experts point out other reasons for this initiative. It seems that a movement to create a national cryptocurrency is gaining momentum in Asia. Following China, the North Korean authorities announced their readiness to issue digital money and even indicated the availability of all […]
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Binance claims to have assisted British police in investigating an online fraud exposed to 500,000 potential victims. Binance claims to have assisted British prosecutors in an investigation of an online fraud that resulted in over $51 million losses by victims. Criminal is now jailed On Sept. 26, Binance’s chief compliance officer Samuel Lim published a […]
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