A 48-year old Thai man who called himself the “cryptocurrency wizard” has been arrested in Bangkok over his alleged role in a $16.3 million crypto exchange fraud. A 48-year old Thai man who called himself the “cryptocurrency wizard” has been arrested in Bangkok over his alleged role in a 500 million baht ($16.3 million) crypto […]
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The recent move by Swiss regulators to licence two crypto banks is sending a message to regulators worldwide, but what are the stances of global authorities? Banking is often seen as the antithesis of Bitcoin (BTC), the very industry the nascent protocol looks to defuse and disrupt. Ironically, many banks are desperately in need of […]
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The Winklevoss-led crypto exchange Gemini has hired Noah Perlman, a former Morgan Stanley executive, as its new chief compliance officer. The Winklevoss brothers’ cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has hired Noah Perlman, a former executive at financial services giant Morgan Stanley, as its new chief compliance officer. Per an official announcement published by Tyler Winklevoss on Sept. […]
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The Marshall Islands has issued a national blockchain-based currency in a bid to “finally acquire monetary independence in a way that reflects Marshallese values.” The Marshall Islands has issued a national blockchain-based currency in a bid to “finally acquire monetary independence in a way that reflects Marshallese values.” The issuance of the Marshallese sovereign (SOV) […]
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The team at Seychelles-based crypto exchange BitMEX have accused fellow exchange Binance of plagiarizing BitMEX documents as part of its recent futures testnet launch. The team at Seychelles-registered crypto exchange BitMEX have accused fellow exchange Binance of plagiarizing BitMEX documents as part of its recent futures testnet launch. On Sept. 4, the platform published a […]
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Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic raises $23 million in a funding round led by SBI Holdings, among other companies. Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has raised $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Japanese financial powerhouse SBI Holdings. Elliptic continues to expand in Asia According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. […]
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The Netherlands’ central bank has today revealed it will begin regulating firms that offer crypto-related services as of January 2020, ordering them to register. The Dutch central bank has today revealed it will begin regulating firms that offer cryptocurrency-related services as of Jan. 10, 2020. Reuters reported on Sept. 3 that De Nederlandsche Bank clarified that […]
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European Central Bank key legal official Yves Mersch said that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin is “beguiling but treacherous.” Yves Mersch, European Central Bank’s key legal official, said that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin is “beguiling but treacherous” during a speech at the ECB’s legal conference in Frankfurt on Monday. Bloomberg reported on Mersch’s remarks in an article published […]
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Bitcoin loses support for five figures, Craig Wright ordered to pay 500,000 BTC, and China’s digital currency may be further away than first thought. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and […]
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This week from Cointelegraph auf Deutsch: German authorities’ opinion on Facebook’s Libra and Swiss crypto banks getting FINMA licenses. The German-speaking world continues to keep up a fast pace in regard to cryptocurrencies and blockchain implementation. Among other stories during the past week: the Cabinet of Germany and Deutsche Bundesbank are working closely on issues […]
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