As Thailand is set to confirm its first licensed cryptocurrency entity this month, an exchange operating without a licence has been condemned by regulators. Thailand’s financial regulator has told a cryptocurrency exchange to cease advertising and warned citizens not to use it due to legal uncertainty, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (Thai SEC) reported […]
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An EOS “arbitrator” used the project’s constitution to manually undo transactions from a phished account, evidence suggests. Blockchain protocol EOS found itself at the center of fresh controversy Nov. 9 after evidence emerged on social media appearing to show a moderator reversing transactions which had already been confirmed. According to Reddit user u/auti9003, a dispute […]
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On what grounds were the creators of India’s first Bitcoin “ATM” arrested this October? Earlier in October, the developers of India’s first Bitcoin (BTC) “ATM” were arrested in the city of Bangalore under criminal charges, in a case that has shaken the local startup community and cast a spotlight on the lack of clarity surrounding […]
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Did E&Y beat Ethereum to the post with their zero-knowledge proof prototype for private transactions on public blockchains? Multinational auditing and consulting firm, Ernst & Young (EY), announced on October 30 the launch of their EY Ops Chain Public Edition (PE) prototype, the world’s first implementation of zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology on the public Ethereum […]
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The Financial Markets Authority of New Zealand claims a local crypto platform is a scam because of its use of a certified company’s name and identity. The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) of New Zealand has added three new crypto-related websites to its list of online scams, an announcement by the FMA reveals Thursday, Nov. 1. […]
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Bakkt BTC futures are tentatively set to launch in December, while New York regulators give Coinbase the green light for custody services. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to 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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The head of Indian IT trade organization NASSCOM reportedly stated that cryptocurrency is “illegal” in the country, after two men installing a Bitcoin ATM were arrested The head of an Indian nonprofit trade organization said cryptocurrency is “illegal,” and urged businesses to obey the law, local news daily the Hindu reported Thursday, Oct. 25. Debjani […]
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Police have seized an allegedly unregistered Bitcoin ATM machine in India and arrested its owner, the co-founder of domestic crypto exchange Unocoin. The co-founder of Indian crypto exchange Unocoin has been arrested shortly after setting up an allegedly unregistered Bitcoin (BTC) ATM machine in Bangalore, English-language daily Times of India reports Oct. 24. The 37-year-old […]
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Former ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver talks about becoming a Bitcoin Cash believer, the future of cryptocurrencies and why the U.S. is the worst place for doing business in crypto. The interview has been edited and condensed. Roger Ver is one of the most famous personas in the crypto industry. He calls himself “the first investor […]
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An expert from the People’s Bank of China thinks the country has to study USD-backed cryptocurrencies and to launch its own yuan-backed stablecoin. The Chinese government should consider launching its own yuan-backed stablecoin despite the current ban on cryptocurrencies, an op-ed in Chinese financial journal CN Finance reports Tuesday, Oct. 9. An expert from the […]
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