A society without paper money might be a less equitable society. Those lacking digital connectivity would suffer. In Sweden, cash in circulation represents only 1% of the country’s gross domestic product, and some experts predict the nation will go “totally cashless” by 2023. In China’s largest cities, over 90% of people use WeChat Pay and […]
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Charges against BitMEX for weak AML and KYC policies could be bad news for the world of decentralized finance In the aftermath of criminal charges against BitMEX, the crypto community is debating whether the decentralized finance sector is also set to face the wrath of regulators. On Oct 1, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission […]
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Malware payouts from insurance companies pose a threat to U.S. national security. Two offices of the U.S. Department of the Treasury have issued advisories on ransomware payouts, which they say pose a threat to national security. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or FinCen reminded cryptocurrency processing companies of their duty to file suspicious activity reports when […]
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This and other changes come as part of the protocol’s recent mainnet upgrade. Dash Core Group, the entity responsible for developing the privacy-focused coin DASH, publicized fresh changes to the asset’s proof-of-stake network on Sept. 30. “Dash Core v0.16.0.1 binaries are released and ready for deployment on mainnet by node operators,” said an announcement on […]
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The IRS has named the winners of its bounty program to track transactions on privacy tokens and layer-2 protocols. On Wednesday, the IRS awarded two $625,000 contracts looking for tracing tools for privacy token Monero and Layer 2 protocols. The winners were blockchain analytics firms Chainalysis and Integra FEC. The IRS initially publicized its quest […]
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The KuCoin hack is the first high-profile case of a decentralized exchange being used to launder stolen funds. Cybercriminals have continued to come up with new, innovative attack vectors that a lot of prominent crypto platforms are still falling prey to. For example, Johnny Lyu, the CEO of Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin, stated on Sept. […]
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Singapore continues to apply blockchain in its public administration. In a pandemic era of unprecedented health data collection and surveillance, Singapore is turning to blockchain technology for the infrastructure that can make it work. Government-owned investment firm SGInnovate and Singaporean startup Accredify have jointly developed a new blockchain-powered digital health passport, according to a report […]
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“Regulators can get comfortable with privacy-enabling cryptos,” Gemini says. Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, aims to improve user privacy with a major privacy token, Zcash (ZEC). Starting Sept. 29, Gemini will support shielded withdrawals of ZEC, which allows users to hide their transaction data. Gemini representatives said that the new feature […]
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The new camera from IoTeX reportedly features a private key for access and end-to-end encryption of all data. IoTeX, a privacy-focused platform for the Internet of Things, has partnered with camera manufacturer Tenvis Technology to offer Ucam, an indoor security camera powered by blockchain technology. Head of business development at IoTeX Larry Pang told Cointelegraph that […]
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“Users can’t afford to be cut off from the Bitcoin network.” A Bitcoin services startup based in South America has just launched the first Bitcoin node connected to the Blockstream satellite network within Venezuela. According to a Sept. 25 blog post from startup Cryptobuyer, the launch of the node will keep the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain […]
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