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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Congressman Soto talks about the point where crypto education meets solid policy and what’s standing in the way. “I remember watching the hearings before the Energy and Commerce Committee with Mark Zuckerberg, and it was clear that a lot of my colleagues didn’t really know a lot about technology,” recalls U.S. Representative Darren Soto. When […]
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New muscle from law enforcement investigating crypto suggests that government innovation may be slow but the government gets what it wants. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note DeFi has stolen the show lately. Spectacular rises and falls of unaudited tokens […]
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Thailand’s central bank assesses the chances of bringing centralized and decentralized together. Thailand’s central bank is looking at smart contracts and decentralized finance (DeFi) implementations for its national digital currency, the digital baht. Vijak Sethaput, senior developer for the Bank of Thailand’s (BoT) central bank digital currency project Inthanon, discussed the country’s CBDC progress in […]
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The Oasis Foundation has announced a new University Program, bringing together blockchain societies from leading universities like MIT and Cornell. Blockchain and data science societies from some of the world’s most prestigious universities have joined blockchain infrastructure providers like Bison Trails as founder members of the Oasis University Program. The program, announced Aug. 13, aims […]
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Fed Governor Lael Brainard shares updates about the U.S. digital currency initiative and why it is crucial to understand CBDCs. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has entered into a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to better understand the concept of digital currencies. The bank will work with MIT researchers on a multiyear […]
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Crypto crime joins the gig economy. Avaddon, a new ransomware-as-a-service, or RaaS, protocol, is the latest to jump on the crypto extortion bandwagon. Similar to ransomware from groups like Maze and REvil, the Avaddon project offers revenue-sharing for users who successfully deploy the software on unsuspecting victims. According to research by the cyber intelligence firm, […]
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Justice Department announces the largest ever seizure of terrorist-bound crypto assets today in Washington, DC. Per an Aug. 13 announcement from the United States Department of Justice, the authorities have seized millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency from over 300 accounts. The announcement does not specify the specific amount, but does identify the operation as […]
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Your next job might hire you using the Blockchain. Persol Group, one of the largest human resource companies in Japan, has partnered with major Japanese IT and electronics company, NEC Corporation, to build a new blockchain-powered recruiting platform. Persol Group is one of the largest staffing companies in the country, with 32,000 employees and a […]
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“I loved crypto. I loved the libertarian ideas. At that time, everyone was talking about freedom, about privacy, about the necessity of changing finance, about giving back financial freedom to people. I really believed in that and I still believe in such ideas.” Robert Wiecko is getting back into playing electric guitar. Armed with his […]
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