The European Union’s 5AMLD has been adopted as the first regulation in Romania of virtual currencies, crypto-wallets and fiat-crypto exchange platforms. The European Union and the European Central Bank wanted to create a unitary legal framework that would limit the anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions, especially in the spectrum of money laundering, terrorist financing and tax […]
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The “Mekotio” trojan went from conventional banking malware one fine-tuned to steal crypto. Cybersecurity experts are warning about a family of banking trojans that target Windows users across Latin America, but this trojan happens to focus on stealing cryptocurrencies. According to a report published by cybersecurity firm ESET, the malware is known as “Mekotio” and […]
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Five major Spanish banking institutions have completed a proof-of-concept for payments using smart contracts. Multinational banking giant Banco Santander and four Spanish banks have successfully finalized a proof-of-concept for payments using smart contracts. The PoC was coordinated with IberPay, the company that oversees the Spanish Payment System. Trial confirms blockchain’s feasibility for payments In a […]
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Binance Card, a highly anticipated crypto debit card by Binance, will support four cryptocurrencies at launch. Binance’s highly-anticipated cryptocurrency debit card, Binance Card, is officially debuting in countries of the European Economic Area, or EEA. Binance told Cointelegraph on July 14 that EEA-based users will be able to apply for a Binance Card starting in […]
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Spanish cider companies are integrating blockchain to fight against counterfeit cider products and over-production. Spanish cider makers Sidra Menéndez S.L. and Llagar Castañón S.L are using the Telos blockchain to track the production of their beverages. This will purportedly allow the cider makers to fight counterfeits and over-production. According to Luis Meijueiro the head of […]
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Spain’s Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom and U.K. provider Vodafone have finalized a trial blockchain solution for the settlement of roaming discount agreements. Three global industry leaders in telecommunications — Spain’s Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom, and British provider Vodafone — have jointly finalized a trial blockchain solution for the settlement of roaming discount agreements. Developed by blockchain startup […]
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Cointelegraph speaks with NGRAVE’s CEO following its successful crowdfunding campaign. The Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the NGRAVE ZERO has ended, raising over €385,000 ($430,000) through pre-orders via various reward tiers. More than 1,200 backers from around the world made the campaign the most successful ever for a hardware wallet, with the total funds raised being […]
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Thousands have their personal data leaked by a crypto-based phishing scam. Fraudulent websites successfully have stolen the personal records of a number of individuals from the U.K., Australia, South Africa, the U.S., Singapore, Malaysia, Spain, and more. The attack was executed as a targeted multi-stage Bitcoin (BTC) scam propagated by a number of fraudulent websites. […]
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The Spanish authorities arrested several individuals related to ongoing investigations against crypto-driven child porn sites in the dark web. The Spanish Civil Guard has taken down a dark web child porn ring that used cryptocurrency transactions to pay for content. Multiple individuals across the country were ultimately arrested. According to the Spanish Civil Guard, the […]
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The Italian Banking Association announced it would be ready to start work on a European central bank digital currency. The Italian Banking Association (ABI) has revealed it would be willing to support the implementation of a digital currency from the European Central Bank. According to a June 28 update on the ABI website, the association […]
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