U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner Hester Peirce expressed interest in building a non-exclusive safe harbor for the offer and sale of certain tokens. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce expressed interest in building a non-exclusive safe harbor for token offerings. The news was reported by Singaporean blockchain business consulting firm Jenga […]
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A Thai regulator announced that the regulator will amend anti-money laundering regulation to prevent crypto use for illicit activities. A Thai regulator announced that the regulator will amend regulation to prevent crypto use for illicit activities, English-language local news outlet BangkokPost reports on Aug. 5. AMLO to focus on cryptocurrencies Per the report, Acting secretary-general […]
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Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi partnered with industry membership body Global Digital Finance to develop crypto standards. Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi announced that it partnered with industry membership body Global Digital Finance (GDF) to develop crypto standards in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 31. Per the release, the exchange has joined major crypto companies Circle, […]
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Huobi’s Thailand-based subsidiary has secured the country’s fifth official license to operate a fully-regulated digital asset exchange. Huobi’s Thailand-based subsidiary has sealed the country’s fifth official license to operate a fully-regulated digital asset exchange. An official July 24 announcement from Huobi Group —the operator of Singapore-based flagship exchange Huobi Global — revealed that Huobi Thailand […]
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SWIFT says it conducted a successful trial of instant cross-border transfers in Asia. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) announced a successful trial of instant cross-border transfers in Asia in a press release published on July 18. Per the release, the trial performed instant payments between 17 banks located in Australia, China, Canada, […]
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Bank of America has filed a patent application for a settlement system citing the Ripple ledger. Bank of America has filed for a patent for a settlement system citing the Ripple ledger, according to a filing on Google Patents. The patent in question — the application of which was published on June 6 — describes […]
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Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob said that the institution is open to discuss Facebook’s Libra stablecoin with the company. Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob said that the institution is open to discussing Facebook’s Libra stablecoin with the company, local media Xinhuanet reported on July 19. Per the report, Santiprabhob made his remarks at […]
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Facebook’s long-awaited stablecoin Libra could face a difficult roll out in Thailand due to the coin’s uncertain legal status in the country, according to an expert. Facebook’s long-awaited stablecoin Libra could face a difficult roll out in Thailand due to the coin’s uncertain legal status in the country, an expert told the Bangkok Post on […]
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The QuadrigaCX story gets weirder, and Satoshi Nakamoto is apparently the author of a coloring book. Coming every Sunday, the 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 much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one […]
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The U.S. DoJ unveiled a complaint against an alleged bitcoin-funded investment scam, saying the perpetrator and company are charged with fraud and money laundering. The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has unsealed a fraud complaint against Swedish citizen Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson and associated firm Eastern Metal Securities (EMS), according to a press release on […]
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