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Nigerian Fintech Firm Flutterwave Confirms Hacking Attempt, Says Users’ Funds Safe
18.5.2024
The Nigerian fintech firm Flutterwave claimed on May 16 that it had foiled an attempt to breach its payments platform. Flutterwave asserted that the “unauthorized activities inconsistent with usual customer behavior” did not compromise users’ funds or data confidentiality. According...
Nigerian Fintech Firm Flutterwave Confirms Hacking Attempt, Says Users’ Funds Safe
18.5.2024
The Nigerian fintech firm Flutterwave claimed on May 16 that it had foiled an attempt to breach its payments platform. Flutterwave asserted that the “unauthorized activities inconsistent with usual customer behavior” did not compromise users’ funds or data confidentiality. According...
Fatemeh Fannizadeh on Crypto Law, Switzerland and How KYC Is Failing
10.5.2024
Fannizadeh, a lawyer specializing in the crypto industry at Geneva Legal, is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, May 29-31, in Austin, Texas
Coinbase sees infinite interoperability potential with Ethereum and USDC
9.5.2024
Coinbase head of tokenization Anthony Bassili described plans for its Base network at TokenizeThis 2024 in Miami
Nigeria restricts fintech onboarding to stop KYC-evading crypto investors
1.5.2024
Nigerian fintech firms OPay, Kuda Bank, Moniepoint and PalmPay were directed to pause the creation of new accounts amid an ongoing audit of their KYC processes
Nigeria Cryptocurrency Clampdown: Central Bank Directs Fintech Firms to Stop Opening New Accounts
1.5.2024
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed four fintech companies to cease the creation of new accounts, citing their potential use by cryptocurrency traders. An executive from one of the affected fintech companies has associated the Central Bank’s directive with a current audit of the Know Your...
Coinbase, A16z-Backed Web3 Ad Network Everyworld to Begin Community Airdrop
11.4.2024
Everyworld, the Coinbase and A16z-backed Web3 advertising network, is set to start its community airdrop on April 15. Users who wish to participate in the airdrop must not be U.S. citizens or residents of 25 other countries, including Australia, China, and Russia. The Web3 rewarded ads protocol...
Xuirin Finance Set to Revolutionize DeFi With KYC-Free Debit Cards, P2P Lending and Much More
5.4.2024
Looking to get involved with a platform that can change the face of decentralized finance forever? Xuirin Finance is revolutionizing the DeFi landscape through its innovative offerings like KYC-free debit cards, P2P lending, and so much more. Supporters can take part in the first stage of...
Crypto Exchange KuCoin Violated Anti-Money Laundering Laws, U.S. Charges
26.3.2024
U.S. federal prosecutors charged crypto exchange KuCoin and two of its founders with violating anti-money laundering laws on Tuesday, saying the exchange operated in the U.S., lied to at least one of its investors about operating in the U.S. and failed to both register with U.S. government entities...
Binance Urges Prime Brokers to Enhance KYC to Avoid U.S. Investors
19.3.2024
Binance has reportedly urged prime brokers like FalconX and Hidden Road to enhance their client screening processes to prevent U.S. investors from accessing its platform
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Crypto Entities That Neglect AI and Machine Learning Investment Will Lag Behind, Warns Binance CTO
19.3.2024
Rohit Wad, the chief technology officer (CTO) of Binance said his platform has increased its compliance budget in recent years to ensure it achieves the “highest regulatory compliance standard.” According to Wad, Binance has used a compliance budget, which rose 35% year over year...
Binance Asks Prime Brokers to Enhance KYC to Block U.S. Nationals: Bloomberg
19.3.2024
The presence of U.S. nationals on the platform has been a contentious issue for authorities as, officially, they are banned but continue to pop up
Simplified KYC Means DeFi Compliance Without Compromising On Privacy
5.3.2024
It’s almost impossible to remain anonymous in the traditional financial world because banks and other financial institutions will always demand some form of identity before they do business with anyone. That’s in stark contrast to crypto and decentralized finance, where users interact via their...
Nigeria’s Financial Watchdog Summons Binance CEO Over Crime Concerns
4.3.2024
New Binance CEO Richard Teng must appear before Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes to answer questions about his company’s lax KYC and AML policies, which may have played a part in terrorism financing and money laundering. Committee Chairman Ginger Onwusibe...
Community-Driven Ecosystem Accelerators ‘A Vital Component of Crypto Funding Mechanisms’ – Elie Le Rest
29.2.2024
Large institutions will fully embrace decentralized finance (defi) only when they are confident that their trade counterparties will comply with sanctions and other international laws, argues Elie Le Rest, CEO of Colony Lab. However, Le Rest, also an angel investor, said trade counterparties...
Aleo Quells Community Fears Following KYC Leak
28.2.2024
Aleo blockchain has addressed community fears about the recent information leak calling it a copy-and-paste error.
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It’s Time to Scrap AML/KYC Entirely
27.2.2024
ZK Proofs Enable Defi Platforms to Meet Regulatory Requirements Without Compromising User Data, Says Ex-FCA Regulator
16.2.2024
Diana Tlupova, Head of Compliance at Nexera ID, has argued players in the decentralized finance (defi) space can stay ahead of regulators who might want to impose stringent Know-Your-Customer (KYC) rules by using zero-knowledge (zk) proofs to authenticate user credentials. Tlupova contends that,...
Privacy not compromised in tokenized KYC Solution for Web3
14.2.2024
The IOTA Foundation has created a mechanism for certifying Web3 users while protecting their privacy. The entire identification procedure is tokenized, giving users the ability to authenticate their identity in Web3 apps. Walt.id, IDnow, Bloom Wallet, and SPYCE.5 all provided assistance to the IOTA...
IOTA and Partners Develop KYC Solution That Incorporates Tokenization + More Crypto News
13.2.2024
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In today’s crypto news edition: IOTA & Partners Develop KYC Solution That Incorporates Tokenization WisdomTree Reports AUM Hitting Record High For 3rd Consecutive...