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British Security Think Tank’s Report Warns NFTs Could Bolster Money Laundering Schemes
4.12.2021
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the British defense and security think tank, questions whether or not non-fungible token (NFT) assets can be used for money laundering purposes. The report determines that in order to mitigate the money laundering risks a ‘know your...
Founder of Coin Signals Funds Pleads Guilty in Crypto Scam — Faces up to 10 Years in Prison
2.12.2021
The founder and manager of several cryptocurrency funds has pleaded guilty to luring investors to his crypto investment scam. His funds consistently lost money and his scam left investors with a $5 million loss, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Investors Scammed Into Investing...
Crypto.com and Silvergate enable institutions to buy and sell crypto with USD
30.11.2021
Silvergate is a major crypto bank known for assisting the launch of El Salvador’s crypto wallet Chivo
CBDC is a tool to combat Bitcoin, says Bank of Indonesia exec
30.11.2021
“CBDC would be part of an effort to address the use of crypto in financial transactions,” Bank of Indonesia’s assistant governor Juda Agung said
Chinese Central Bank: NFT, Metaverse ‘Could Become Money-Laundering Tools’
29.11.2021
The Chinese central bank’s anti-money laundering chief has spoken out about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and metaverse projects – suggesting that there may be a need to regulate these sectors in the same manner as it polices cryptoassets.
In two crackdowns (one in September 2017 and the second...
Ghana’s Minority Lawmakers Reject Government Proposal to Tax Mobile Money Transactions
28.11.2021
The Ghanaian government’s proposal to introduce a 1.75% levy on digital transactions was recently rejected by a minority of lawmakers who insist the new tax derails efforts to help increase the number of adults that are financially included. The Digital Transactions Tax A minority...
Bitcoin too volatile to be adopted as legal tender, says BoE chief
26.11.2021
The Bank of England promotes CBDCs as a “revolution of money,” while Brits are not really willing to use it
The future is Bitcoin according to South Park creators
25.11.2021
“It’s the future — we’ve all decided centralized banking is rigged so we trust more in fly-by-night Ponzi schemes,” said the motel clerk accepting Bitcoin as payment
The Recent EVE Online Riots Where Thousands of Fans Burned Their In-Game Money, Explained
24.11.2021
EVE Online’s latest slate of updates, “New Dawn”, promised to bring with it a return to an age of prosperity to the game’s universe. Alongside the first patch of the new quadrant came a Nov. 12th Developer Blog detailing how CCP, the developer behind the game, planned on delivering that new age....
DeFi Yield Protocol Enables Buyback, Farming and Staking V2 on Binance Smart Chain
23.11.2021
Nowadays, there are so many different viable ways of earning money through the usage of cryptocurrencies. In the past, many traders would have preferred to simply hold on to their coins or ‘hold’ for as long as possible in order to get substantial returns on their investments....
Founder of Africa-Focused Media Firm Urges Continent’s Governments to Embrace Crypto
23.11.2021
The founder of Africa-focused media and investment company Footprint to Africa, Osita Oparaugo, has urged governments on the continent to embrace cryptocurrency. Africa Must Not Be Left Behind Osita Oparaugo, founder of Footprint to Africa, has argued that a timely embrace of cryptocurrencies...
Bank of England sees CBDCs as a revolution for the future of money
23.11.2021
The Bank of England estimates that 20% of retail and consumer deposits could potentially move toward CBDCs
EasyFi Will Integrate Multiple Wallets on L2 Money Markets
23.11.2021
EasyFi recently announced integrating multiple wallets on Layer 2 money markets. The development will end in EasyFi integrating a native wallet to boost its user onboarding experience on multiple ecosystems. The platform talked about the development on its official website. EasyFi stated how...
Nigerian Remittances Rebound as Country Tops Sub Sahara Africa — Sending Costs Still High
21.11.2021
Nigeria is once again Sub Sahara Africa’s biggest recipient of remittances into the region where the money transfers went up by 6.2 percent to $45 billion, a new World Bank report has shown. The Impact of Nigerian Policies on Remittances According to the November 17, 2021 press release, this...
Digital Ruble Poses Risks to Financial Sector and Security, Russian Lawmakers Warn
20.11.2021
Russian parliamentarians have cautioned against risks associated with the introduction of a digital ruble. Among them are the likely increase of competition pressure on banks and new challenges that may arise in the field of information security. Financial Market Committee Sees Threats in Digital...
Half of Uniswap v3 liquidity providers are losing money: New research
19.11.2021
A recent study of Uniswap v3 pools revealed that on average, almost half of the liquidity providers are losing money due to impermanent losses
Russia’s Prosecutor General Wants Cryptocurrency Recognized as Property Under Criminal Law
18.11.2021
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has proposed to define cryptocurrency as property in the country’s Criminal Code. Decentralized digital money has already been qualified as such in the provisions of several other laws although various aspects of cryptocurrencies remain...
Digital Ruble Should Not Boost Inflation, Bank of Russia Says
17.11.2021
Bank of Russia is preparing for a prolonged trial of the digital version of the national fiat to ensure this is a “full-fledged ruble,” the head of the monetary authority has emphasized. The regulator has put forward some conditions for the implementation of the new currency project....
Miramax sues Tarantino over 'money grab' Pulp Fiction NFTs
17.11.2021
The film production company behind Pulp Fiction called Quentin Tarantino’s plans to make NFTs based on the film a “deliberate, premeditated, short-term money grab.”
Israel reportedly adopts new AML rules for crypto
16.11.2021
The Israeli government is now reportedly in the process of reviewing several crypto firms to issue operating licenses