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US Seizes Previously Undetected Silk Road Bitcoins Worth Over $1 Billion

5.11.2020
The U.S. government has seized over $1 billion in bitcoin from previously undetected transactions associated with the Silk Road marketplace and is now seeking the forfeiture of the cryptocurrency. US Confiscates $1 Billion in Bitcoin From Silk Road The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit seeking...

$200 Million Brazilian Crypto Fraud Scam: The US Seizes $24 Million Worth of Digital Currencies

5.11.2020
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized cryptocurrencies worth $24 million after receiving an official request from the government of Brazil. The seizure stems from an ongoing investigation into the $200 million cryptocurrency scam that may have defrauded tens of thousands...

Economy minister says Brazil will have its own CBDC

5.11.2020
Paulo Guedes said that the Brazilian real will have a digital counterpart and also highlighted the autonomy of the Central Bank

Gold Price Expected to Rally Despite Concerns About Lockdown 2.0

5.11.2020
Gold industry players say the inevitable printing of new money by the U.S. will lead to an increase in the circulating supply of fiat currency. This increase, in turn, will further dilute the value of U.S. currency and thus diminish its perceived status as the world’s foremost reserve...

Australian Senator Touts Blockchain Tech for ‘One-Touch’ Government

4.11.2020
An Australian senator has come out as a big fan of blockchain, saying the technology could help facilitate government processes, tighten up financial regulation and more

Australian senator says blockchain can make financial compliance easier

4.11.2020
“The future is technology by blockchain,” says an Australian Liberal senator

Here Are the 2020 US Election Races Crypto Should Watch

4.11.2020
Lawmakers who are important to the crypto industry are on the ballot this year. CoinDesk is tracking these races for Election 2020

Coinbase, Gemini and others join forces to combat human trafficking

3.11.2020
Leading exchanges are tracing suspicious crypto transactions to combat human trafficking

The Crypto Industry Remains Mostly Unengaged in Election 2020

3.11.2020
The cryptocurrency industry did not get heavily engaged in this year’s election, either via donations or lobbying

UN drugs and crime wing advises Kenya to use blockchain against corruption

3.11.2020
Blockchain can reportedly return billions of dollars back to Kenya’s budget

Declaring a crackdown? What to make of the DoJ crypto framework release

1.11.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice has articulated its digital enforcement strategy, putting the crypto community on notice

OCC’s Brian Brooks Against Government Issued Digital Dollar – Supports Regulation of Privately Issued Stablecoins

31.10.2020
The acting director of the U.S. Office Comptroller of Currency (OCC) Brian Brooks says the creation of the U.S. digital dollar is a terrible one because the government is not good at building things. Instead, Brooks believes tech companies, which already possess the know-how, to be in a better...

The World Is Never Getting Off Government Stimulus

31.10.2020
The Breakdown weekly recap looks at bitcoin buying by Iran, JPM Coin and the latest round of lockdowns coming to Europe

Russian Government Indirectly Gets Into Bitcoin Trading And Custody

30.10.2020
Source: Adobe/Игорь Головнёв While Russian lawmakers are considering restrictive crypto regulations, a Switzerland-registered subsidiary of Rusian state-owned Gazprombank starts offering crypto trading and custody. Gazprombank (Switzerland) Ltd said it has received authorization from the Swiss...

Chinese city seeks to power urban governance and more using blockchain tech

29.10.2020
30 new blockchain adoption applications will be considered as part of the city's two-year plan

Iran’s New Crypto Law Requires Miners to Sell Bitcoin Directly to Central Bank

29.10.2020
Iran has reportedly revised the country’s cryptocurrency regulation to require licensed bitcoin miners to sell their coins directly to the central bank for use to fund imports. Iran’s Revised Crypto Law The Iranian government has amended its cryptocurrency regulation to enable...