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Abkhazia government blames illegal crypto mining for energy crisis
18.9.2020
It is already illegal to mine crypto within the de facto state
Ex-Government Employee Narrowly Avoids Prison After Mining Crypto on Supercomputers
18.9.2020
A former contractor for Australian science agency CSIRO was found to have mined around $7,000 in cryptocurrency
Inflation Hit Ethiopia Demonetizes Currency To Curb Cash Hoarding
17.9.2020
The Ethiopian government has unveiled a new set of banknotes that are expected to help authorities in curbing cash hoarding, illegal trade and illicit financial flows. The move is also aimed at boosting the liquidity of banks that are struggling to cope with Ethiopia’s cash-based economy....
Interview: Caitlin Long and David Kinitsky on crypto's big win with Kraken Financial bank charter
17.9.2020
Avanti CEO and Kraken Financial Managing Director discuss Wyoming's progressive steps in blockchain regulation
Geopolitical fallout of central bank digital currencies
17.9.2020
China might lead the charge into the digital economy, but will being the first major economy to launch a CBDC be enough to win global reserve currency status?
XMR workgroup says IRS should study Monero — not try to break it
17.9.2020
Dollars are used for nefarious activities too
Why technology assurances are a must for crafting EU crypto regulation
16.9.2020
Why we need regulatory frameworks in the crypto space, with a focus on regulating the financial aspects of cryptocurrency-based operations
India’s Crypto Bill Omitted From Parliament Agenda While New Ban Report Appears
16.9.2020
Despite much anticipation, the Indian cryptocurrency bill is not included in the list of bills to be introduced in the current session of parliament. Meanwhile, a new report of India’s government planning to ban cryptocurrency trading has emerged. Indian Government’s Cryptocurrency Plan...
P2P Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Shuts Down Venezuela Operations to Comply With US Sanctions
16.9.2020
Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange Paxful is shutting down its operations in Venezuela, apparently, to comply with U.S. economic sanctions against the leftist government of disputed president Nicolas Maduro. On Tuesday, a Paxful spokesperson told news.Bitcoin.com that the exchange will now start...
State-by-state licensing for crypto and payments firms in the US just got much easier
15.9.2020
New money transmitter licensing promises to roll 40 states into a single exam and license
Russia’s largest bank joins blockchain trade finance platform
15.9.2020
The Swiss arm of Russia’s largest bank is exploring blockchain-based trade finance
No one can refuse China’s digital currency, says central bank exec
14.9.2020
The digital renminbi is legally compensatory to China’s fiat currency
Privacy laws might prove to be a blessing in disguise for crypto
13.9.2020
With government agencies getting more savvy at tracing blockchain transactions, laws like the EU’s GDPR may play a role
Law Decoded: Governments vs. blockchain privacy, Sept. 4-11
11.9.2020
Taking account of more aggressive crypto tracking measures and what they mean for future government adoption of blockchain
Russia's crypto law is a mixed bag, according to industry execs
11.9.2020
Crypto businesses are unsure how to react to new regulations in the Russian Federation
IRS to Pay $625K to Crack Monero, Crypto Proponents Scoff at Contract
11.9.2020
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to pay a contractor $625,000 if they can crack layer-two privacy schemes and the privacy-centric crypto asset monero (XMR). The tax agency says that the entity has “limited investigative resources” for tracing these types of cryptocurrency...
US Treasury blacklisted a non-existent ETH address in connection with alleged Russian election interference
10.9.2020
Either the treasury made a typo, or Russian hackers are so good, their wallets don't even have to exist
Alongside today's sanctions, the US charges operators of Russian troll farm with fraud for using U.S. IDs to start crypto accounts
10.9.2020
New wire fraud charges against St. Petersburg trolls allege that they stole the identities of U.S. citizens to open crypto accounts
New US sanctions target crypto addresses of Russian hackers accused of election interference
10.9.2020
As new U.S. election nears, the Treasury adds new names and crypto addresses to its specially designated nationals list
Russian blockchain voting system shows up on GitHub
10.9.2020
The Russian government keeps betting on blockchain for elections