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Crypto News Summary: BitOasis Partners With Mastercard, Gate.io Signs MoU With Busan, Seba Launches Custody Platform for NFT Storage
26.10.2022
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Bitcoin miners rethink business strategies to survive long-term
26.10.2022
A look at why some Bitcoin miners continue to thrive in the bear market while others need to rethink their strategies in order to continue operations
Monetary Authority of Singapore May Introduce Risk Test Before Permitting Cryptocurrency Trading
26.10.2022
Source: AdobeStock / martinhosmat083 Singapore’s retail investors may have to take a risk awareness test to be allowed to trade crypto, in order to ensure that they have sufficient knowledge of the risks involved.  Citing two consultation papers published on Wednesday, the CNA reported...
A Majority of US Voters Want More Crypto Regulation, Poll Shows
26.10.2022
Poll results indicate that more voters want to see lawmakers treat cryptocurrency as a “serious and valid part of the economy” than as a “mechanism for fraud” and other crimes
Rishi Sunak Becomes UK Prime Minister — He Wants to Make Britain a Global Crypto Investment Hub
26.10.2022
Britain’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has become the country’s new prime minister, succeeding Liz Truss who resigned after 44 days in office. The leader of the Conservative Party previously said: “It’s my ambition to make the U.K. a global hub...
US Charges Chinese Spies in Scheme to Bribe Government Employee With Bitcoin to Steal ‘Secret’ Documents
26.10.2022
The U.S. has charged two Chinese intelligence officers in a scheme to bribe a U.S. government employee to steal “secret” documents relating to the prosecution of a company in China. The defendants paid the government employee, who is actually a double agent, approximately $61,000...
Chinese agents used Bitcoin transactions through Wasabi to allegedly bribe US government employee
25.10.2022
According to an analysis by crypto risk management firm Elliptic, two Chinese intelligence agents used Wasabi Wallet to conceal BTC transactions allegedly used for bribes
US lawmakers question regulators over 'revolving door' with crypto industry
25.10.2022
“Americans should be confident that regulators are working on behalf of the public, rather than auditioning for a high-paid lobbying job,” said 5 senators and House members
Is SBF Right About DeFi Regulation?
25.10.2022
What does the global energy crisis mean for crypto markets?
25.10.2022
While miners stand to be significantly affected by the current power crisis, there is still some hope that the prevailing macro conditions could work in favor of the crypto industry
KPMG & Aspen Digital Study Reveals Wealthy Asian Investors Are Keen On Crypto
25.10.2022
“Big four” accounting firm KPMG and technology and financial services company Aspen Digital found that family offices (FO) and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in Hong Kong and Singapore "have embraced" the digital asset class, with more than 90% of survey respondents having already invested...
Report: US Department of Justice Files $60 Million Lawsuit Against Bitcoin Mixer Operator
25.10.2022
The United States Department of Justice recently filed a lawsuit to recover $60 million that was imposed on Larry Harmon, the operator of a bitcoin mixing service targeted by U.S. law enforcement in 2020. According to U.S. authorities, Harmon had operated an unlicensed money-transmitting business....
Investors are loving SEC's crypto industry crackdown, according to survey
25.10.2022
Critics have called out the SEC's "regulation by enforcement" tactics, but to some investors, it's a positive sign they're seeing to invest in digital assets
Crypto News Summary: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty (Re)Breaks Record, NFT Can Be Property in Singapore, Ed Sheeran's Hacker Imprisoned
24.10.2022
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Report: BTC Mining Investment Platform Declared Pyramid Scheme by South African Consumer Watchdog
23.10.2022
According to the National Consumer Commission, about 4,000 South Africans who invested in a bitcoin mining equipment supplier, Obelisk, may have participated in a pyramid scheme. The commission said participants in the pyramid scheme may have lost as much as over $6 million. Obelisk Used Social...
Japan is losing its place as the world's gaming capital
22.10.2022
From regulation to taxation, Japan has been hostile to cryptocurrency gaming. That stance is threatening the country's position as a global leader in gaming
Amendment to UK financial services bill provides regulation for crypto activities
21.10.2022
The bill addressed stablecoin regulation from the start; now the Financial Conduct Authority will be empowered to regulate activities with crypto assets if the amended bill passes
Crypto News Summary: $40M in Crypto Seized, Hong Kong May Allow Direct Crypto Purchases, Bitcoin Group May Buy Local Bank
21.10.2022
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India Freezes Additional Bitcoin Amid Mobile Gaming App Investigation
21.10.2022
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says it has frozen 44.5 more bitcoins as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation into mobile gaming app E-nuggets. The authority has already frozen nearly 86 bitcoins at crypto exchange Binance relating to the same investigation. India’s...
DeFi’s ‘Severe Threat’ Needs New Kind of Regulation, EU Commission Told
21.10.2022
The EU executive is seeking academic input as it turns its attention to decentralized finance based on software protocols