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Nevada Cryptocurrency Kiosks Now Require Money Transmission Licenses
14.8.2019
Nevada abruptly changed its regulatory stance on cryptocurrency kiosks, alarming many providers
Binance Jersey Partners with Crypto Platform Caspian for Faster Trades
14.8.2019
Fiat-to-crypto platform Binance Jersey is partnering with a crypto platform that provides trading and risk management
Anti-Corruption Group Proves Crypto’s True Power: You Can’t Confiscate Math
14.8.2019
Last week in Russia, state agents tore apart the offices of FBK, a privately funded anti-corruption foundation, freezing group assets and more than 100 bank accounts. Officials are using suspicion of money laundering as justification for targeting the largely bitcoin-funded group, possibly in a...
Two Economists. Two Views on Bitcoin’s Ability to Disrupt Fiat Money
14.8.2019
“Half of the audience here is like, ‘I hope you die in a fire.’”
Bitex Partners With Bantotal For More Cross-Border Payments in Latin America
14.8.2019
BTC exchange Bitex has partnered with Uruguay-based Bantotal to facilitate cross-border payments throughout Latin America
EU Members Adopt Tougher Crypto Rules Than AML Directive Requires
13.8.2019
Europe is gradually tightening the rules for the crypto space. A wave of new regulations are introducing stricter requirements for companies operating in the industry and cryptocurrency users are going to feel the difference in the coming months. The measures stem from the obligation of member...
Big Banks Enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking Crimes
13.8.2019
Unlike the unfounded narrative that cryptocurrency enables crime, big banks are more than happy to serve unsavory clients if it is lucrative enough for them. The latest example of this is a report that Jeffrey Epstein was apparently using his bank accounts to fund sex trafficking and possibly other...
Twitter Crypto Scammers Continue to Fly Under the Company’s Radar
12.8.2019
Over the last two years, cryptocurrency scamming on social media has been prevalent. In January 2019, it was reported that crypto impersonation scams on Twitter raked in millions in cryptocurrencies from people pretending to be well known blockchain personalities. Now a new form of deception can...
Normalizing Negative Interest: It’s Flabbergasting How Closely Media Parrots the Government
12.8.2019
Negative interest rates have been making big headlines lately, as several countries and big banks are now experimenting with the unorthodox monetary policy. While typically viewed as a last-ditch effort to shock some life back into struggling economies, these policies are getting a shiny new spin...
PR: Remco – Powerful Distributed Token Generating Platform
12.8.2019
remittancetoken.io – Token-Generating Platform for Money Transfer currently trading on Digifinex has announced it's sponsoring blockchain Finance Lagos conference event in Africa's largest market, Nigeria. Offering free flight ticket and accommodation to the qualified speakers.
The post PR: Remco...
Crypto Regulations Are Changing Worldwide to Comply With FATF Standards
12.8.2019
Governments worldwide are changing the way they regulate crypto assets to comply with the global cryptocurrency standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Some are amending existing laws, while others are creating a new system to cooperate and share data. Also read: China Publishes...
South Korean Holding Company Uses Ripple Fork to Develop Donations Platform
10.8.2019
A South Korean holding company has developed a charitable donations blockchain platform with token rewards
BTC-e’s Vinnik Case Drags on as New Accusations Continue Emerging
9.8.2019
The U.S. has filed a new indictment in an ongoing tug-of-war with Russia over the fate of the accused BTC-e operator
15 Countries to Develop Crypto Transaction Tracking System: Report
9.8.2019
15 countries, including the G7, will reportedly create a system for tracking crypto transactions to prevent its illicit uses under FATF guidance
Big Banks, Big Troubles: HSBC, Deutsche, Societe, and Citi Lay Off Thousands Worldwide
9.8.2019
Banking giants are in trouble and it’s starting to show. Key players in the industry have already announced massive job cuts and executives with hefty salaries have been dismissed. HSBC, the largest bank in Europe, has revealed it plans to lay off over 4,000 employees and Citigroup...
Eike Batista Arrested on Suspicion of Money Laundering Via Bitcoin
8.8.2019
One-time richest man in Brazil has been arrested due to possible money laundering with the help of BTC and his wife’s identity
Rhode Island Will Regulate Crypto Under Money Transmitter Laws
8.8.2019
The latest in a patchwork of state regulations, Rhode Island pens formal legislation regarding cryptocurrencies and money transmission
Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again
8.8.2019
With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling to find ways to preserve their wealth, while USB and others scramble to dam the losses resulting from national negative interest rate policy...
How Crypto YouTuber Scammed a Scammer and Donated the Money to Charity
8.8.2019
Ben Perrin. Source: a video screenshot, YouTube, BTC Sessions
When scammers try to take people’s bitcoin out of their wallets on great promises of even greater fortune, some intended victims turn the scam around on the scammer.
Such is the case with Ben Perrin, the marketing director at bitcoin...
Bitcoin Safe Haven Sucking in Money From China, Says Blockchain Executive
8.8.2019
Bitcoin is becoming a safe haven asset during trade war