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Indian authorities unfreeze millions in locked WazirX bank accounts

12.9.2022
The Indian crypto exchange was under investigation by local authorities for money laundering allegations which caused a freeze on over $8.1 million in bank account funds

Bitcoin Interest-Bearing Accounts Were Conceived Over Ten Years Ago, but the Idea Took 8 Years to Catch On

8.9.2022
While decentralized finance (defi) has created a plethora of protocols that make it so crypto assets can gather a yield, ten and a half years ago a bitcoin exchange called Bitcoinica introduced the first interest accruing system for bitcoin deposits. Despite being the first to test the waters...

UK Crypto Firms Must Now Report Sanctions Breaches, Freeze Accounts

5.9.2022
The U.K. Treasury, the government’s finance arm, wants crypto exchanges and wallet providers operating in the country to report suspected sanctions breaches to authorities, updated guidance shows

Crypto app targeting SharkBot malware resurfaces on Google app store

5.9.2022
The SharkBot malware family was first discovered last October, and has continued to evolve with new ways to hack into users' Android-based crypto and bank apps

Argentinian Tax Authority Wins Landmark Case to Confiscate Funds From a Digital Account

4.9.2022
The Argentinian Tax Authority (AFIP) has won a historic case to seize taxpayer funds from a digital account. The case, which was won in an appeal in the Federal Chamber of Mar del Plata, might bring about more seizures of this kind and include cryptocurrencies as part of a stricter policy of...

Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Seeks to Reopen Withdrawals for Specific Customers

2.9.2022
Celsius Network Ltd., the crypto lender that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 13, is looking to release roughly $50 million worth of crypto assets to Celsius custody account holders. Reportedly, the Celsius custody accounts did not participate in the earn and borrow program....

Twitter brings back suspended NFTs accounts as Solana threatens to pause ad spend

31.8.2022
No official explanation was given as to why the accounts were suspended in the first place

More Than a Third of Africa’s 53 Million Crypto Owners Are From Nigeria, Study Shows

30.8.2022
With an estimated 53 million cryptocurrency owners, the African continent now accounts for 16.5% of the global total, a study has found. The study findings suggest that Nigeria, which has more than 22 million crypto owners, currently accounts for more than a third of the continent’s total...

Antpool Reveals Plans to Drop Ethereum Ethash Support, Plans to Keep Mining ETC

28.8.2022
Antpool, the bitcoin mining pool affiliated with Bitmain, has announced the crypto mining operation will not manage ethereum accounts after The Merge is implemented. The mining pool is asking participating Antpool miners to add their ethereum withdrawal addresses by September 3, in order to receive...

SEC Probes Twitter Over Spam Accounts — Court Orders the Social Media Giant to Provide Additional Data to Elon Musk

28.8.2022
Twitter Inc. has been ordered to provide additional data relating to spam and bot accounts to Elon Musk. The social media giant has sued the Tesla CEO for terminating his $44 billion offer to buy the social media platform. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also questioned...

Fed teases master accounts for crypto banks: Law Decoded, Aug. 15-22

22.8.2022
The new guidelines from the Federal Reserve hold a prospect of “the most stringent review” for non-federally insured institutions

Reports Say FTX Warns Customers Not to Interact With Aztec Network, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Responds

21.8.2022
According to reports on social media, a number of users have complained that FTX has blocked a transaction that was associated with the Aztec Network’s zkmoney privacy technology. Following the accusations, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explained that transactions are monitored for...

US Federal Reserve Board Unveils Final Guidelines Used When Reviewing Requests for Access to Master Accounts

18.8.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has said it has released the final guidelines which are set to be used by Reserve Banks when “reviewing requests to access Federal Reserve accounts and payment services.” According to the board, the final guidelines will become effective as soon as they...

Fed Reveals Guidelines for Crypto Banks Who Want to Open ‘Master Accounts’

16.8.2022
The Federal Reserve (Fed)'s governing board has unveiled guidelines that will standardize applications for “master accounts” from institutions “with novel charters,” including “cryptocurrency custody banks and their trade associations.”... Read More: Fed Reveals Guidelines for Crypto Banks Who Want...

Fed to issue long-awaited guidelines for granting master accounts to crypto banks

15.8.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has finalized tiered guidelines for granting Federal Reserve accounts, with Wyoming’s crypto banks likely to fall under most scrutiny

India Freezes Peter Thiel-Backed Vauld’s Crypto and Bank Assets Worth $46 Million

13.8.2022
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen crypto exchange Vauld’s crypto and bank assets worth about INR 370 crore ($46,439,181). Vauld halted deposits and withdrawals last month. The Indian law enforcement agency is reportedly investigating more than 10 cryptocurrency...