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South African Tax Authorities Scrutinize Crypto Traders Amid Compliance Uncertainty
23.6.2024
South African crypto traders have reportedly started receiving notices from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) indicating that their tax affairs are under review. The revenue collector is gathering information from various crypto-asset exchanges to assess compliance. Traders who fail...
Washington State Regulator Warns Investors of Pig Butchering Crypto Scheme
22.6.2024
The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) issued a warning on Thursday after it received a complaint from a Washington investor about Fameex, now offline. The investor, a real estate agent, met scammer “Jackson Qie” via an unsolicited text. Qie convinced him...
US State Regulator Shares Key Crypto Investment Tips for Seniors
22.6.2024
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Division of Securities is raising awareness about the potential risks of investing in unregulated products like cryptocurrency, particularly among seniors. TDCI Commissioner Carter Lawrence emphasized the importance of protecting...
Vietnamese Hackers Indicted in US for $71M Cybercrime Involving Cryptocurrency
22.6.2024
Four Vietnamese nationals were charged in a U.S. court for a series of cyber intrusions causing over $71 million in losses. The defendants, part of the cybercrime group “FIN9,” allegedly hacked U.S. companies from May 2018 to October 2021, stealing non-public information, employee...
Montenegro Prime Minister Listed Among Top Terraform Labs Investors in SEC Filing
22.6.2024
Milojko Spajic, Prime Minister of Montenegro, was revealed as an early investor in Terraform Labs, co-founded by Kwon Do-hyung (Do Kwon). A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lists Spajic as the 16th investor in Terraform Labs, purchasing 750,000 luna coins at 10 cents...
Fintech Giant Flutterwave Partners With Nigerian Anti-Graft Body to Launch Cybercrime Center
21.6.2024
Flutterwave, a Nigerian fintech startup, has partnered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to establish a cybercrime research center. This strategic initiative aims to intensify the fight against internet crime, enhance the security of business transactions, and provide...
Anthropic Launches Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Surpassing Openai’s Chatgpt
21.6.2024
Anthropic, one of the largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the market, has released the latest iteration of its in-house large language model (LLM) Claude, identified as 3.5 Sonnet. Anthropic claims this new assistant competes with Openai’s GPT-4o, surpassing the latter...
Fantom Foundation Allocates $120 Million to Accelerate Migration to Sonic
21.6.2024
The Fantom Foundation has unveiled a treasury allocation of 200 million FTM, approximately $120 million USD, to expedite the migration of partners to its new Sonic network. This allocation includes native application grants, strategic grants to decentralized applications (dapps), and first-class...
Neo and Phoenix Join Forces: Skynet to Power New Era of AI-Enhanced Blockchain Technology
21.6.2024
Neo has announced a partnership with Phoenix, a decentralized Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure provider. This collaboration aims to blend AI with Neo’s blockchain infrastructure, marking a significant advancement in decentralized AI technology. The partnership will focus on...
Javier Milei Reiterates Several Currencies, Including Bitcoin, Will Compete in Argentina
21.6.2024
President Javier Milei took to social media to re-explain the currency plans for Argentina. Answering a post mentioning bitcoin, Milei stated that anyone wishing to use bitcoin will be able to do so, given that there will be currency competition in the country. “You can also use other units...
Coinbase Investor and Openai Veterans Unite to Launch Safe Superintelligence
21.6.2024
In a significant development in the Artificial intelligence (AI) industry, Daniel Gross, known among other things for his investment in the cryptocurrency platform Coinbase, has teamed up with Ilya Sutskever, former Chief Scientist at Openai, and Daniel Levy, a former Openai employee and an expert...
Layerzero’s ZRO Token Listed on Major Exchanges, Boosting Cross-Chain Communication Potential
21.6.2024
Layerzero’s native token, ZRO, has been listed on several major cryptocurrency exchanges, marking a significant milestone for the cross-chain communication protocol. Binance, Upbit, Okx, Bybit, Gate.io, Bitget, Kucoin, MEXC, and Woo X have all added ZRO to their platforms, offering various...
Italy Proposes Stringent Measures to Tackle Crypto Market Manipulation
21.6.2024
Italy is taking steps to enhance surveillance of crypto assets and address associated risks. According to a draft decree reviewed by a news agency, the plan includes imposing high fines on those who manipulate the market. The fines range from $5,400-$5.4 million (€5,000 to €5 million) for offenses...
Federal Agents Crack Down on Drug Ring Using Crypto Mixers
21.6.2024
Holly Danielle Adams, 34, from California, has pleaded guilty to charges of drug distribution conspiracy and money laundering via cryptocurrency mixers. This case stems from an investigation by the Northern California Illicit Digital Economy (NCIDE) Task Force, a federal team dedicated to combating...
Iran Launches Digital Rial Pilot on Kish Island
21.6.2024
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has announced the initiation of a pilot scheme to introduce the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) on the southern island of Kish. The CBI stated on Tuesday that the digital rial will be available to banking customers and tourists in Kish starting...
UK Crackdown: Illegal Crypto Exchange Operators Arrested in £1 Billion Trading Bust
21.6.2024
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in collaboration with the Metropolitan Police Service, conducted an operation leading to the arrest of two individuals, aged 38 and 44, suspected of running an illegal crypto asset exchange. It is believed that over £1 billion of unregistered crypto assets...
Indian Authority Uncovers Large-Scale Crypto and Hawala Operation, Arrests Key Player
21.6.2024
India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested Manideep Mago under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with an “illegal foreign remittances case” involving cryptocurrency. The investigation uncovered that a Delhi-based company sold...
Australian Regulator Appeals Court Decision Exempting Block Earner From Penalty
20.6.2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) stated on Tuesday that it had appealed the federal court’s decision to relieve Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd., trading as Block Earner, from liability to pay a penalty for offering unlicensed financial services through its crypto-related Earner...
Philippine SEC Warns Against Skyline Crypto and Dry Goods Trading Investments
20.6.2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines issued an advisory on Wednesday to inform the public that Skyline Crypto and Dry Goods Trading is not authorized to solicit investments from the public. The company has been offering investment opportunities online, promising returns of...
CRV Price Hits $0.35, Rebounding 41% From Recent Low Post-Founder Crisis
19.6.2024
Curve DAO’s (CRV) price increased over 10% early Wednesday, hitting $0.35 and marking a 41% increase from its low since a recent liquidation crisis involving its founder. On-chain data revealed significant accumulation of CRV by whales this week, with reports indicating a particular increase...