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Think a Privacy Law Will Stop Surveillance Capitalism? You Don’t Know Google
20.3.2020
Big Tech's business model isn't threatened by the prospect of new data privacy laws, says one VC. FAANG firms are too nimble, powerful and ingenious
80% of Australians Know About Crypto but Only 1% Use It: Central Bank Study
20.3.2020
Fewert than 1 percent of surveyed Australians paid for consumer goods with cryptocurrency in 2019, according to a new study by the Reserve Bank of Australia
What an Uptick in ‘Coinjoins’ Says About Bitcoin’s Value Proposition
20.3.2020
A bitcoin privacy technology is seeing more usage as the global markets tank
The Coronavirus API Delivers Vital Statistics Unmediated by Government Hands
19.3.2020
Coronavirus API aggregates and presents real-time information related to the coronavirus pandemic
Israeli Bitcoiners See Surveillance as Unavoidable During Coronavirus Crisis
19.3.2020
Tracking mobile-phone data may save lives during the pandemic, but will it become a permanent feature of the surveillance state?
Judge Calls Out Kleiman Attorneys Over ‘Excessive’ Fees in Craig Wright Case
19.3.2020
The Florida judge has now approved fees and expenses amounting to about a quarter of the amount claimed
Cryptocurrency Custodian BitGo Expands Crypto Insurance Policy
19.3.2020
A new insurance service covers crypto assets held by BitGo over the standard $100 million limit
Hawaii Hints It May Relax Onerous Rule to Lure Crypto Firms
18.3.2020
Hawaiian regulators have launched a digital currency sandbox that waives the state’s infamous double-reserve requirement for participating crypto firms
Controversial Group Behind Coronavirus Tracking App Has Crypto Ties
18.3.2020
The coronavirus crisis may highlight the overlap between the surveillance state and the cryptocurrency industry
Canada’s Financial Crimes Watchdog Gets Ready for FATF Compliance
18.3.2020
Canada’s financial crimes watchdog is preparing to implement its broad new virtual currency oversight powers ahead of the Financial Action Task Force’s June 2020 deadline
Canadians Get US Jail Time for Stealing 23 Bitcoin in Twitter Scam
18.3.2020
The two scammers used a Twitter account to pose as crypto exchange staff to persuade an Oregon resident to hand over their bitcoin
Spanish Securities Watchdog Halts Short Selling Amid Coronavirus Caused Recession
17.3.2020
Spain has banned short selling for a month, although extension for additional periods is still possible
Experts Say the Fed’s QE Program Will Strengthen Bitcoin – One Way or Another
17.3.2020
While QE may be anathema to crypto hardliners, some experts agree the net effect on bitcoin prices is positive
Overstock Hit by Two More SEC Subpoenas in December
17.3.2020
The bitcoin-friendly retail company and the parent of security token marketplace tZERO says it was again subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission at the end of 2019
Swedish Central Bank Bids to Host BIS Hub for Digital Currency Research
17.3.2020
Sweden’s Riksbank says its digital currency researchers are the best in central banking
Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy in Fight Against Coronavirus
16.3.2020
Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic
Bank of Russia Says New Digital Assets Bill Will Outlaw Crypto Trading, Issuance
16.3.2020
The central bank is in favor of digital securities, but maintains cryptocurrencies shouldn't be allowed in Russia
Extreme Social Distancing: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 1
16.3.2020
How did we get in this mess? How do we get out of it? What will the post-coronavirus world look like? First in an occasional series
Bitcoin’s Ransomware Problem Won’t Go Away
16.3.2020
By the end of 2019, at least $128 million in bitcoin had been paid to ransomware hackers. That's not good optics for a payment system
Zimbabwe Returns to Crypto as Reserve Bank Proposes Regulatory Sandbox
16.3.2020
Zimbabwe is now warming up to crypto as the infamous Zimbabwe dollar exists once again