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CBDC Design Needs to Address Risk to Users, Says Bank of Canada
6.10.2020
Building an anonymous central bank digital currency (CBDC) presents security risks – not only to the issuer but to the users themselves, says the Bank of Canada
FCA Bans Sale of Cryptoderivatives to Retail Consumers in UK
6.10.2020
The FCA has published final rules banning the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes (ETNs) that reference certain types of cryptoassets to retail consumers. The FCA said it considers these products to be ill-suited for retail consumers due to the harm they pose, asserting these products...
Ripple Has Mixed Success in Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Alleging Securities Fraud
6.10.2020
The judge threw out some of the claims in the lawsuit but the case can continue based on others relating to allegedly misleading statements by CEO Brad Garlinghouse
French municipality accepting blockchain voting for road project
6.10.2020
"The vote will be 100% secure," said Avosvotes CEO Florian Ribière
Oman Central Bank Warns on Crypto ‘Risk,’ Singles Out Dagcoin
6.10.2020
The central bank warned citizens and residents that they use cryptocurrencies at their own risk
SEC Alleges John McAfee Pumped Tokens for Profit
5.10.2020
John McAfee allegedly received $11.6 million in bitcoin and ether for pumping ICOs in 2017 and 2018
US Senator Toomey Highlights Digital Currency Regs as He Eyes Banking Panel Chairmanship
5.10.2020
Senate Banking Committee member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said Monday that he intends to take up digital currency regulation and payments system reform if he becomes the committee’s next chairman
OFAC Warns That Firms Helping Victims With Ransomware Payouts Risk Violating Its Rules
5.10.2020
If you assist a ransomware victim in paying out to cyber attackers, you could end up facing civil penalties, OFAC says
Estonia’s Central Bank to Research if Blockchain Can Support a Digital Euro
5.10.2020
Eesti Pank said the initiative will gauge the suitability of the KSI Blockchain, already used within the country's e-government system, in supporting a central bank digital currency
ECB to consider further digital euro study in 2021
4.10.2020
The report is only the start of the discussion and raises more questions before officially studying the digital euro
The Web Wasn’t Built For Privacy – But It Could Be
4.10.2020
Because privacy means different things to different people, a privacy-focused internet is unlikely to please everyone. But it should offer greater personal control
Security, regulation, and knowledge gaps: Bad crypto news of the week
3.10.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
SEC Is Willing to ‘Try’ a Tokenized ETF, Chairman Says: Report
3.10.2020
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton expressed an openness to a tokenized exchange-traded fund
Abkhazia Lifts Two-Year Ban on Bitcoin Mining, Moves to Regulate the Sector
3.10.2020
Abkhazia, the self-governing but disputed territory of just 245,000 people sandwiched between Russia and Georgia, has lifted its two-year ban on cryptocurrency mining. The ban came into effect in December 2018 after a surge in mining activity left the region facing an energy crisis. Now,...
BitMex has bled 45k Bitcoin since US gov charges, allowing other exchanges to benefit
3.10.2020
Gemini, Binance, OKEx and Huobi appear to be the biggest gainers of the BitMex fallout
Money Reimagined: Trump, Crypto and Fairer Taxes
2.10.2020
Trump's tax returns show the unfairness of the tax system and the need for reform. Blockchain governance offers some ideas
Bitcoin Escrow Chief Pleads Guilty to $3.25M Crypto Fraud
2.10.2020
The head of Volantis escrow faces up to 10 years in prison for defrauding customers
Coinbase Reportedly Warns Some UK Users It’s Handing Their Details to the Taxman
2.10.2020
U.K. users of the exchange who have received £5,000 or more in the past tax year will have their information passed to the tax authority
BitMEX Moves $337M in Bitcoin Ahead of First User Withdrawals Since US Charges
2.10.2020
Bitcoin outflows from prominent crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX are already up in the wake of charges from U.S. agencies announced Thursday
Bitmex Charged With US Rules Violations — Owners Face Criminal Charges, Prison
2.10.2020
Cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform Bitmex has been charged with illegally operating in the U.S. Concurrently, its executives, including CEO Arthur Hayes, have been charged with violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and are facing prison sentences. One of the Bitmex founders has already been...