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Blockchain as an Infrastructure: A Deep Dive Into China’s DLT Strategy
23.6.2020
China is not playing catch-up, but rather exploring aggressively pragmatic ways to deploy a digital infrastructure for the whole economy with the blockchain tech implementation
Alleged Shopin ICO Fraudster Pays $450K Fine in Ether
23.6.2020
Eran Eyal, who raised $42 million in an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering, settled charges with the SEC and paid a $450,000 fine in Ether
Microsoft, EU-Based Universities Say Blockchain Could Help Meet Paris Agreement Carbon Goals
23.6.2020
A new paper from Microsoft and universities in Germany and Denmark sets out how blockchain technology could overcome issues with providing an international carbon credit market
Identity Startup Notabene Launches Exchange Tool for FATF Travel Rule Compliance
23.6.2020
A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting this week is proving to be a popular time for industry players to launch compliance-minded tech solutions
Vietnamese Official Urges Public to Avoid Funding Campaigns for Crypto Business
23.6.2020
A senior Vietnamese police official said cryptocurrency fundraisers are illegal in the country and people should not invest in them
China’s CBDC Adoption Plan Puts Domestic Monetary Control at Forefront
23.6.2020
China’s planned CBDC rollout is expected to see the digital yuan dovetailing with the country’s electronic payment systems
Alleged Unlicensed Bitcoin Dealer Becomes First Singaporean Charged Under New Law
23.6.2020
A 23-year old Singaporean accused of unlicensed Bitcoin dealing is set to become the first person to be charged under the city-state’s Payment Services Act
Japanese Financial Watchdog Frowns on Gambling Dapps
23.6.2020
New research from Xangle suggests Japan’s Financial Services Agency is more likely to approve crypto projects not involved in casino Dapps
One Step Forward and One Step Back: Why Is Russia’s Crypto Regulation Treading Water?
23.6.2020
Some Russian regulators propose a blanket ban on digital asset trading, but the country is too far along the path of crypto adoption
Germany’s Neufund Shuts Down Security Token Platform, Saying BaFin Failed to Act
22.6.2020
Citing regulatory concerns, Berlin-based security token startup Neufund has announced plans to freeze its fundraising campaigns and sideline future tokenized equity offerings
CBDCs Don’t Fix Broken Monetary Policy, Say Execs at Stablecoin Saga
22.6.2020
CBDCs promise to speed up existing systems but are unlikely to change the direction central banks have already been taking
The Big Thing Holding Back India’s Crypto Boom
22.6.2020
India's crypto industry shows potential, but it continues to be held back by a lack of regulatory clarity, particularly around exchange-banking relationships
Fed Economists Call Fears of Original Libra Stablecoin ‘Overstated’
22.6.2020
Economists at the Federal Reserve suggest that Libra – in its original, basket-backed stablecoin form – might not have had as severe an impact on financial stability as policymakers suggested last year
Blockchains Are an Excellent Solution for Privacy, Part 3
22.6.2020
The third part of a series of articles on the advantages and challenges of the usage of blockchain technology for collecting and sharing information, without violating users’ privacy
Russia Lifts 2-Year Telegram Ban as Questions Over Security Surface
22.6.2020
While many experts believe that Telegram has not compromised the security of its customers, some users have reported certain anomalies
Telegram CEO Says Global Resistance to Tech Bans Is ‘Just Getting Started’
22.6.2020
Telegram’s digital resistance in Russia will contribute to further anti-censorship efforts in countries like China and Iran, Pavel Durov says
UK Financial Watchdog Reminds Crypto Businesses to Register Ahead of Deadline
22.6.2020
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority is urging all crypto businesses operating in the country to submit their applications by June 30 to make it for the 2021 deadline
Digital Yuan’s Backend Development Complete, Says Chinese Official
22.6.2020
A former senior official of the People’s Bank of China said that the country has completed the backend architecture development of its digital currency
New Zealand Police Seize $140M Linked to Alleged BTC-e Exchange Operator
22.6.2020
The bank funds are said to be linked to Russian Alexander Vinnik, who allegedly ran the defunct crypto exchange BTC-e
Blackballed by PayPal, Scientific-Paper Pirate Takes Bitcoin Donations
22.6.2020
Bitcoin has been used by outlaws of all sorts, but this time the outlaw is a young scientist from Kazakhstan breaking through the paywalls of academic journals