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Inside Job: Security Engineer Behind Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Exploits
15.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Rawpixel.com Shakeeb Ahmed, a senior security engineer associated with an international technology company, pleaded guilty on December 14 to computer fraud in connection with his hacking of two decentralized crypto exchanges. The announcement of the guilty plea was made by Damian...
Coinbase International Exchange Launching Spot Crypto Trading
15.12.2023
Coinbase International is launching spot crypto trading for non-U.S. customers. “The launch and expansion of spot trading on Coinbase International Exchange will occur over several phases,” Coinbase detailed. “Our primary focus at the outset will be to build liquidity...
Hong Kong Firms Make First Cross-border Digital Yuan Commodity Payments
15.12.2023
Source: leungc/Adobe Hong Kong-based firms have made the first “cross-border” commodity payments with the Mainland Chinese digital yuan, as the CBDC takes its first international steps. Per Hong Kong Today, several Hong Kong firms took part in the Bank of China (Hong Kong)’s “Enterprise Digital...
Basel Banking Committee Proposes Stricter Guidelines to Classify Stablecoin as Less Risky Than Unbacked Cryptocurrencies
14.12.2023
BIS building in Basel, Switzerland. Source: Adobe/doganmesut The Basel Committee for Banking Supervision (BCBS) wants to tighten rules to classify stablecoins as less risky assets than Bitcoin (BTC) and other unbacked cryptocurrencies. In a recent consultative paper, the international standard...
Argentina President Milei Devalues Peso, Receives IMF Praise but No Bitcoin Policy in Sight
14.12.2023
Source: Alexey Novikov / Adobe Argentina’s newly elected libertarian president, Javier Milei, has devalued the nation’s currency, the peso, by over 50% and received praise from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for his plans to restore Argentina’s economy. However, despite...
IMF Head Urges For Clear Rules and Infrastructure to Curb Crypto Risks
14.12.2023
Source: iStock Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), addressed ways to curb cryptocurrency risks on financial stability. Georgieva stressed that crypto assets need to be regulated with clear rules and infrastructure. Speaking at an international...
Coinbase Announces Spot Crypto Trading for Non-US Investors
13.12.2023
Coinbase announced the launch of spot trading for non-US investors on its international exchange on Wednesday, marking the latest phase of the company’s global expansion. The start of something new Beginning on Thursday, December 14th, non-US institutional clients will be able to trade Bitcoin...
Cardano Foundation Launches Identity Wallet For Seamless Interaction With DApps
13.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / RareStock Swiss-based Cardano Foundation, the non-profit organization created to promote the Cardano blockchain ecosystem, is introducing a new digital Identity Wallet. The new product is compatible with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international standards...
India to Consider Country-Specific Characteristics and Risks in Regulating Crypto: Finance Ministry
13.12.2023
Source: Pexels India’s Finance Ministry will consider country-specific characteristics and risks before implementing any measures related to crypto assets. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, during a session in the Rajya Sabha, highlighted the significance of the New Delhi...
US-China Rivalry Risks Cold War II, Warns IMF Official
13.12.2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s first deputy managing director has warned of the risk of Cold War II. Noting that in the Cold War, it was the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the IMF official stressed that now it is the U.S. and China. “If fragmentation deepens, we could find...
Q Protocol to Apply International Court of Arbitration Rules to DeFi Disputes in a Sign of Growing Industry Maturity
12.12.2023
Q Protocol, which provides blockchain governance as a service to Web3 and decentralized autonomous organizations, will use the rules laid out by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)'s arbitration court to resolve disputes and enforce awards
FIFA Enters NFT Arena, Offering Fans Digital Collectibles and World Cup Tickets
12.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Taljat FIFA, the famous international governing body for football, has announced a new digital collectible collection in its first collaboration with tech firm Modex – with some notable perks. ‘FIFA+ Collect’ will be dropping the “dual digital...
Jailed Mastermind of South African Bitcoin Scam Reportedly Getting Preferential Treatment in Brazilian Prison
12.12.2023
Johann Steynberg, the imprisoned CEO of Mirror Trading International, a South African Bitcoin scam entity, is allegedly receiving preferential treatment in a Brazilian prison. The General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration (DGAP) has confirmed receiving a complaint about Steynberg’s access...
Invest in Bitcoin, Get Residency: El Salvador’s Unique ‘Freedom VISA’
8.12.2023
El Salvador Bitcoin. Source: RawBeautyPixels/Adobe El Salvador has a new, “once in five hundred years” offer for international crypto whales: donate your BTC to the government, and you’ll earn long-term citizenship in Bitcoin country. As announced by Tether on Thursday, the “Adopting...
Hong Kong Gaming Giant Boyaa Interactive Shareholders to Vote on $100M Crypto Purchase Plan
8.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Boyaa Interactive International Limited, a Hong Kong-listed company, has scheduled a special general meeting of shareholders to vote on a $100 million crypto purchase plan on December 20. Directors, including independent non-executive directors, have expressed their belief that...
Russia’s Exved Launches Cross-Border Payment Service Powered By Tether’s USDT Stablecoin
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe Russian digital settlement exchange Exved has officially debuted with the goal of empowering local legal entities to conduct cross-border digital payment services using Tether’s USDT. Russia's Exved platform launches as one of the first cross-border payment solutions...
Do Kwon to be Extradited to the United States: Report
7.12.2023
Terraform Labs’ founder, Do Kwon, is set to be extradited to the U.S. following months of speculation, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal released Thursday. “Not excluding that kind of possibility” Kwon has been imprisoned in Montenegro since authorities caught...
Robinhood Launches Commission Free Crypto Trading App in EU
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe Robinhood is expanding its services in the European Union (EU) by launching commission-free crypto trading. The move comes just a week after the company made its international debut with stock-broking services in the UK. The Robinhood app, set to go live on Thursday, will enable...
Coinbase Wallet Launches Global Money Transfers With Link-Based Payments
6.12.2023
Coinbase has unveiled a new feature to its wallet service, streamlining international fund transfers. This new update aims to make the transfer of funds as effortless as sending a text. Coinbase Unveils Link-Based Money Transfer Service Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) has launched its latest wallet feature...
mBit Review, Bonuses & Promo Codes 2023
6.12.2023
mBit Casino is an international crypto casino offering around 6,000 games. Besides a plethora of casino games, the platform boasts lots of promotions, a loyalty program, and mBit casino Races, daily competitions with rewards for the first 100 players on the leaderboard. More than that, you...