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Chilean Court Rules in Favor of Closing Bank Accounts of Crypto Exchange Orionx
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of Chile has ruled that state-owned Bancoestado was justified in closing the accounts of cryptocurrency exchange Orionx without explanation. The judges ruled that the bank acted in compliance with laws on money laundering and terrorist financing, a threat allegedly posed by censorship-resistant, decentralized cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-12-6 14:30 | |
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This Year's G20 Put an Emphasis on Cryptocurrency Regulation
Global leaders walked away from the latest G20 Summit with a rough game plan for crypto regulation. This year’s G20 Summit took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 30 to December 1. дальше »
2018-12-4 23:44 | |
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Japan Wants to Regulate Crypto Wallets, Breach of User Privacy?
Crypto wallet users in Japan may have to reveal their identities as the country’s top financial watchdog prepares a law for it. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) on Monday revealed its plan to regulate cryptocurrency wallet providers, ItMedia reported. дальше »
2018-11-16 15:11 | |
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KuCoin closes series A round of funding, plans to bring its platform 2.0 to life
On November 14, a crypto exchange KuCoin announced it had closed its Series A Round of Funding, raising $20 million (USD) from IDG Capital, Matrix Partners and Neo Global Capital “to bring cryptocurrency to the masses”. дальше »
2018-11-14 20:38 | |
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Bitfury Secures $80M in Private Funding Round
Cryptocurrency mining firm Bitfury Group has closed a Series C, $80 million funding round led by EU-based Korelya Capital. The round also included crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, Lian and Jabre Group, Dentsu Inc. дальше »
2018-11-7 01:06 | |
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Taiwan Regulator Places New AML and CFT Rules For Bitcoin Exchanges
Taiwan Legislature Places New Requirements For Cryptocurrency Exchanges A new Taiwan law has been passed to amend existing anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CFT) laws to require crypto exchanges to give some information to the government and change their compliance rules. дальше »
2018-11-3 00:12 | |
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Taiwan Amends AML/CFT Laws, Includes Regulatory Requirements for Cryptocurrency Operations
Taiwan’s legislature has amended the country’s anti-money laundering and terrorism financing prevention laws to include regulatory requirements for cryptocurrency transactions. Taiwan’s Anti Money Laundering Regulations for Cryptocurrency According to Focus Taiwan, the amendments grant the country’s top financial regulator (FSC) the power to clamp down on anonymous cryptocurrency transactions. дальше »
2018-11-3 22:57 | |
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CryptoKitties Parent Company Wants to Be the Zynga of Blockchain
Dapper Labs, the company behind the world’s first and most successful consumer blockchain product, CryptoKitties, has raised $15 million in financing led by Venrock, in an aim to bring more users to the blockchain, the company announced in a press release on November 1, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-2 12:00 | |
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Coinbase Affirms Its Plan To Add More Cryptos, As Tron (TRX) And XRP Could Be Next Listings On the Platform
Coinbase, United States based giant cryptocurrency exchange once again affirmed its plan to list more cryptocurrencies on its platform. This was made known in a release that informed the crypto community of its Series E financing to accelerate the growth of cryptocurrency in the world on October 30. дальше »
2018-10-31 01:05 | |
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Crypto Platform Coinbase Secures $300 Million in Series E Funding Round
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has raised a fresh $300 million in a Series E financing round, bringing the company valuation to $8 billion. Coinbase plans to use the funding to "accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrencies," as it plans to remain the "entry-point into crypto" for millions of investors, according to a published blog post. дальше »
2018-10-31 20:51 | |
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Survey: 60% of US Voters Want Cryptocurrency Political Donations to Be Legal
Clovr recently surveyed 1,023 registered U. S. voters to learn how the American public views the possibility of political candidates accepting cryptocurrency donations for campaign financing. A majority of 60 percent said cryptocurrency donations should be treated the same as fiat, with only 21 percent disagreeing. дальше »
2018-10-30 01:55 | |
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Bitfury Could Be The Next Bitcoin Mining Company to IPO: Report
Bitfury, one of the largest non-Chinese cryptocurrency mining companies, is reportedly eyeing an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to become the very first major public listing within the cryptocurrency industry on the old continent. дальше »
2018-10-26 15:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Regulations by International Financial Task Force Imminent
The Financial Action Task Force announced plans to set forth rules regulating cryptocurrency in line with its global AML/CFT standards. This move is geared towards eradicating the use of digital currencies for money laundering and financing terrorism. дальше »
2018-10-19 23:04 | |
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SEC Sets Up Open Line of Communication for Fintech Projects With FinHub
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new office to engage with cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. Called the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub), the division will make it easier for fintech startups to interact with the regulator on related issues and the legal implications of products before they launch them. дальше »
2018-10-19 01:51 | |
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TokenInsight Raises Multimillion-Dollar Funding From Blockchain Venture Capital Firms
TokenInsight, Inc. , an independent, third-party data analytics organization that provides ratings for blockchain companies, announced on Oct. 10 that it managed to raise a multimillion-dollar investment in a Series A financing round. дальше »
2018-10-16 15:34 | |
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Bahrain Are Setting Up For A Crypto Adoption Overhaul
The Kingdom of Bahrain is an island nation of the Middle East. Home to around 1. 23 million people and a very forward thinking population. Interestingly, Bahrain has a very powerful political position as a result of its location, therefore, cryptocurrency adoption in Bahrain could turn out to have a very significant impact. дальше »
2018-10-14 23:00 | |
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Crypto Cybercrime Has Tripled Since 2017; Nearly $1 Billion Lost in 2018
Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018. дальше »
2018-10-13 23:34 | |
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AUSTRAC Investigates Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Australia’s financial regulator, the Australian Transactions Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), is tightening up surveillance on cryptocurrency exchanges as sophisticated criminals leverage digital currencies to send money internationally. дальше »
2018-10-10 05:00 | |
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ICOs Get Green Light in UAE
The United Arab Emirates is set to give the green light to ICOs for corporate financing and could have provisional regulations in place early next year. Perhaps more significantly, the country’s Securities Watchdog has revealed a co-operation with local authorities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi to create unified rules for cryptocurrency exchanges. дальше »
2018-10-9 16:08 | |
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Six Reasons Why Privacy Coins Are Not Just For Criminals
Privacy-centric digital currencies are coming under more scrutiny as their use on dark web marketplaces is on the rise. Law enforcement agencies and several financial regulators are concerned that anonymous digital currencies could be used to facilitate terrorist financing and money laundering in a de facto untraceable manner. дальше »
2018-10-7 21:00 | |
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Federal Election Committee Asked to Consider Crypto Mining for Political Contributions
OsiaNetwork LLC has reached out to the Federal Election Committee (FEC) in the hopes that it will allow computer sharing for crypto mining for campaign donations. Osia says it would like to be the platform in which volunteers share their computer power to mine cryptocurrencies, which are then donated to political campaigns of their choice. дальше »
2018-10-5 23:57 | |
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Bitcoin Foundation Challenges “French BitLicense” Proposed in PACTE Bill
On September 23, 2018, the Bitcoin Foundation sent a letter to the French Parliament asking that they reject a new crypto asset amendment being proposed in the PACTE Bill, which deals with the growth and transformation of France’s businesses and the country’s employee savings. дальше »
2018-10-4 22:10 | |
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Crypto Exchanges See Big Demand From Investors: Coinbase Worth $8 Billion
Since February, the crypto market has been stagnant as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major cryptocurrencies struggled to initiate large movements on the upside due to their notable decline in volume. дальше »
2018-10-3 13:00 | |
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Banks, Money Mules and Front Companies Aid Terrorists in Conflict Zones Launder Money
Terror financing is taking on a new shape, but still retaining its old aides. Environmental crimes such as wildlife trafficking and illegal ivory sales have overtaken the drug trade as the major income source for terrorists around the world, accounting for more than a third of their revenue. дальше »
2018-10-2 11:35 | |
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New BitMex Report Shows Crypto Market Crash Not Causal with Financing ICO Projects
New Report Shows Most ICO Projects Have Been Unaffected by Crypto Market Crash A new report shows that most ICO projects have been unaffected by the crash of crypto markets. As cryptocurrency prices have plummeted since January 2018, most ICO projects have been able to maintain a steady course. In fact, many ICO projects are […] дальше »
2018-10-2 00:14 | |
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Crypto Task Force Bill Passes House of Representatives, Moves to Senate
A bill that seeks to create a task force to combat the use of cryptocurrency in financing terrorism has just passed the House of Representatives. House Resolution 5036 (H. дальше »
2018-9-28 01:12 | |
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Former UBS Bankers Are Building a Crypto Bank in Switzerland
Seba Crypto AG (SEBA) has raised 100 million Swiss francs ($103 million) for the creation of a regulated bank that lets customers trade fiat for digital currency. The Zug-based startup is headed by former UBS managers Guido Buehler, who serves as CEO, and Andreas Amschwand, who serves as chairman. дальше »
2018-9-27 22:14 | |
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Vestigo Ventures leads $1.5 million round for crypto tax software ZenLedger
Vestigo Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investments in fintech companies, announced today that it led a $1. 5 million financing round for ZenLedger, a provider of software for cryptocurrency investors and their accountants. дальше »
2018-9-17 14:41 | |
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Godfather of Fintech Uses Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology to Make Crowdfunding More Legitimate
Thomas Carter, a fintech startup veteran and serial entrepreneur, is on a mission to disrupt the traditional finance model capital raising by leveraging cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Although ICOs are known for their scams and Ponzi schemes, Carter has found a new way to leverage the ICO model and create an alternative to bank financing without the messy scams. дальше »
2018-9-14 19:00 | |
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New Study Finds Cryptocurrency to be an Ineffective Means of Terrorist Financing
A new study published by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) Center has concluded that, for the time being, cryptocurrency appears to be a largely ineffective means for terrorist financing. дальше »
2018-9-12 05:31 | |
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Crypto Exchange Changelly Confirms It Can Steal Users’ Monero (XMR)
Changelly Can Withhold XMR If KYC Isn’t Completed Privacy coins, such as Monero (XMR), ZCash (ZEC), Horizen (ZEN), are often the topic of controversy within the cryptocurrency community, as some naysayers claim that these assets directly enable money laundering, terrorist financing and the like. дальше »
2018-9-5 00:37 | |
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American Crypto Industry Is Attracting Asian Funds, While US VC Firms Are Starting to See Asian Opportunities
The US and Asia seem to share a complicated but symbiotic relationship when it comes to venture financing in their respective tech and crypto industries. While Asian funds are now flocking to the US in droves to fund new ventures in the tech and crypto scenes, their American counterparts are starting to notice the massive […] American Crypto Industry Is Attracting Asian Funds, While US VC Firms Are Starting to See Asian Opportunities was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »
2018-9-1 16:59 | |
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Russian Federal Agency Plans to Start Tracking Cryptocurrency Transactions
As BBC Russia reported, Rosfinmonitoring, known by its English name the Federal Financial Monitoring Service, has ordered a specific analytical tool that will give the agency the capability to track crypto transactions, focusing on the Bitcoin network. дальше »
2018-8-31 13:49 | |
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Russia Developing Cryptocurrency Tracker
The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of Russia (Rosfinmonitoring) has commissioned an analytical tool for monitoring cryptocurrency transactions. The system will particularly focus on bitcoin, as reported by BBC’s Russian service. дальше »
2018-8-31 04:00 | |
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Russia Seeking to Track Crypto Wallet Activity of Criminal Suspects
The Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) is seeking to develop an analytical tool for tracking cryptocurrency transactions, specifically Bitcoin. BBC Russia reports that Russian authorities will attempt to use the new tracking system to detect cases of financial fraud and terrorist financing. дальше »
2018-8-30 20:09 | |
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The Emerging Trend of US-Asian Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Investments
Asian investors are becoming more involved in the US tech market due to the emergence of cryptocurrency and blockchain startups in need of funding outside the traditional American VC framework. Increasingly Dependent on Foreign Investments According to a 2017 study by the Wall Street Journal, Asian investors accounted for about 40 percent of the global venture financing. дальше »
2018-8-29 07:00 | |
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China Blocks Access to Over 120 Offshore Digital Currency Exchanges
China is continuing its crackdown on bitcoin and cryptocurrency-related ventures. The country is now blocking access to more than 120 offshore cryptocurrency exchanges utilized for trading purposes by mainland customers. дальше »
2018-8-24 00:24 | |
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Squire Mining is Creating 10NM Bitcoin ASIC Mining Chips, Rigs & Data System
Squire Mining Will Develop and Sell Data Mining Infrastructure and System Technology The company Squire Mining Ltd. announced that it has closed a non-brokered private placement equity financing of $19 million dollars in order to fund developing manufacturing and selling data mining infrastructure and system technology. дальше »
2018-8-13 19:11 | |
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Squire Ltd. to Develop Next Generation 10nm ASIC Chips and Trade Bitcoins
Squire Mining Ltd. recently announced the closing of a non-brokered private placement equity financing of Canadian $25,500,000 to fund the developing, manufacturing, and selling data mining infrastructure and system technology. дальше »
2018-8-13 02:00 | |
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Vena Network Token: Blockchain Asset Financing & Tokenization?
What Is Vena Network? Vena network is a platform designed for tokenized exchange and asset financing/mortgage lending. It’s not a company in itself; it’s an open source project built to fill a gap in the cryptocurrency ecosystem by ensuring effectiveness and trust of decentralized governance, assistance of various startups in commercial innovation and development, and transparency […] дальше »
2018-8-10 14:39 | |
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Crescent Crypto Asset Management To Open Offshore Index Fund With FBG Capital Financing
Crescent Crypto Asset Management, a cryptocurrency index fund manager just announced the completion of its Series A financing and launch of its offshore Cayman fund. FBG Capital led the fundraising round. дальше »
2018-8-8 12:18 | |
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Group-IB Study Reveals Majority of Cryptocurrency Crimes Happen in US
Cryptocurrency crimes (i.e. money laundering, hacking, terrorist financing, etc.) have become a growing concern for the market, leaving many consumers and investors concerned about its future. As an effort to see whether such activities have a common trend on a geographical basis, software firm devoted to preventing and investigating online crime, Group-IB recently conducted a […] дальше »
2018-8-8 00:57 | |
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Elirtex: Collective Online Startup Investment Capital Platform?
Despite a growing negative attitude towards financing ICOs, interest from cryptocurrency investors and especially Bitcoin is still increasing. From the most novice of investors to established investors firms, plenty of entities are adopting cryptocurrency, and it’s rare to lack someone owning a couple of Bitcoins. дальше »
2018-8-4 21:41 | |
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Financing with the Stars: Celebrities and Cryptocurrencies
A year after the initial cryptocurrency gold rush, we are now seeing a new mutation of the phenomenon: celebrities promoting crypto. From Dennis Rodman wearing a Potcoin t-shirt on CNN, to Steve Bannon’s mention of creating a “deplorable coin,” it remains to be seen if fame can equate to fortune in the era of digital currencies. дальше »
2018-7-25 08:00 | |
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