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US Department of Justice Is Criminalizing Onchain Privacy, Starting With Mixers

The American government’s long-running war on privacy escalated this week following the arrest of Coin Ninja’s Larry Harmon on money laundering charges. A Department of Justice statement that “seeking to obscure virtual currency transactions in this way [using mixers] is a crime” means that bitcoiners risk prosecution simply for exercising their right to privacy. дальше »

2020-2-14 15:00


US Treasury Department Pilots Blockchain-Based Federal Grants Tracking System

The US Treasury Department, which is in charge of government revenue, has been reported to experiment with blockchain tech in order to develop a system that tracks federal grants. The proof-of-concept (PoC) program that’s intended for a blockchain-based grant recipients’ letter of credit is about to be completed, says Craig Fischer, the manager of the […] дальше »

2020-1-14 20:46


Mexico Taps DeepCloud AI for Blockchain-Based Vehicle Registration and Infrastructure

Coinspeaker Mexico Taps DeepCloud AI for Blockchain-Based Vehicle Registration and InfrastructureThe Mexican Federal District Government Transport and Highway department of the state of Coahuila has tapped DeepCloud AI to establish a tamper-proof vehicle registration using the DeepCloud AI infrastructure. дальше »

2019-7-8 11:05


BFIA Releases Notice, Warns About Risks Of Virtual Currency As Market Warms up

Beijing Internet Finance Industry Association (BFIA) released a notice on June 28 titled, “Risk warnings about continuing to be vigilant in investing in the virtual currency market.” In this notice, the association, not a government department, that is established by dozens of company from the internet finance industry stated that the current scenario of the […] дальше »

2019-6-29 00:54


Australian Government Pledges Measly $100K Towards Blockchain Development

Australia’s Karen Andrews of the Ministry for Industry, Science and Technology is pledging $100,000 towards furthering blockchain development. In a press release, Andrews says her department will put the money towards “regulation, skills and capacity building, and international competitiveness and collaboration. дальше »

2019-3-19 03:00


Vermont Government Launches a Blockchain Insurance Pilot Program

Vermont has recently launched a blockchain pilot project for captive insurance. The information was released in an official announcement on January 11. The Office of the Vermont Secretary of State and the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation signed an agreement to explore blockchain technology and the benefits related to it to maintain records in the […] дальше »

2019-1-14 22:01


US Department of Defense Emphasizes “Enormous” Blockchain Potential to Improve Disaster Relief Efforts

Blockchain technology has a growing number of use cases, and there are many governments that are seeing its value to one extent or the other. In a recent change within the US government, it looks like the Department of Defense sees the fintech in a way that has “enormous” potential for remedying disaster relief effort. […] дальше »

2018-12-27 22:42


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U.K.’s Tax Authority Releases Taxation Guidelines for Local Cryptocurrency Holders

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), a non-ministerial department of the British government in charge of the collection of taxes, has published a paper highlighting the various types of fees applicable to blockchain-based virtual currencies and how cryptocurrency traders should handle their cryptos, according to a report released December 20, 2018, by the agency. дальше »

2018-12-23 03:00


Iranian Bitcoin Trader Receiving US Sanctions Affirms Innocence In Wrongful Address Blacklisting

An Iranian Bitcoin trader called Mohammad Ghorbaniyan says that the government of the United States accused him of something that he did not do. According to the U. S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the man would belong in a sanctions list that cut him out of all the American financial system. […] дальше »

2018-12-5 08:51


US Government Aims to Make Privacy Coins’ Use Case Obsolete

A branch of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DoHS) is researching the possibility of using blockchain forensic analysis tools to better trace privacy coin transactions. Privacy No More: US Government Preparing Forensic Analysis Tools Among the biggest concerns surrounding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are fears that the emerging technology could facilitate money laundering by. дальше »

2018-12-5 01:00


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US government building tools to deanonymize anonymous cryptocurrencies

If you thought you were safe using privacy coins like Zcash and Monero you might want to think again. It appears that the US Department of Homeland Security (DoHS) is looking to develop forensic analysis techniques for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies like Zcash and Monero, according to a pre-solicitation document spotted by The Block. дальше »

2018-12-4 15:19


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U.S. Government Links Digital Currency-Addresses To Sanctioned Iranians

It’s the first time the U. S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has linked Bitcoin addresses to specific individuals. According to Bloomberg’s article published on November 29, 2018, the Treasury Department mentioned in a statement on Wednesday that the two Iran-based individuals, Mohammad Ghorbaniyan and Ali Khorashadizadeh, were responsible for facilitating ransom payments made in Bitcoin. дальше »

2018-11-29 20:00