2022-7-13 17:14 |
A parliamentary committee has started an inquiry into the risks and opportunities in the use of crypto and the necessary response from the government and regulatory bodies. origin »
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Chainalysis says that despite the rising use of crypto in trafficking networks, the transparency of blockchain may give visibility into the operations, aiding law enforcement.
2026-2-14 08:21 | |
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Privacy wallets are becoming popular amongst criminals as they use them to launder Bitcoin… The post Criminal use of crypto privacy wallets up by 11% in a year appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-12-17 15:55 | |
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Despite the abundance of modern cryptographic tools aimed at preserving privacy on the network, crypto users rarely use them and have little interest in it.
2020-9-9 11:01 | |
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Currency. com, a Belarus based crypto firm, has obtained a distributed ledger technology license granted by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission, according to an announcement on July 6. This license would allow the platform to use blockchain for either storing or transmitting value to others in provision with the dealer.
2020-7-8 21:57 | |
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B2C2 wants to use its new partnership with SBI Holdings as a route to becoming a crypto prime broker.
2020-7-1 13:04 | |
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John McAfee recorded a video to explain to newbies why permissionless crypto is important and states that XRP is worthless, while mentioning MoneyGram does not use it
2020-6-25 16:53 | |
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If you’ve been following crypto over the past week, you likely have heard it all about Ethereum and DeFi. The use of these two words in the industry has become incessant as market trends have shifted in favor of the two.
2020-6-25 13:00 | |
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KPMG has launched a cryptocurrency management platform designed to accelerate institutional crypto adoption. KPMG’s patent-pending tool aims to bridge traditional data and crypto systems, integrating key use cases of cryptocurrency, including custody, wallets, and anti-money laundering (AML) transaction monitoring.
2020-6-25 23:35 | |
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Jim Rogers, who cofounded the Quantum Fund with billionaire investor George Soros, has shared his view on bitcoin, its use as money, and governments’ response to the growing use of cryptocurrency.
2020-6-25 22:30 | |
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has announced its largest cryptocurrency investment funding of startups. Eight companies in seven countries will use Unicef’s crypto fund to develop prototypes, pilot, or scale their technologies.
2020-6-22 16:10 | |
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Major cryptocurrency firm Ripple released a set of recommendations for Indian lawmakers to legalize cryptocurrencies.
2020-6-18 16:01 | |
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One of Ethereum and crypto’s “hottest use cases,” decentralized finance, got a big scare on June 17th as some market participants thought that a key application was being attacked by a bad actor.
2020-6-18 15:00 | |
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The new Marshall Island-based crypto derivatives trading platform is making a wave in the trading community by offering attractive trading opportunities. Less than a year old, the CryptoAltum platform is a feature-rich CFD trading platform with a range of trading instruments including Cryptocurrencies, Forex, Equity Indices and Gold.
2020-6-18 13:50 | |
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After the SC of India forced the RBI to lift its crypto ban, Ripple is now offering its vision of how India could adopt digital assets and pitched XRP to policy makers
2020-6-18 12:39 | |
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CHAZ inhabitants can apparently use crypto at a handful of businesses — but are less scrupulous types capitalizing on the situation?
2020-6-18 06:48 | |
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Will Hezbollah in Lebanon use bitcoin? The data suggests terror activity is uncommon despite surging crypto popularity across the Middle East.
2020-6-18 20:55 | |
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Whenever a new world-changing technology is released unto the masses, inspiring, industrious individuals inevitably start thinking of positive use cases.Continue Reading The post How to Avoid Crypto Scams appeared first on CoinMarketCap Blog.
2020-6-17 09:05 | |
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Trading and speculation were the dominant use cases for cryptocurrency in its first decade, but gambling is emerging as an exciting new frontier. To say that online betting platforms have embraced crypto would be an understatement; many online gaming dens have dispensed entirely with dollars and pounds, choosing to do business with digital assets instead.
2020-6-17 18:35 | |
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Tether lenders are yielding over 7%, and borrowers are paying over 14% on Compound, as the protocol launches its governance token, COMP. Compound Use Surging Compound usage has surged over... The post Tether Yields Surge on Compound Following COMP Token Launch appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-6-17 12:00 | |
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A Grain of Truth in a Joke Electronic Arts’ famous tweet urging people to “invest in Crypto” was merely a joke back in 2019 but now we might be in for an ironic twist. The tweet wittily referred to a guy named Crypto, a new character of EA’s sensational battle royale shooter Apex Legends. Now, […]
2020-6-16 17:00 | |
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What is automated crypto trading and why is it so popular? Algorithmic trading, also known as autotrading is the use of an automated system, which is pre-programmed with instructions for executing transactions based on a range of factors, such as trading volume, market volatility, the current asset price and more. While the emerging crypto economy […]
2020-6-12 15:13 | |
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Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has informed parliament of its disapproval of the bill to ban cryptocurrency. Experts say a ban will be ineffective as people can use technology to bypass it, leading to the creation of an “uncontrolled black market.
2020-6-12 22:05 | |
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The European Center for Cybercrime published a report on the analysis of the Wasabi bitcoin wallet regarding its use for laundering money obtained by criminal means.
2020-6-10 11:34 | |
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Smart contract platforms now allow anyone to design programmable finance and apply them to a myriad of new use cases. For example, the decentralized finance (DeFi) movement, as well as... The post Who’s Afraid of Ethereum? The Top 12 Smart Contract Platforms appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-6-8 15:02 | |
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During the height of the 2017 crypto speculative bubble, it wasn’t uncommon for random altcoins with little to no use case at all to rally over a thousand percent or more. Life-changing wealth was generated.
2020-6-6 23:00 | |
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Brave reports that the popularity of its privacy-focused browser has more than doubled since last year. Now, more than 15 million people actively use the crypto-enabled browser. Beyond usage, the... The post Popularity of Brave’s Crypto-Enabled Browser Doubles, 15 Million Active Users appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-6-3 02:12 | |
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Crypto assets have long had an ambiguous set of use cases.
The post Why crypto: holding money at Citibank costs hundreds of euros a month appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-5-31 10:00 | |
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Analysts cannot evaluate Bitcoin like a stock, so sentiment plays an essential role in determining price trends. A sure shot way to improve one’s market analysis is to look at... The post How to Use Spot and Derivatives Data to Analyze Bitcoin appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-5-31 18:08 | |
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The past few months and years have seen derivatives become increasingly important to crypto. This is largely due to the introduction of more institutional-centric fund managers, which can use vehicles like futures and options to hedge risk and maximize profits.
2020-5-31 07:00 | |
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Bill Zielke, BitPay’s Chief Marketing Officer, revealed on Thursday this week that the company was not planning to integrate the layer 2 Bitcoin channels. Bill explains that Bitcoin transactions dominate the customers’ preference hence no rush to switch despite the fees reaching highs of $7 after a 256% spike earlier in the month. The company […]
2020-5-30 22:47 | |
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A leaked video has reportedly emerged in China showing the conversion of renminbi (RMB) into digital yuan for use in the country’s proposed digital currency electronic payment (DC/EP) project. According to a tweet by Chinese crypto news outlet 8BTCNews, the video appeared on WeChat.
2020-5-30 13:22 | |
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Russia's is eyeing use cases for blockchain even as proposed legislation will clamp down on crypto.
2020-5-28 16:32 | |
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Bitwage, a crypto startup aiming to bring the use of digital currencies into the mainstream has announced the successful trial of its Bitcoin (BTC) 401(k) employee pension account. This, according to a report by Coindesk, May 26, 2020.
2020-5-27 01:07 | |
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India is one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency markets in the world, according to a recent report by Coinpaprika and OKEx. The trend will likely continue as the government has recently made a u-turn by endorsing crypto operations.
2020-5-27 17:06 | |
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On May 25th, KuCoin, an IDG-backed crypto exchange, announced that its OTC Trading Desk will support Canadian dollars (CAD) at 09:00, May 25th (UTC-8), and users can use Canadian dollars to purchase cryptocurrencies such as BTC, USDT, and CADH.
2020-5-27 09:35 | |
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Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, is buying more contactless ATMs that are powered by blockchain, according to local news agency Izvestia. Interestingly, the move comes amid a proposed bill to penalize individuals and companies that use crypto and Bitcoin in financial transactions.
2020-5-26 20:30 | |
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The crypto landscape in Russia may soon be facing harsh laws as authorities have proposed new draft bills that seek to fine and imprison the illegal use of cryptocurrencies in the country. Crypto Violations Attract $28,000 Fine and 7 Years Imprisonment According to a report by the local news outlet RBC on Thursday (May 21,Read MoreRead More.
2020-5-23 16:00 | |
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As the cryptocurrency industry moves forward, there have been growing concerns about its security, anonymity, use on the darknet, etc. Even though the crypto community has been trying to address theseThe post Could the darknet be an accessory for hackers to liquidate stolen crypto funds? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-5-22 11:00 | |
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When Bitcoin was first created in 2009, it didn’t take long before some clever individuals started exploring its use for online gambling. Now, over a decade later, many different cryptocurrencies can be used for gambling, and hundreds of different crypto casinos have launched to fill this huge new demand.
2020-5-21 17:48 | |
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The Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research has been tracking transactions made by local terror groups.
2020-5-21 08:47 | |
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Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has debunked several high-profile stories about the use of crypto to fund terror groups.
2020-5-21 05:09 | |
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Crypto analysts use different tactics to try and predict future price movements in Bitcoin and altcoins. Due to the speculative nature of the emerging asset class, the study of emotion-driven impulses and corrections – called Elliott Wave Theory – can be particularly insightful.
2020-5-21 20:30 | |
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Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) are both forms of crowdfunding that use crypto assets. In more traditional fundraising such as venture capital, a small number of people would provide large amounts of money.
2020-5-21 04:00 | |
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Venezuelans will now be able to use bitcoin to pay for goods and services at more than 20,000 point-of-sale (PoS) terminals throughout the struggling South American country. This follows a deal between Panamanian crypto exchange Cryptobuyer and local payments processor Mega Soft to connect some of Venezuela’s biggest retail chains for this purpose.
2020-5-19 01:30 | |
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Monero is one of the most popular privacy coins in the crypto market. It’s easy to use XMR to make untraceable transactions—here’s how. Monero is untraceable. Unlike other blockchains, only... The post How to Use Monero: Using XMR for Beginners appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-5-15 01:17 | |
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A crypto influencer assumes Bitcoin could take center stage when touchless payments in businesses become a norm globally after the lockdown is over
2020-5-20 15:40 | |
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Crypto valley firm Bitcoin Suisse has announced plans to sell a 20% stake in the company. The sale is expected to raise 46 million Swiss francs ($47. 38 million). Bitcoin Suisse said it intends to use the money to expand its portfolio to banking services in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, according to local media reports.
2020-5-9 22:15 | |
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XRP is the native cryptocurrency of the XRP Ledger, a blockchain created by Ripple. Though XRP is aimed at financial institutions, general investors can also take advantage of low fees... The post How to Use XRP: Using Ripple’s Token for Beginners appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-5-7 04:41 | |
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On May 4, 2020, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a three-part series covering a crypto Ponzi scheme, North Korea, and Iran’s use of digital currencies like bitcoin. The company’s research papers discuss the Poland-based crypto Ponzi called Futurenet, a hosting service allegedly tied to North Korea, and how Iran-based exchanges are bypassing OFAC sanctions […] The post 3 Reports Look at North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Iran’s Farhad Exchange, and the Crypto Ponzi Futurenet appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-5-7 01:05 | |
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The Labour government said the bill will give owners of bitcoin and other digital assets greater legal protection.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed Tulip Siddiq as the City Minister, a role that oversees financial services including crypto.
Taiwan's crypto advocacy body, the Taiwan Virtual Asset Service Provider Association, has been formally established and the founding meeting held with 24 cryptocurrency-related entities.
The exchange could return as a FIU-registered firm after paying the fine, the report added.
This is the third test for the Province's new tool to combat money laundering.
The Federal Reserve continues to pilot a central bank digital currency, but will not issue one without executive branch and Congressional support, the report said.
India's most controversial crypto tax, the 1% TDS levy deducted at source, should be lowered to 0.01%, according to the findings of a new study.