Category: Government
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Romania set to auction Bitcoin and Ether confiscated in criminal case
The winning bidder will need to provide the auction house with a crypto address hosted on a registered, compliant trading platform.
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It looks like the SEC isn’t done with trading app Abra just yet
The SEC’s investigation into the crypto trading firm, which paid fines of $300,000 in July, apparently continues.
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Australian government’s digital business plan includes $5M for blockchain
Australia’s Prime Minister has announced the Federal Government’s biggest investment in blockchain to-date, with two pilots set to receive almost $5 million.
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Chainalysis and Texas firm win million-dollar IRS contract to crack Monero
The IRS has named the winners of its bounty program to track transactions on privacy tokens and layer-2 protocols.
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Maduro claims crypto will play role in fighting sanctions against Venezuela
Crypto garnered another mention in one of Maduro’s bombastic speeches.
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Government investment firm develops blockchain health passport in Singapore
Singapore continues to apply blockchain in its public administration.
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Devere Group CEO Predicts Bitcoin Can Replace Gold as Top Safe-Haven Within a Generation
A few weeks ago, Devere Group CEO and founder Nigel Green said that he believed the U.S. election would bolster the price of bitcoin. Speaking with the financial broadcast MoneyFM on Monday, Green said he also believes that bitcoin will replace gold as the ultimate financial safe haven within the timespan of a generation. Devere…
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Blockchain legislation passes the House, heads for Senate
Bills from the Energy and Commerce Committee are making their way to the Senate following votes this afternoon.
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Blockchain patent filing rose significantly in China after Xi Jinping’s 2019 endorsement
Chinese companies are angling to overtake the United States in blockchain adoption.
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New Zeland’s tax authority grills companies for info on crypto users
If it’s a taxable event, authorities want to know.