Category: Government
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Huobi plans return to the US after ceasing operations in 2019
Huobi Group is setting up a trust company in Nevada after closing down the U.S. subsidiary in 2019
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Coinbase seeks extended feedback deadline to FinCEN’s new crypto rules
Coinbase says that a 15-day notice-and-comment period for FinCEN’s new crypto rules is not enough.
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Australia’s crypto ecosystem 2020: The spark for a DeFi explosion
The Australian crypto ecosystem has flourished despite the pandemic, with a booming DeFi sector, a five year blockchain roadmap and the embrace of the technology by banks and the finance sector.
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Russia’s central bank digital currency: Prospects and problems
The digital ruble will, most likely, take the place of other forms of money, but the intrigue is which ones: non-cash or cash?
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Opportunities for blockchain in police investigations
How distributed ledger technologies can help law enforcement agencies to fight crime and money laundering.
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US Senator-elect rails against potential crypto wallet ruling
Rumored upcoming crypto wallet regulation gains further opposition, this time from Cynthia Lummis, a recently elected Wyoming senator.
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Law Decoded: Crypto on the rise, Big Tech on notice, Dec. 11–18
The crypto industry is ending 2020 on a high note, while major social media platforms face a phalanx of lawmakers and lawsuits.
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Vinnik’s attorney appeals against 5-year prison sentence
Lawyers of the alleged $4 billion Bitcoin launderer appeal to the court, arguing that Alexander Vinnik was just an employee at BTC-e.
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US Treasury to hire crypto policy officers to combat industry crimes
FinCEN posted vacancies for two high-profile crypto positions in a bid to get expert professional advice on the crypto industry.
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US FTC digs into Big Tech’s centralized reservoirs of user data
As antitrust enforcement hits Facebook and Google, the Federal Trade Commission is digging into misuse of consumer data.