Category: United States
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US Government labels Virgil Griffith’s argument to dismiss sanctions charges ‘absurd’
Government lawyers implied that citizens could legally pass along nuclear secrets to North Korea if held to the same standards as Griffith.
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Bretton Woods 2.0 is knocking at our door, and it’s not here to help
A second Bretton Woods era will be even more centralized and even further from a true democracy.
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The US election seals China’s victory in digital currency supremacy
While there is an unclear future for digital currency development under Joe Biden’s presidency, China is leading the race.
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The long arm of justice: How far can the DoJ really go in prosecuting foreign actors?
DoJ is now determined to hold the crypto industry to cross-border enforcement standards that have long applied to other sectors of finance.
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US regulator wants to stop banks from blacklisting legal businesses, crypto included
New rule-making aims to stop “creeping politicization of the banking industry,” says OCC head.
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Dress to impress: Crypto payments set for mainstream via compliance
Regulatory compliance is crucial for firms hoping to drive mainstream crypto adoption no matter which part of the world they operate in.
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Arizona State University adopts blockchain-based app to track COVID-19
Universities have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some, at least, are choosing their test-and-trace technology wisely.
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Rapper T.I.’s associates to cough up $100K in FLiK token case with SEC
The settlement with the SEC came after the three were charged in September for their participation in “unregistered and fraudulent” ICOs.
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SEC leader touts record on digital assets on his way out the door
The outgoing SEC director first joined the agency in 2017.
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Crypto lobby defends self-hosted wallets and P2P from rumored gov’t crackdown
As everyone waits on new KYC and AML regulators, many speak out to keep unhosted wallets free of controls.