Telegram lawyers say a review of its bank records’ data-privacy compliance could take months to prepare due to its multi-jurisdictional nature. Lawyers representing the messenger giant Telegram have stated that a review of financial records requested by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will take five to seven weeks to prepare. In a…
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U.S. lawmakers have appealed to the Federal Communications Commission to hold telecoms providers to account for their complicity in SIM swap attacks. United States lawmakers have appealed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold telecoms providers to account for failing to protect consumers against SIM swap attacks. SIM-swapping — alternatively known as a port-out…
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5AMLD comes into effect on Jan. 10, and cryptocurrency service providers are required to go along with it. The European Union’s 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) came into effect today, January 10. The regulation was entered as law on July 9, 2018 in an effort to bring increased transparency to financial transactions for pushing back…
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A new survey conducted among 800+ traders reveals that the majority of crypto traders love the simplicity of trading on desktop computers. Cryptocurrency exchanges are used by cryptocurrency holders to store their crypto assets or to trade cryptocurrencies. There are hundreds of exchanges available today, and it can be difficult for cryptocurrency holders to choose…
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The central bank of China has completed the top-layer design and joint testing of its soon-to-be-released central bank digital currency. The central bank of China has completed the top-layer design and joint testing of its soon-to-be-released central bank digital currency (CBDC). As domestic news outlet Sina reported on Jan. 10, People’s Bank of China (PBoC)…
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BSV-promoting Bitcoin Association has awarded a PhD student at Cambridge University with its Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship. Bitcoin SV (BSV)-promoting Bitcoin Association has awarded a PhD student at Cambridge University with its Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship, designed to support the development of blockchain applications. Per a Jan. 9 press release, Robin Kohze, a second-year human genomics PhD…
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Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority now monitors anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing for companies carrying out cryptocurrency-related activities. Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) now monitors anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) for companies carrying out cryptocurrency-related activities. According to an official announcement published on Jan. 10, FCA will supervise whether United Kingdom-registered businesses…
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The allegedly North Korea-sponsored hackers known as Lazarus have deployed new viruses to steal cryptocurrency. The Lazarus hacker group, which is allegedly sponsored by the North Korean government, has deployed new viruses to steal cryptocurrency. Major cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reported on Jan. 8 that Lazarus has doubled down its efforts to infect both Mac and…
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants crypto businesses to pay for NYDFS’ oversight to “make progress happen.” Cryptocurrency entities licensed under the New York’s Financial Services Law (FSL) should pay the costs of regulatory oversight, Governor Andrew Cuomo believes. The Democratic Governor purportedly wants the state authorities to amend the FSL in order to require…
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The U.S. SEC charges Donald Blakstad for using a fake crypto mining business and two other companies to fraudulently gain $3.5 million. Recent charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tied three parties to $3.5 million in fraudulent activities. The SEC has pressed charges of fraud against Donald Blakstad, crypto mining outfit Energy…
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