So far, 2020 has been a year of cryptocurrency regulation… Now, Australia has unveiled its five-year blockchain strategy. So far, 2020 has been a year of cryptocurrency regulation: The European Union, the United Kingdom and Singapore have officially introduced their approaches to the burgeoning industry. Now, Australia has published its national roadmap, hoping to become…
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Two Crypto traders are optimistic on recent market price moves, with possible further upside to come. Beginning a rally at the start of 2020, Bitcoin (BTC) and the rest of the crypto market continue to fly upward, showing little signs of slowing down. The “crypto market is hot right now, and what stands out to…
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UK regulator FCA has suspended ePayments operations due to anti-money-laundering controls, freezing a million accounts. EPayments Systems Ltd, a United Kingdom-authorized electronic money institution, must suspend online payment operations due to the Financial Conduct Authority’s anti-money-laundering (AML) procedures. EPayments has released a short statement on its website and has sent out emails to its customers…
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Cryptocurrency darknet proves to be resilient in a new report, yet over 99% of cryptocurrency transactions are legal. It’s a new decade with an old problem for law enforcement officials: How do you stop cybercriminals from stealing billions of dollars in cryptocurrency and using it for illicit purposes? These kinds of criminal activities range from…
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Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Exchanges news Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group), a major financial derivatives marketplace, said today that January 2020 was Bitcoin futures’ second-best month since their 2017 launch, averaging Read more »Pay, Trade,…
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Bitcoin price enters what could be a brief consolidation phase but traders are keeping a sharp eye on the approaching weekly close. As Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) price rallied to new 2020 highs on Feb. 11, a large transaction totaling nearly 12,000 BTC was moved from a wallet associated with the PlusToken Ponzi scheme. …
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce aka CryptoMom tells Cointelegraph about her hopes for her new safe harbor proposal for cryptocurrencies in decentralized networks. Commissioner Hester Peirce of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is known for her work on the regulator’s approach to crypto, enough to have earned the moniker “CryptoMom.” On Thursday, Feb. 6,…
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Major Canadian investment fund manager 3iQ and blockchain firm Mavennet co-launched a new regulated stablecoin pegged to the Canadian dollar. Major Canadian investment fund manager 3iQ and blockchain firm Mavennet co-launched a new regulated stablecoin pegged to the Canadian dollar (CAD). Developed by Canada Stablecorp, a joint venture between 3iQ and Mavennet, QCAD is the…
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Seychelles-registered crypto exchange Poloniex has rolled back 12 minutes of trading history after a bug detected in the system caused trades to be “executed erroneously,” the company announced late Wednesday. According to a series of tweets posted by the exchange’s customer support department, “a bug that briefly caused trades to be executed erroneously” was Read…
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Privacy-centric computing network and app ecosystem Blockstack has paused its App Mining pilot due to a range of challenges. Privacy-centric computing network and app ecosystem Blockstack has paused its App Mining pilot due to a range of challenges. Rolled out in 2018, the App Mining project is designed to incentivize developers to build apps on…
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