Leaked documents reportedly show the CEO of Canadian crypto exchange Coinsquare orchestrating wash trades to boslet volume. In the latest blow to the embattled Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare, reports are accusing the platform’s top executive of orchestrating a wash-trading scheme in clear violation of securities law. Wash-trading refers to an exchange artificially inflating its trade…
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Crypto exchanges such as OKEx, Binance, Huobi, Kraken and Bitmex outline the key challenges they face in pushing to establish global operations. Cryptocurrency exchanges have an important role in driving adoption around the world, but even the biggest operations face significant challenges when trying to expand their services. The advent of Bitcoin (BTC) and the…
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Three months after the Supreme Court ruling to lift the banking ban, India’s Ministry of Finance has proposed to ban cryptocurrencies by law. The Indian Ministry of Finance has proposed to legally ban cryptocurrencies within the subcontinent. With this, the Indian crypto community is met with yet another unexpected turn. The proposal will first be…
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Estonia is withdrawing permits from hundreds of crypto companies following Europe’s biggest money laundering scandal. Estonia, one of the European Union’s most crypto-friendly countries, is cracking down on hundreds of licensed crypto companies in response to a $220 billion money laundering scandal, according to Bloomberg. Estonia was among the first EU countries to license crypto…
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European police successfully busted a multi-million illegal online streaming business operating from Spain. In a recent investigation, European police busted a major illegal online streaming business that had reportedly been running for the past five years. Bloomberg reported that the police conducted 15 house searches, arresting 11 people and successfully taking down 50 servers across…
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The Crypto Rating Council announced the addition of NY-based CrossTower as its newest member. Cryptocurrency exchange CrossTower is now part of the Crypto Rating Council, or CRC. They join as the council’s newest member, alongside 11 other industry companies. According to the announcement on June 10, the CRC were pleased to select the New York-based…
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About 4,000 Chinese bank accounts of over-the-counter cryptocurrency traders were allegedly frozen by law enforcement. Around 4,000 Chinese bank accounts of cryptocurrency traders have reportedly been frozen by local law enforcement. According to a June 8 report by 8BTC, police froze the bank accounts of thousands of over-the-counter (OTC) traders from the Chinese province of…
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The South Korean NH NongHyup Bank has announced a memorandum of understanding to research and develop blockchain-based financial services through a new consortium. South Korea’s NH NongHyup Bank has announced a new consortium with a local law firm and a blockchain laboratory to jointly develop digital asset-based financial services. According to the Korea Herald on…
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Though former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler’s Georgia Senate seat faces no risk in the June 9 primary, everything is up for grabs in November. Republican Senator and former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler may find herself up against a better-organized and more supported Democratic candidate in November’s special election. Early returns are still coming in from…
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New research from MIT says a decentralized protocol is a must for secure online voting, however the current online voting platform is too centralized and vulnerable. The pandemic has forced many companies to move their operations online. It has also brought the question of online voting to the forefront of conversation in the United States,…
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