09-23-2024
Steve Kaaru
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Article by Steve Kaaru
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3 February, 2023
BIS invites applications for next phase of UK CBDC API project
The Bank for International Settlements has been working with the Bank of England on Project Rosalind and wants payment providers...
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3 February, 2023
BTC miner Marathon Digital to launch $400M Abu Dhabi mining facility
Marathon partnered with FS Innovation on the project, which it estimates will produce 250 MW of energy as it strives...
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3 February, 2023
Gemini lied about FDIC insurance in emails to Earn customers: report
In legally ambiguous and vague language, Gemini repeatedly told its customers that funds were FDIC-insured, giving them false hope that...
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2 February, 2023
Binance demanded WazirX ‘lie publicly’ to clear CZ’s name in leaked emails: report
Binance sent an email a week ago demanding that WazirX publicly take back all statements about its ownership, but WazirX...
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2 February, 2023
Nigeria’s central bank launches fintech regulatory sandbox
The Central Bank of Nigeria has called on innovators in the fintech space to apply with the recently launched regulatory...
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1 February, 2023
BTC miner Hut 8 sues power supplier for breach of power purchase contract
Hut 8 is accusing Validus Power Corp. of failing to meet its contractual obligations for a power purchase agreement and...
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31 January, 2023
Penthouse owned by OneCoin Cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova goes on sale
Once the listing went up for the London penthouse, speculation was rife that Ignatova is back after five years; however,...
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31 January, 2023
SEC shoots down Ark Investment’s BTC spot ETF for second time
The SEC first shot down the ETF application by Ark and 21Shares in March 2022, and though they refiled in...
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30 January, 2023
Celsius customers’ claims over assets in Earn accounts dismissed in New York
Three clients had filed a motion seeking to be declared legal owners of assets on Earn accounts, but the judge...
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30 January, 2023
FBI dismantles Hive malware network, saves $130 million in ransom payments
The FBI gained access to the network months ago and has been giving decryption keys to Hive victims, before finally...
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30 January, 2023
EU wants banks to back every digital asset held with fiat in new prohibitive measures
EU legislators voted in favor of a draft bill that seeks to impose new prohibitive measures to curtail banks’ involvement...
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29 January, 2023
France adopts softer approach to digital asset regulations
Lawmakers in France voted for an amendment that gives VASPs more time to comply with European regulations, overturning a proposed...
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