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Code is not law: Tornado Cash co-founder gets 64 months for money laundering

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15 May, 2024

Code is not law: Tornado Cash co-founder gets 64 months for money laundering

Alexey Pertsev was accused of allowing criminals to launder US$1.2 billion worth of the Ethereum network’s ETH token through the...

The Hague wants to offer legal clarity for cross-border tokenization

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Steve Kaaru

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2 April, 2024

The Hague wants to offer legal clarity for cross-border tokenization

The Hague Conference on Private International Law seeks legal clarity for businesses that deal in NFTs, utility and payment tokens,...

Netherlands four-pillared AI vision comes with $237M price tag

Business

Steve Kaaru

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24 January, 2024

Netherlands four-pillared AI vision comes with $237M price tag

The Dutch government wants to ensure artificial intelligence is trained and used safely and ethically for the well-being of humankind...

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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19 June, 2023

Binance flees Netherlands, faces ‘aggravated’ money laundering probe in France

Challenges plague Binance since the SEC charges came to light, this time concerning its failure to secure a license in...

We will not be lenient with digital assets under MiCA, Dutch financial watchdog says

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Steve Kaaru

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21 March, 2023

We will not be lenient with digital assets under MiCA, Dutch financial watchdog says

While some, like Hong Kong, have modified their regulatory outlook to attract VASPs and investors, Dutch AFM says it will...

How mintBlue’s blockchain invoice records can streamline business and reduce fraud

Interviews

Jon Southurst

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8 March, 2023

How mintBlue’s blockchain invoice records can streamline business and reduce fraud

mintBlue CEO Niels van den Bergh details how its blockchain-based verification system could reduce the amount of money lost to...

Coinbase fined millions for Dutch delay, CEO Armstrong losing faith in ETH?

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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27 January, 2023

Coinbase fined millions for Dutch delay, CEO Armstrong losing faith in ETH?

Coinbase has until March 2 to object to the fine, but the company has already said it believes the fine...

Dutch central bank warning targets KuCoin over unregistered services offering

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Wahid Pessarlay

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20 December, 2022

Dutch central bank warning targets KuCoin over unregistered services offering

The DNB alleges that KuCoin does not comply with the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act; it also claims that...

Tornado Cash developer to remain in jail until February 2023: Dutch court

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

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24 November, 2022

Tornado Cash developer to remain in jail until February 2023: Dutch court

Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev will remain in Dutch custody until February after being identified as a flight risk and...

Dope, hope and Bitcoin – A tale of two Amsterdams

Editorial

Nidhi Arora

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9 September, 2022

Dope, hope and Bitcoin – A tale of two Amsterdams

In 2014, 10 merchants along one of the canals in the Netherlands decided to accept Bitcoin as the mode of...

Tornado Cash developer must stay in jail for 3 months, Dutch judge rules

Business

Steve Kaaru

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30 August, 2022

Tornado Cash developer must stay in jail for 3 months, Dutch judge rules

Despite protests from the likes of Kraken’s Jesse Powell and Uniswap’s Hayden Adams, Tornado developer Alexey Pertsev was denied bail...

Report: Arrested Tornado Cash developer linked to Russian security service

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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29 August, 2022

Report: Arrested Tornado Cash developer linked to Russian security service

The recently arrested software developer behind the Tornado Cash ‘coin mixer’ reportedly has links to Russia’s top security agency, adding...

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