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Gemini lied about FDIC insurance in emails to Earn customers: report

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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...

UK details comprehensive plans to regulate digital assets as it kicks off public consultation

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Jordan Atkins

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2 February, 2023

UK details comprehensive plans to regulate digital assets as it kicks off public consultation

The plans by the HM Treasury are intended to make the U.K. a digital asset hub while giving due recognition...

Nigeria’s central bank launches fintech regulatory sandbox

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Steve Kaaru

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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...

China’s Hainan urges service providers to seek approval from regulators amid renewed interest in NFTs

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Wahid Pessarlay

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2 February, 2023

China’s Hainan urges service providers to seek approval from regulators amid renewed interest in NFTs

NFT firms in China are mandated to register before offering their products to the public—a move claimed will prevent the...

Yuval Harari and Craig Wright—a comparison regarding data

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Dr. Michael Wehrmann

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1 February, 2023

Yuval Harari and Craig Wright—a comparison regarding data

Once data enters Bitcoin, it becomes public; yes, we can encrypt it, but we keep track of it because Bitcoin...

Panama Supreme Court to rule over the applicability of digital currency legislation

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Wahid Pessarlay

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31 January, 2023

Panama Supreme Court to rule over the applicability of digital currency legislation

If approved, the new virtual currency legislation aims to make Panama "compatible with the digital economy, blockchain, crypto assets, and...

SEC commissioner urges private placement reform after FTX failures

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Jordan Atkins

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31 January, 2023

SEC commissioner urges private placement reform after FTX failures

A private placement is the sale of securities to pre-selected, accredited investors as opposed to an offering on public markets...

EU wants banks to back every digital asset held with fiat in new prohibitive measures

Business

Steve Kaaru

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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...

85% of UK firms applying for digital asset registration failed to meet minimum AML standards, FCA says

Business

Jordan Atkins

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30 January, 2023

85% of UK firms applying for digital asset registration failed to meet minimum AML standards, FCA says

The FCA revealed that 5% of firms that had applied for authorization were accepted on the first attempt, while 85%...

Indonesia’s new law could see virtual currencies classified as securities

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

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30 January, 2023

Indonesia’s new law could see virtual currencies classified as securities

The new regulation signed into law on January 12 indicates that digital assets could be treated as securities, which meant...

Philippines securities watchdog new rules to clamp down on virtual currency bad actors

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Wahid Pessarlay

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30 January, 2023

Philippines securities watchdog new rules to clamp down on virtual currency bad actors

More stringent regulations may be heading toward the Philippines after the SEC bares its plan to ramp up surveillance of...

France adopts softer approach to digital asset regulations

Business

Steve Kaaru

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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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