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Over 13% of Bitcoin Crime Proceeds Laundered Through ‘Privacy Wallets’: Elliptic

The number of crypto criminals using so-called privacy wallets to help hide their identities is on the rise, according to analytics firm Elliptic.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 December 2020
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Ohio Bill Enabling Blockchain Use by Government Moves to State Senate

House Bill 220 would enable Ohio's governmental bodies to use blockchain and DLT in their operations if signed into law.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 December 2020
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Private German Bank to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund

Hauck & Aufhauser is launching a cryptocurrency fund in January 2021.

Business  ·  3 December 2020
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Parent of Troubled BitMEX Names a Former Stock Exchange Chief Its New CEO

Hoptner comes from Borse Stuttgart GmbH and Euwax AG, where he has been CEO since 2018.

People  ·  1 December 2020
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Pizza Hut Venezuela Now Accepts Crypto Payments

The Venezuelan arm of the restaurant chain now accepts dash and bitcoin through CryptoBuyer.

Business  ·  30 November 2020
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Huobi-Branded Crypto Exchange Launches for Malaysian Market

Huobi Labuan said it's been licensed in Malaysia for a nine-month trial period of cryptocurrency spot and derivatives trading services.

Markets  ·  27 November 2020
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Chinese Authorities Have Seized a Massive $4B in Crypto From PlusToken Scam

Cryptocurrencies worth billions of dollars have been seized during the police crackdown on the PlusToken Ponzi scheme in China.

News  ·  27 November 2020
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South Korea May Delay Implementation of 20% Crypto Tax Till 2022

The National Assembly is pushing for a delay to the tax proposal to allow exchanges more time to prepare.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 November 2020
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Lithuania Makes Millions in First Sale of Seized Cryptocurrency

The sale of bitcoin, ether and monero brought in €6.4 million, or $7.5 million.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 November 2020
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Binance to List Options Contracts for Litecoin

Binance said user demand prompted the new listing.

Markets  ·  24 November 2020
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Law Enforcement Agencies Are Missing Forked Cryptos in Criminal Seizures: Research

Blockchain analytics company Coinfirm said authorities are "ignoring" criminals' stockpiles of cryptocurrencies that forked from bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 November 2020
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China Construction Bank Pulls Planned Listing of Bitcoin-Tradable Bond

The "Big Four" Chinese bank has suspended the listing of a $3 billion bond issuance that was intended to be tradable for bitcoin and U.S. dollars.

News  ·  23 November 2020
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China to Hold Second Lottery Trial of the Digital Yuan

A lottery in Suzhou will additionally trial the offline feature of the digital yuan, per a Monday report.

Tech  ·  23 November 2020
Exchanges

Gemini Exchange Is Using ClearBank for UK Banking Services

Gemini announced it was expanding into the United Kingdom in late September.

Business  ·  19 November 2020
Exchanges

OKEx Exchange Says Crypto Withdrawals to Restart by Next Friday

"The private key holder has now returned to his normal business functions," the exchange said in a notice Thursday.

Markets  ·  19 November 2020