US ethics advisory on federal employee’s crypto has basis in legislation
The United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE), released their Legal Advisory 22-04 July 5. Most attention was paid to
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Indian authorities freeze $8.1M in WazirX funds as part of AML investigation
India’s Directorate of Enforcement (or ED) has announced that it has frozen approximately $8.1 million of funds and conducted a
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The Bank of Thailand to pilot Retail CBDC by the end of 2022
On top of its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects and proof-of-concept Retail CBDC testing with corporates, the Bank
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Crypto firms failed to deliver ‘promised benefits’ from lawmaker-backed incentives, says nonprofit
The Tech Transparency Project (or TTP), a research project of the United States-based non-profit watchdog group Campaign for Accountability has
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Portuguese banks shutting crypto accounts citing risk management concerns
According to reports, several banks in Portugal have started closing cryptocurrency exchange accounts due to “risk management” concerns. This suggests
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Winnipeg police get provincial funding to beef blockchain forensics unit
The $100,000 Canadian Dollars (CAD), in provincial funding, will make Winnipeg police more prepared to handle cryptocurrency-related cybercrime. Kevin Goertzen,
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New York financial regulator fines Robinhood’s crypto division $30M
New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced a $30 Million penalty against Robinhood’s cryptocurrency arm, for alleged violations
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