September 2021 – Page 107

China’s new blockchain infrastructure to digitize securities and futures

Chinese regulators held a meeting in Beijing to promote blockchain development, as first mentioned in China’s 14th five-year plan.

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Survey finds 77% of Russian investors prefer Bitcoin to gold and forex

Russian investors now look at digital financial assets as an investment tool rather than just a “hype product,” AFD head Evgeny Masharov said.

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Seychelles Law Enforcement Receives Request to Probe Transfer of 230K Onecoin Bitcoins

The Seychelles Police Financial Crime Investigation Unit (FCIU) recently confirmed receiving a request for an investigation into several transactions linked to the transfer of 230,000 bitcoins. The cryptocurrency is said to be associated with pyramid scam Onecoin. Onecoin Loot in Dubai Besides investigating the transfer of the crypto assets, the probe is expected to examine […]

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US postal inspectors need ‘comprehensive crypto training,’ audit finds

An internal audit released by the United States Postal Inspection Service has recommended that the agency develop a “comprehensive crypto training program” to reduce risks during its investigations.

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Centre Consortium Working to Create ‘Global Network’ of Stablecoins

Centre, the consortium created by Circle and Coinbase around USD coin (USDC), has assembled a team of new executives to power its expansion overseas. The new team, comprising six new executives assembled by David Puth, CEO of Centre, will look to support new partners and add new alliances to keep the company growing in the […]

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Coinbase’s Bitcoin reserves drop to the lowest level since December 2017

BTC price action stays frustratingly dull as altcoins take the chance to put in serious performance, led by Ethereum.

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Cream Finance to repay stolen Ether and Amp via protocol fees

Cream Finance has identified the AMP integration error that caused a nearly $19 million loss for the protocol and aims to pay users back.

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Digital Currency Firm FTX Acquires Crypto Derivatives Platform Ledgerx

On Tuesday, West Realm Shire Services Inc., the parent company of the crypto exchange FTX, announced that the firm has acquired the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulated digital currency futures and options exchange and clearinghouse Ledgerx. FTX Acquires Virtual Currency Futures and Options Exchange Ledgerx Ledgerx has been acquired by the cryptocurrency giant FTX, […]

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NFT whale ‘Pranksy’ pranked by fake Banksy for 97.7 ETH

NFT collector Pranksy has been refunded the 100 Ether he spent on a digital artwork fraudulently claiming to have been composed by popular artist, Banksy.

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Bitpay Implements 1inch Network Support — Wallet Users Can Access Defi, Dex Aggregation

On August 31, the Atlanta-based cryptocurrency payments services provider Bitpay announced that the Bitpay wallet has integrated the decentralized exchange (dex) aggregator 1inch Network. Bitpay wallet users can utilize 1inch protocol to swap ether or the myriad of ERC20 tokens. The Bitpay Wallet Supports 1inch Decentralized finance (defi) has grown exponentially according to statistics as […]

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