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BTC.com has . announced its wallet will enable Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 70 (BIP-70) for payment transactions, which is especially helpful between customers and merchants, becoming an industry standard of sorts. The wallet has more than one million users, and with BIP-70 they will be able to buy products from popular processing platform Bitpay, which has … Read more
New research from Diar into publicly available records has revealed that U.S. government agencies tripled their investment in blockchain intelligence firms this year Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Justin Wales and Arnaldo Rego, lawyers at Carlton Fields, have surveyed all 50 states in the US, looking for clarity on money transmitting laws as they relate to cryptocurrencies. As adoption and general usage increases, states appear to be failing to keep up, leaving many enthusiasts to wonder if they’re committing a crime. Also read: … Read more
Elon Musk wants those pesky Twitter crypto scammers gone, and Japan suffers yet another crypto exchange hack — read more in this week’s Hodler’s Digest Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
From Washington to Moscow, cryptocurrencies have entered the agenda of those who share a vocation to rule and regulate. Following the congressional summer vacation, the House of Representatives passed a bill that will enable the Treasury to investigate crypto transactions, while a Congressman plans to introduce three drafts supporting the crypto industry. Also in The … Read more
As crypto-related startups began to leave Switzerland, local bankers are trying to establish a dialogue, issuing detailed guidelines Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The Financial Action Task Force expects to release a worldwide set of anti-money laundering standards for crypto in October Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
When societies discuss cryptocurrencies, the argument that the decentralized and unregulated nature of the crypto space leaves the door open to abuse, like money laundering and financial fraud, is often put forward by officials and authorities. However, a string of cases involving precisely these sins, and many, many banks, show that regulations are largely ineffective … Read more
Medici Ventures, a blockchain/crypto specific division of Overstock.com, has acquired Bitsy.com in an effort to finally merge the worlds of online retail with decentralized, digital cash facilitated by the Bitsy’s new biometric wallet. The Crypto Winter, assuming it ends at some point, might be best defined by what companies in the space did to prepare for … Read more
The International Monetary Fund has warned the Marshall Islands about the risks of adopting a digital currency as a second legal tender, urging the island nation to reconsider Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
