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Japanese Crypto Exchanges Strengthen Self-Regulation Following Coincheck Hack

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Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges are strengthening their self-regulation procedures following the hack of one of the country’s largest crypto exchanges, Coincheck. The Japanese Financial Services Agency has yet to approve Coincheck’s registration as a crypto exchange. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Strengthening Self-Regulation The Japan Blockchain Association (JBA) has previously … Read more

Russia Developing System to Identify Crypto Miners but Considers Giving Them Tax Break

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A Russian ministry is preparing a bill for the regulation of cryptocurrency mining which reportedly includes a “special system” to detect crypto miners. In addition, there may be a 2-year tax break for miners as well as energy quotas and special tariffs. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies System to … Read more

Russia’s Longest-Serving Finance Minister Backs Crypto “Self-Regulation”

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Former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin favors “self-regulation” in the cryptocurrency sector. He believes it will be more effective, at this early stage, than any imposed regulations. Others have expressed similar views about the currently proposed regime. Kudrin shared his opinion on social media, commenting on the latest developments in the crypto debate. The longtime … Read more

Growing Number of South Korean Crypto Exchanges Participate in Self-Regulation

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The number of cryptocurrency exchanges participating in self-regulation has nearly doubled in South Korea. The crypto self-regulation efforts are led by the Korean Blockchain Association which has recently launched with 66 members. The association also plans to develop standard price indices for the main cryptocurrencies. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 … Read more

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain Super Conference, February 16-18 – Just 100 “Soft Fork” Tickets Remaining

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DALLAS, TX – In case you missed the memo, between Friday 16th and Sunday 18th February, more than 50 of the most respected developers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, private investors, thought leaders, and even regulators are coming together at Dallas to give cryptocurrency enthusiasts and “average Joe” investors the inside scoop on where the smart crypto … Read more

Report Finds Correlation Between USDT Issuances and BTC Price Moves

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The Tether Report, a pseudonymously authored analysis examining the speculative assertion that bitcoin price volatility is highly correlated to the issuance of new USDT, has claimed that approximately 48.8% of bullish price movements have occurred within the two-hours immediately following ninety-one individual Tether grants. Also Read: Vouching Bitfinex and Tether’s Bank Accounts Hold Nearly $3 Billion … Read more

Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Recover Gains After the Coincheck Hack

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Bitcoin markets and cryptocurrencies values across the board are seeing healthy rebounds after the past three weeks of price dips. At the moment there is some substantial consolidation happening, and BTC bulls are still trying to breach the $12K zone. They came awfully close last night, but failed to break the key price region. Now, during … Read more

Using Lightning Network on the Bitcoin Mainnet Is Asking for Trouble

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Bitcoin users have high expectations for the Lightning Network. It is a scaling solution unlike any we have seen to date. Faster transactions and near-zero fees are of great interest. However, current testing of this technology is not going according to plan. A couple users have reported the loss of coins due to various bugs found … Read more

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