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A Japanese actress and singer has helped the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department raise awareness on cybersecurity issues, including cryptocurrencies. She reportedly took on the role of a cybersecurity manager in an event hosted by the department where participants learned about cybercrime countermeasures. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Rie Kitahara Raises Cybersecurity … Read more
North American regulators have revealed that more than 200 cryptocurrency-related cases are being actively investigated, with 46 enforcement actions taken. The coordinated efforts by over 40 jurisdictions in the U.S. and Canada are part of Operation Cryptosweep, aimed at cracking down on unregistered and fraudulent crypto-related investment products. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the … Read more
The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies is investigating three cryptocurrency firms for promoting unregistered initial coin offerings in the state. The investigations are part of a growing trend of fraudulent companies looking to make quick money. All three firms failed to show up at a hearing to present evidence as ordered by the Commissioner. Also … Read more
Iran has been developing a national cryptocurrency, a move that could allow them to evade US economic sanctions. Informatics Services Corporations, the country’s leading provider of banking systems, has reportedly been designing and developing the cryptocurrency and has now revealed its features. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Built on Hyperledger Informatics … Read more
An Indian cryptocurrency exchange has come up with a new method to allow its users to deposit and withdraw rupees despite the crypto banking ban by the country’s central bank. The exchange also guarantees that rupee requests will be processed within 30 minutes or the user will receive ten free XRP credited to their account. … Read more
A report by South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) suggests that North Korea has been mining cryptocurrencies, according to local media. In addition, a technology firm in the country is developing an exchange platform for bitcoin, while average citizens of North Korea have little knowledge of cryptocurrency, the report claims. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms … Read more
A hydroelectric dam in eastern New York State is being converted into a dedicated crypto mining farm, taking advantage of low-cost, renewable energy, according to Dpw Holdings whose subsidiary is building the mining farm. Anteater miners, equipped with ASIC bitcoin mining chips developed by Samsung and Innosilicon, will be used on the site, the company … Read more
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed the number of applications it has received from businesses wanting to operate initial coin offering portals in the country. However, at least one company is already issuing a token without obtaining approval. Meanwhile, the first Thai Stock Exchange-listed company to launch a token has a new plan … Read more
Japan’s top financial regulator says it does not intend to excessively curb the crypto industry. Licensed Japanese crypto exchange Quoine is launching a new platform with “enhanced price matching and deeper liquidity.” Meanwhile, a new association has been established for crypto practitioners. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Quoine Launches New Platform … Read more
Since the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s central bank, banned banks from providing services to cryptocurrency businesses, traders are increasingly trading on peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms. Local crypto exchanges have come up with a number of exchange-escrowed P2P solutions. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Localbitcoins Trading volumes in both the … Read more
