Ukraine’s Financial Stability Council Supports Crypto Regulatory Concept

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Ukraine has taken a positive step towards legalizing cryptocurrencies. A new regulatory concept, one that recognizes coins and tokens as financial instruments, has won support from the members of the country’s Financial Stability Council. The body includes representatives of the National Bank, the Finance Ministry and other government agencies. Also read: Minsk Mulls Rules for … Read more

5 Fierce Facts About Cybersecurity You Probably Don’t Want to Hear

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It’s hard work running a business. It almost makes you ache for a simpler time when all you had to worry about was shoplifters stealing your goods. Now you’ve got confidential data, trade secrets, and, of course, plenty of money at stake. We’ve taken a look at the top five threats keeping cybersecurity experts awake … Read more

Vietnam’s Central Bank Thinks Cryptocurrency Miners Should Be Banned

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According to regional reports, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has agreed with a proposal to ban imported cryptocurrency mining machines in order to keep the digital currency economy tethered tightly to the government’s regulatory frameworks. The proposal was introduced by the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) after the SBV announced that cryptocurrency … Read more

Privacy and Access: Meet “Eijah”, the Hacker Behind Promether

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Cryptography inspires all types of people to create. One such creator is Eric Anderson, the founder of a decentralized privacy platform called Promether. He and his team are currently building a secure messaging system called Contact to run on top of this platform. Eric, known as “Eijah” in the hacker community, left his role as … Read more