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USDC issuer Circle receives a digital token licence in Singapore
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Circle has received its Major Payment Institution (MPI) license for digital payment token services in…
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DOJ Identifies and Charges Mt. Gox Hackers For Stealing 647,000 Bitcoin
After over a decade, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has tracked down and charged the hackers who stole hundreds of thousands of Bitcoin from the defunct crypto exchange giant Mt. Gox.
The primary criminals identified…
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Scammers steal nearly $1M after hijacking 8+ prominent Crypto Twitter accounts
Over the past few weeks, scammers have hijacked over eight Twitter accounts of prominent figures in the crypto space to promote phishing scams. The group has stolen almost $1 million worth of crypto so far, according to blockchain sleuth…
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PoolTogether Case Dismissed, For Now
In late 2020, PoolTogether was sued by Joseph Kent, a software engineer who, at the time, was working as the tech lead for Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign.
The lawsuit was filed taking advantage of a New…
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Nigeria to tax crypto, digital assets 10% on capital gains — Experts react
On the eve of his departure from office on May 28, former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Finance Act, 2023, into law. The act introduces a series of tax reforms aimed at modernizing the country’s fiscal framework. Among…
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US Justice Department charges two men in Mt. Gox hack
The United States Justice Department has unsealed charges against two men it says are responsible for the $400 million hack of former Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox. According to the announcement, 43-year-old Alexey Bilyuchenko and 29-year-old…
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EU starts countdown to crypto legislation, adds MiCA to official journal
On June 9, the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). This triggers the countdown for the law to come into effect from Dec. 30, 2024.The…
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Binance NFT Marketplace Announces Support for Bitcoin NFT Collections
Binance doubled down its efforts on the non-fungible token sector as it announced support for Bitcoin NFTs on Tuesday amidst severe turmoil in the crypto industry.
The exchange’s NFT marketplace is the latest contender…
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US court summons Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao
A US court has issued summons for Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.
He has 21 days to respond although he doesn’t have to…
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Bitcoin Addresses Keep Growing in the Face of US Crypto Hostility
The number of Bitcoin addresses holding a non-zero amount of BTC continues to increase, recently hitting yet another all-time high.
Bitcoiners don’t seem to be fazed by American regulators’ efforts to quash the crypto industry. The…
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