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Cryptocurrency is one of the fastest-moving industries in the digital world, with a market that was valued at $1.03 Bitcoin is one of the most famous names in the cryptocurrency space, accounting for $6 billion in daily transactions among 153 million registered user addresses. Cryptocurrency-related crimes totaled $4.3

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MARCH 8, 2020

The result of the ruling could lead to more activity in the French bitcoin market. In 2017, Bitcoin hard forked, creating Bitcoin Cash, a new cryptocurrency. This ruling could encourage more activity in the French Bitcoin market. whether courts allow some cryptocurrencies to constitute securities.

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MAY 10, 2020

California lawmakers have introduced a bill that would attempt to more clearly define how cryptocurrency is meant to be treated, and definitively determine if it is an investment contract. Gibraltar-based Global Stock Exchange has launched its Grid tokenized securities platform in Estonia as of May 7.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin , a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. Signal CEO Moxie Marlinspike “played down,” the cryptocurrency developments, telling Platformer it was only some “design explorations.”.

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JUNE 14, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) leading authority on bitcoin, cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICOs) has ruled that some well-known cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum are not securities. As such, they can expect to come under the regulatory control of the SEC and relevant securities laws.

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JULY 29, 2020

He added that while cryptocurrency is important, the blockchain technology behind it is equally so. “Cryptocurrency for us has always been beyond the asset itself but more on the blockchain technology that underpins it,” he said, according to Bloomberg. Crypto trading is currently available in 40 states in the U.S.,

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JULY 29, 2020

He added that while cryptocurrency is important, the blockchain technology behind it is equally so. “Cryptocurrency for us has always been beyond the asset itself but more on the blockchain technology that underpins it,” he said, according to Bloomberg. Crypto trading is currently available in 40 states in the U.S.,

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18) that it plans to regulate cryptocurrency advertising like other financial products and ensure that promotions are “fair, clear and not misleading,” according to a Bloomberg report. 17), Spain’s market regulator enhanced controls on crypto-related ads, saying they must include a warning that investors risk losing all their money.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

The head of the country’s only licensed and publicly traded cryptocurrency broker says tighter regulation and exponentially higher yields are causing corporate treasury and cash management accounts to seriously consider this alternative asset class. With the treasury market for S&P 500 companies valued at $2.3

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APRIL 3, 2019

It looks like Elon Musk has a favorite cryptocurrency. “ Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. The crypto was up 26 percent on Wednesday (April 3), giving it a market worth of $381 million, according to Financial Times. It’s pretty cool,” Musk tweeted on Tuesday (April 2).

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PEC was approved as a special purpose broker-dealer (“SPBD”) for digital asset securities. The approval allows Promethium to custody digital asset securities on behalf of both retail and institutional clients. The significance of this is two-fold.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

And, according to their marketing materials, these productions are all to be “celebrity and influencer-backed,” though there are no specific names attached as of yet. The magic of cryptocurrency and ICOs. At that point, the tokens become secured, and Reedeux transfers any equivalent amount of the fiat currency to fund that production.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

According to some proponents of bitcoin, the pandemic environment provided a perfect springboard from which a surge in cryptocurrency use could arise, Bloomberg reported. This came as interest rates hit historic lows, and investors were led to chase returns and hedge with cryptocurrencies. billion unregistered securities offering.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Ripple for trading the cryptocurrency without registering it as a security. The supply side to the bitcoin market will remain tight,” Jacob Skaaning of crypto hedge fund ARK36 told Reuters. Binance said in a blog post that it will suspend XRP trading on Jan.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, Crypto.com, one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency platforms, was hacked on January 17, 2022. Firms that implement security solutions that customers understand and appreciate will improve the overall customer experience as well as reduce operational risk. We shouldn’t be that surprised.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Over the past two years, exit scammers have stolen more than $100 million worth of cryptocurrency. In an effort to protect its residents from crypto scams, the Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBOB) has released a regulatory framework before it integrates cryptocurrency-based assets into its services.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

A group of senators have introduced a bill that would classify Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra as a security under the law, according to a report by CNBC. The bill is called the “Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019” and was proposed by two members of the House Financial Services Committee, Reps.

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JANUARY 31, 2021

Ripple has responded to a lawsuit against it, saying that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s opinion that its XRP cryptocurrency is a security is false, a filing says. The SEC contests that Ripple’s digital coin counts as a security and, as such, the SEC is allowed to regulate it. The move also “threatens U.S.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

The road to mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies will still have its bumps, its potential roadblocks set in place from regulators. News came this week that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit against Ripple over its XRP cryptocurrency. The SEC has charged that Ripple held a $1.3

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JULY 15, 2020

with an app and debit card, is expanding its range of services into the realm of cryptocurrency trading with a big assist from Paxos. According to New York-based Paxos, the API-based solution is designed to enable companies to “integrate cryptocurrency buying, selling, holding and sending capabilities into their own applications.”.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). This makes Coinbase the first major bitcoin company to go for the public markets, WSJ reported. It is the largest crypto exchange in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The new regulations, if adopted after a comment period, would require banks and some other institutions to obtain and report the identities of parties engaging in certain digital transactions, including payments involving what are called "unhosted wallets" – effectively secret bank accounts that hold cryptocurrency.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

A group of senators have introduced a bill that would classify Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra as a security under the law, according to a report by CNBC. The bill is called the “Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019” and was proposed by two members of the House Financial Services Committee, Reps.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

CoinDesk has acquired digital asset index TradeBlock , the cryptocurrency news platform announced in a press release Tuesday (Jan. TradeBlock provides price references, customizable algorithms and other cryptocurrency data. Coin market cap aggregators show a much larger BRG supply than there actually is. trillion market cap.

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JUNE 29, 2020

The European Union (EU) is preparing to update its cryptocurrency rules that could make it more difficult for stablecoin projects, such as Facebook Inc.’s Last fall, the Libra Association petitioned the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ( FINMA ) for a Swiss payment system license for its planned cryptocurrency.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The Indian cryptocurrency market is continuing to grow exponentially as crypto-centric bank UNICAS prepares to open with 34 branches, Cointelegraph writes. Crypto trading platform INX is moving ahead with its acquisition of digital securities trading firm Openfinance , a company blog post states. “Well, what I have heard.a

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

JPMorgan Chase , aiming to get a bigger piece of the point of sale financing market, announced Wednesday (Feb. Earlier in February, JPMorgan became the first bank to create its own cryptocurrency aimed at settling transactions with clients of its wholesale payments operation.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

In a new round of declines for bitcoin, the popular cryptocurrency tumbled 8 percent over a 24-hour period leading up to Friday (December 7) morning. the cryptocurrency was trading a bit lower at $3,235.57, according to Coindesk. That came after a 37 percent drop in November, which took about $70 billion off bitcoin’s market value.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Cryptocurrency has come a long way since bitcoin’s emergence as an unregulated, anonymous payment technology. Perhaps the most poignant moment in this evolution came about last week when JPMorgan Chase announced the development of the JPM Coin, the first bank-backed cryptocurrency in the U.S.,

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

Following a 37 percent drop in November, which took about $70 billion off bitcoin’s market value, the cryptocurrency found a new bottom at $3,790.96. That’s not all: 24-hour trading volumes are down 56 percent since the start of the year as well, and the whole cryptocurrency market has dropped 80 percent.

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JANUARY 27, 2019

Business for bitcoin ATM companies seems to be booming, with Coin ATM Radar estimating that there are now 4,213 cryptocurrency ATM machines around the globe, most only offering bitcoin. In other news, TurboTax has created a solution that allows users to import cryptocurrency transactions from Coinbase to TurboTax.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

Through their collaboration, any one of Overstock’s customers has the option of making a purchase by using cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash and Bitcoin Cash. Overstock became the first major retailer to accept multiple forms of cryptocurrencies as payment. percent stake in Overstock.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

The global regulatory framework of cryptocurrencies and blockchain remains either fragmented, vague or simply nonexistent. Part of the initiative includes the SBA’s guidelines to the nation’s traditional financial services market on how to service these industry players while maintaining compliance.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

The FinTech startup has already created several financial services products, including cryptocurrency and stock trading, savings wallets, junior accounts and rewards. The FinTech also has a credit offer in two European markets with expectations of launching additional markets across Europe this year. billion valuation.

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JULY 31, 2019

s cryptocurrency market. The Block reported that the comprehensive overview is expected to follow FCA’s draft proposals released at the beginning of the year, which explained that “any token that is not a security token, or an eMoney token is unregulated.”

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JANUARY 1, 2021

Indian FinTech Cashaa and the country's United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society teamed up to launch what they say is the world's first cryptocurrency bank branch through a joint-venture bank called Unicas, according to a release. The operation also will provide traditional banking services, according to the backers.

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