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MAY 25, 2023

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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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

When PayPal announced recently that its 350 million users can deposit bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in their accounts and spend it at 26 million merchants next year, it was characterized as the inevitable advance of digital currency. While few dispute the future potential viability of cryptocurrencies or stablecoins backed by the U.S.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Ternio , a global FinTech platform, has integrated with Plaid , a financial data company, to help Ternio BlockCard bank accounts access faster and more secure connections to financial accounts, according to a press release. dollars between all of their accounts.”.

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JULY 21, 2020

Crypto boosters have spent the better part of the past decade promoting the idea that great fiat-currency disruptions are coming care of blockchain and literally hundreds of thousands of variations of cryptocurrency circulating in the world today. Or at least they didn’t until now. Crypto’s Path To Spendability.

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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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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Several banks in Singapore have closed the accounts of an estimated 10 firms specializing in cryptocurrency and payments services.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The seizure stemmed from a cryptocurrency fraud scheme being investigated by Brazilian federal police called Operation Egypto. Cryptocurrency has become something of a go-to method for scammers , according to DOJ, as exchanges are often lightly regulated and there are no easy ways to follow the money.

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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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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. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept. But this trend toward crypto doesn’t stop there.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While recognizing that digital currencies do pose risks, including the possibility of imposing “a macro-economic cost,” Haldane argued that a digital currency could mitigate technological constraints on lending, provide additional payments security, and increase stability. “I In other news, the U.S.

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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. However, the lack of a clear government framework on how crypto can operate may hold things back even now, Cointelegraph reports. “Well, what I have heard.a

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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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DECEMBER 18, 2017

Citi is now using distributed ledger technology to manage collateral and send cash and securities in a single click, Citi announced last week.

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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 4, 2020

They convert their fiat currency into cryptocurrency, which middlemen in Cuba then bid on and pay for in cash to the sellers’ family members in Cuba. The proof-of-concept was run in partnership with BIS’ Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank and financial infrastructure operator SIX, according to the announcement.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

The European Union’s long-anticipated 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD), which modernizes security rules to reflect the needs and threats facing today’s economy, took effect in mid-January, and its impacts are already being felt across the payments space. Fiat-focused digital wallets must also boost their security.

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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.

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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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AUGUST 10, 2020

A number of wealthy Indian business owners have succumbed as of late to scams that robbed them of their cryptocurrency, according to an India TV news report. Manan Shah , founder and CEO of Avalance Global Solutions , said he had seen “so many wealthy Indian falling into the trap of such fake cryptocurrency wallets in the recent past.”

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MAY 18, 2020

JCB, one of the biggest credit card operator in Japan, has also worked with blockchain before, partnering with U.S.-based The bank is now also working with Singapore-based Keychain, on a project intended to boost security for next-generation payment systems by using enterprise blockchain. based Paystand for a B2B payments system.

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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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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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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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OCTOBER 2, 2019

The co-founder of a cryptocurrency hash power broker has been arrested in Germany over charges in the United States that he is one of several hackers who stole millions of dollars. And Samsung-backed Blocko is now in the UAE after it secured funding in Asia Pacific and Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Russian telecom regulator Roskomnadzor looks to be targeting Binance , the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, as a platform "disseminating prohibited information," according to Cointelegraph. In other news, illegal gambling gangs in China are using cryptocurrency to funnel over 1 trillion yuan ($146.6 24 of the news.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged John McAfee for allegedly touting investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) to Twitter followers without saying that he received payment for doing so, according to a press release. The computer coder and businessperson’s bodyguard, Jimmy Watson Jr.,

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MAY 20, 2020

Blockchain-based lodging reservation platform Travala.com has unveiled a merger with TravelbyBit, a Binance-backed “cryptocurrency-friendly” flight reservation site, according to an announcement on Wednesday (May 20). The institution noted per the report that it tried out a central bank digital currency (CBDC) sale of securities in mid-May.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Regardless of where blockchain makes its mark, what is certain is that corporates have to trust that a largely unfamiliar innovation will work the way it should; that means securely, efficiently and easily. billion raised via controversial initial coin offerings (ICOs) have been lost to lapses in security, including phishing attacks.

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

In a continuing showing of the strength of the cryptocurrency, bitcoin is now valued at $500,000, according to the report. bitcoin has become available at over 16,000 ATMs in December of this year, a press release from East London-based cryptocurrency company BitcoinPoint says. The price of bitcoin has passed $28,000 on Sunday (Dec.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. billion of cryptocurrency reportedly was lost to theft or fraud – double that of the previous year. That’s according to the U.S. Cryptos also help bad actors avoid sanctions.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Merchants using a qualified debit card can schedule card receivables payouts and apply that cash toward inventory, bill pay and other requirements to continue operating and survive through the volatility. “In BitPay Secures Wyre Integration.

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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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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Of the more adventurous paths in global finance and the protection of it, cryptocurrencies and stablecoins getting attention as they heat up and blockchain lays out new digital-first rails. The zeal with which crooks are now targeting cryptocurrencies signals the need for additional layers of security.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

Italian police charged the former head of cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, identified by the initials of “F.F.,” cryptocurrency exchange Exmo reported a “major” security breach on Mon. with money laundering, fraudulent banking and computer fraud, Reuters reported. “It They allege that F.F. Meanwhile, U.K.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Silver Miller — America’s leading cryptocurrency investor law firm — announced it has filed lawsuits against AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of crypto asset holders who were allegedly victims of “SIM swapping.”

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JULY 24, 2020

has secured $80 million in new funding at a $5.5 with an app and debit card, expanded into cryptocurrency trading with Paxos Trust Co., London startup mobile bank Revolut Ltd. billion valuation as part of its Series D round that kicked off five months ago. Last week, Revolut, which recently debuted in the U.S.

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