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When most people think of surveillance, they probably think of cameras on street corners, government agencies collecting emails, or smartphones and smart home devices listening to conversations. But there is another form of government and corporate surveillance that gets less attention but is just as prevalent: financial surveillance.On Episode 12 of The Agenda podcast, Jonathan…

Polish cryptocurrency exchange BitMarket announced its shutdown on its official website on July 8.When trying to access the exchange through its website, users are instead greeted with the following text message in both English and Polish:“Dear Users, We regret to inform you that due to the loss of liquidity, since 08/07/2019, Bitmarket.pl/net was forced to…

The Federal Trade Commission alerts everyone to stay vigilant of a new payment scam involving impersonators and crypto ATMs. 348 Total views 30 Total shares The FTC published an alert of a new version of a scam involving cryptocurrencies. The scam has three key components, an impersonator, a QR code and a crypto ATM where…

Crypto exchanges Poloniex and KuCoin are set to research the crypto industry together, hope to benefit the whole sector. Crypto exchange KuCoin has unveiled dealings with another exchange, Poloniex, in an effort to move the crypto industry forward.   "KuCoin and Poloniex will join hands in trading technology research and development, liquidity sharing, product iterations, PoS…

Genesis interim CEO Derar Islim has sent a second letter to clients to say the crypto lender is working on its liquidity issues resulting from the FTX collapse, but they’re not there yet. 404 Total views 19 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as an NFTDerar Islim, interim CEO of crypto market…

The governor of the Bank of Mauritius told a meeting of central bank technologists about the development of the island nation’s CBDC ambitions. 160 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTMauritius plans to launch the pilot phase of a digital rupee in November, Bank of Mauritius…

The United States’ Senate Banking Committee raised a wave skepticism over Facebook’s crypto project Libra during the first day of testimony on July 16.The new hearing, called “Examining Facebook's Proposed Cryptocurrency and Its Impact on Consumers, Investors, and the American Financial System” is scheduled for 10:00 AM ET, July 17.As day two is coming in…

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