Jerome Powell’s pivot heralds a boring summer for Bitcoin
The Federal Reserve isn’t sticking with the schedule of interest rate cuts it predicted earlier in the year. That makes navigating the market more challenging.
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In 2019, the total volume of cryptocurrency-related fraud and theft resulted in losses worth $4.4 billion, according to CipherTrace’s report for the third quarter of 2019.In its “Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, 2019 Q3,” security research firm CipherTrace delved into the 120 most popular cryptocurrency exchanges’ compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)…

ETH once pumped 6X months after a big Ethereum Foundation sale: Arkham
In 2020, the Ethereum Foundation sold 100,000 ETH, and the price surged over 500% in the months following. There’s no telling what will happen this time.

Civic, BitGo to Release New Wallet for Crypto and Identity Data
Decentralized identity startup Civic and blockchain security firm BitGo plan to launch a new wallet using BitGo’s multisig technology in Q4 2019.In a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 23, the two firms revealed that the forthcoming “Civic Wallet” will host hold both cryptocurrency and identity data on mobile devices.Control and security over funds…

Crypto Finance Conference to host industry experts in-person in January 2021
As the world is battling to recover from the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a major cryptocurrency event in Switzerland prepares to take return to a physical format.Crypto Finance Conference (CfC), an international crypto event held in St. Moritz, will take place from Jan. 20–22, 2021, and feature speakers from key industry firms and…

Indian authorities arrest alleged Garantex founder for US extradition
Aleksej Bešciokov was reportedly vacationing with his family in the Indian state of Kerala when authorities arrested him. 960 Total views 2 Total shares Officials with India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced the arrest of Lithuanian national Aleksej Bešciokov, who was alleged to have operated the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. In a March 12 notice

Bitcoin, crypto firms move to El Salvador, but success rides on banking access
El Salvador aims to become LATAM’s crypto Silicon Valley, but these aspirations hinge on better relations with US banks.

Crypto social governance will lead to online freedom
The saying, “Everything in moderation, including moderation,” has taken on new meaning since Facebook outsourced responsibility for content moderation to its Oversight Board following the violent events that occurred at the United States Capitol back on Jan. 6, 2021. First conceived in November 2018 as Facebook’s “Supreme Court” for public appeals, the social media giant’s Oversight Board was…

Federal agencies are missing the mark on celebrity crypto endorsements
It's time for a review exploring whether the rules that federal agencies impose on crypto-related speech pass constitutional muster.