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Two EU citizens have been indicted for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea when they jointly planned a crypto conference there. 368 Total views 18 Total shares A United States district court has charged two European citizens in connection to a blockchain and cryptocurrency conference in North Korea which violated U.S. sanctions back in 2019. According…

Security token platform TokenSoft has hired Alex C. Levine, formerly of several key United States financial regulators, to handle compliance for all security offerings.In a Dec. 17 press release, the San Francisco-based token issuance platform announced the hiring of Levine as its new chief legal officer of TokenSoft and president of DTAC, TokenSoft's affiliate transfer…

Michael Barr suggested financial institutions engage with U.S. regulators to ensure “safe, sound, and legally permissible” activities around use cases of innovative technologies. 200 Total views 5 Total shares

Bitcoin price (BTC) pulled back to $9.2K levels on Jan. 31, or almost 1% lower over the past 24 hours, after exceeding $9,500 earlier today. “It’s over 9 thousand” BTC price hits new 2020 highThe move to $9,530 resulted in a new 3-month high for BTC/USD alongside rising volume, pointing to an overall bullish trend that…

Venezuelan government has published a new decree that introduces taxation for operations with cryptocurrency and foreign fiat in its official newspaper Monday, Jan. 7.The decree No. 3,719, published in the Gaceta Oficial edition No. 6,420, is accompanied with another decree that explains the regulatory framework behind the new rules, introduced amid what the newspaper describes…

Exchange and social network for investors and traders eToro has launched its cryptocurrency trading services in the United States, according to a press release shared by the company with Cointelegraph on March 7.The exchange, which — per the release — has over 10 million registered users, will start facilitating the trade of 13 unspecified crypto…

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Kristin Johnson wants to protect customers in a way that reduces the risk of future crises. 303 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTCommodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Kristin Johnson has urged Congress to adopt legislation that "closes the current gap…

2020 will forever be remembered as the year of COVID-19, but there is no telling what the long-lasting effects of the pandemic will be on the global economy. Around the world, countries have been forced to shut down their local economies, with people having to shelter in place in order to observe the social distancing…

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO had flirted with the idea of adding DOGE payments to Twitter. 286 Total views 5 Total shares Dogecoin (DOGE) has missed a much-anticipated technical upside target and is down nearly 10% over the past week amid an ongoing spat between Elon Musk and Twitter.Musk hurts DOGE priceTo recap: Musk, whose…