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The task force has proposed new rules that would facilitate aggressive cryptocurrency tracing and tighter licensing requirements for businesses handling digital assets. 1513 Total views 15 Total shares Government and industry have teamed up to fight a major increase in ransomware, with a newly formed ransomware task force calling for new measures to more aggressively…

By now, most of the cryptosphere has heard of Privacy Pools — a project launched this year by Ameen Soleimani, a well-known developer and founder. As a former contributor to Tornado Cash, Soleimani aimed to “fix” the popular open-source solution for anonymising Ethereum transactions in order to make it regulator-friendly.The original teaser, shown in March

Dante Disparte hinted the U.S. could take a leading role in stablecoin regulation in an effort to “avoid trans-Atlantic or global misalignment." 36 Total views 2 Total shares Dante Disparte, Circle’s chief strategy officer and head of global policy who has previously testified at congressional hearings, has called on United States lawmakers to balance the…

An executive at the Ethereum blockchain firm ConsenSys is launching a new blockchain-oriented investment firm, Aligned Capital. Sam Cassatt, the chief strategy officer (CSO) at ConsenSys, announced that the firm will be seeking to raise $50 million for its first fund in an announcement on Nov. 15.Cassatt, who has been at the firm for five…

Lithuania is preparing new rules to govern cryptocurrency transactions, requiring businesses to prove the identity of clients, local daily news outlet Delfi reported on June 12.As part of its obligations to impose European Union anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, Lithuania’s finance ministry will seek to completely formalize crypto-based exchange operations.Parliament approved the move during a sitting…

American digital asset management fund Grayscale has continued to grow, with the total assets under management hitting $3.8 billion. 907 Total views 39 Total shares Grayscale, a major digital asset management fund, has continued to grow this year, with the total assets under management (AUM) hitting new highs.According to a May 19 tweet, Grayscale’s total…

OKX NFT Marketplace recorded a 24-hour trading volume of $50 million on Dec. 18, surpassing its competitors in the NFT space. 167 Total views 27 Total shares Crypto exchange OKX’s nonfungible token (NFT) arm surpassed the 24-hour trading volume of other prominent NFT marketplaces like OpenSea, Blur and Magic Eden. On Dec. 18, the OKX NFT

Tether said that Bitcoin’s decentralized nature and its long-term store of value made it an obvious choice for the stablecoin issuer. 558 Total views 2 Total shares Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin Tether (USDT), is following in the footsteps of MicroStrategy to manage its reserves. The stablecoin issuer plans to strengthen its reserves with…

In future years, it’s possible that 2020 will be seen as a watershed moment for cryptocurrencies. When Black Thursday hit in March, it wiped billions off the markets in a matter of hours. Anyone would have been forgiven for thinking recovery would take years. But by December, Bitcoin (BTC) has gone on to achieve a new…