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The risk assessment is the Treasury's first into NFTs as a means of carrying out fraud and other crimes.The Treasury determined that NFT platforms "lack appropriate controls" to combat money laundering and sanctions evasion.The U.S. Treasury Department said non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are "highly susceptible to use in fraud and scams and are subject to theft,"

The team behind TRUMP (the meme coin, not the former U.S. president) have a similar complaint as their crypto token's namesake: They say the game is rigged against them.The team, who have no official ties to Donald Trump, told CoinDesk they've had a hard time getting the original Trump-themed PoliFi token listed on mainstream digital

Crypto criminals have moved on from bitcoin to other cryptocurrencies, was the main takeaway from a report released Wednesday by blockchain analytics company TRM Labs.While crypto prices have been depressed over the past couple of years, the earnings of scammers and hackers have not, the Elicit Crypto Ecosystem Report showed. Crypto Ponzi schemes extracted at…

Sep 11, 2020 at 08:27 UTCUpdated Sep 11, 2020 at 08:32 UTCBitstamp CEO and founder Nejc Kodrič (courtesy of the company)Bitstamp Integrates Nasdaq’s Matching Engine for Faster Order ExecutionsCryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has implemented a new matching engine from Nasdaq’s technology vendor that it says greatly speeds up trading. Announced Thursday, the updated matching engine improves…

May 27, 2020 at 12:00 UTCUpdated May 27, 2020 at 12:13 UTCPierre, South Dakota (Credit: Shutterstock)‘Focus on Retirement’: Crypto Custodian Rolls Out Hybrid IRA OfferingDigital asset custodian Kingdom Trust is offering investors a single retirement account for traditional and digital assets.  Called Choice, the South Dakota-based custodian is offering a self-service retirement platform where investors…

markets View Bitcoin’s drop from $10,949 to $9,855 (Wednesday low) may be a bear trap, as selling volumes have dropped throughout the price pullback. A widely-tracked 4-hour chart indicator is reporting a bullish divergence and the daily candlesticks are signaling seller exhaustion. BTC could rise above $10,270, confirming a falling wedge breakout on the 4-hour…

news A new cryptocurrency exchange service is available on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, and its aim is to help refugees traveling across the Simon Bolivar International Bridge. Visitors are now able to use the point-of-sale service with cryptocurrencies to buy goods. The POS is located in Santander, Colombia, just across the border from…

A federal judge has sided with Galaxy Digital (GLXY.TO) – the crypto merchant bank led by Mike Novogratz – in its decision to terminate its $1.2 billion acquisition of crypto custodian BitGo.Delaware Chancery Court Vice Cchancellor James Laster ruled last week that Galaxy had a “valid basis” to end the deal because BitGo provided Galaxy…