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SXSW’s 2022 Festival in Texas to Host Major On-Site NFT Workshop for Participants
29.10.2021
On Thursday, South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced the company will be minting the first SXSW NFT, and at the 2022 festival in Austin, Texas, participants will be able to tokenize their work using NFT technology. SXSW’s 2022 festival will be held on March 11-20...
UK Police Seize Bitcoin Worth $2.8 Million From Teen Operating Scam Website
29.10.2021
British police have seized bitcoin worth almost $3 million from a teenager who set up a fake website to scam consumers. “At the time they were worth £200,000. They are now worth a little over £2 million.” UK Police Seize $2.8 Million in Bitcoin British police have arrested...
Ukraine Security Service Busts Criminal Group Selling Bitcoin-Stealing Malware
27.10.2021
Law enforcement authorities in Ukraine have exposed a crime ring specializing in cryptocurrency theft and laundering of illicit funds for hackers. The gang, which provided services to clients on the darknet, has been dismantled as a result of a joint operation carried out with the United States....
South Korean pension fund to invest in Bitcoin ETF: Report
26.10.2021
KTCU plans to invest in Bitcoin ETF products after consultation with domestic asset managers,” an exec reportedly said
Alleged South African Bitcoin Fraudster Makes First Court Appearance Since Arrest
26.10.2021
Sandile Shezi, the South African bitcoin trader accused of defrauding investors, recently made his first court appearance before a Johannesburg magistrate. Shezi out on Bail The bitcoin trader’s court appearance came just days after he honored his pledge to surrender himself to the police....
Report: Leading South African Bank Sends Account Termination Notices to Crypto Arbitrage Traders
23.10.2021
One of South Africa’s biggest banks, Standard Bank, has reportedly sent account termination notices to clients that offer automated cryptocurrency arbitrage services. Bank’s Criteria Questioned This move, according to a Mybroadband report, has sent shockwaves through...
‘Boom’ in Big South Korean Firms Investing in Crypto Startups
19.10.2021
Large South Korean companies are pouring money into crypto and blockchain startups, media outlets have noted – while the nation’s market-leading crypto exchange is set to make a sports investment of its own.
Per a report from Fn News, there has been a “boom” in crypto and decentralized finance...
Fraud-Accused South African Bitcoin Trader to Turn Himself Over to Police: Report
19.10.2021
Sandile Shezi, the young South African bitcoin trader who is facing fraud charges, has denied allegations he scammed shareholders in his Global Forex Institute. Shezi: Shareholders Signed Up for Education, Not Investments Despite his rejection of the allegations, a spokesperson for...
Liquidator of Defunct South African Crypto Exchange Says He Found a 54 BTC Discrepancy in Ice3’s Accounts
18.10.2021
A court-appointed liquidator, Dewald Breytenbach of National Liquidators, recently claimed that out of the 76 bitcoins that belonged to the now-defunct South African cryptocurrency exchange, Ice3, his firm can only account for 22. Ice3’s Abrupt Shut Down The liquidator adds that the crypto...
Odds Grow That South Korean Crypto Tax Will Be Postponed
18.10.2021
Media outlets and lawmakers have been pouring scorn on the South Korean government’s much-maligned plans to introduce a tax on crypto trading from next year – with some suggesting that Seoul will have to back down from its plans.
As reported last week, the National Assembly will assess four...
Asian CBDC projects: What are they doing now?
16.10.2021
Governments in Asia are quickly researching or implementing CBDCs. What does this mean for the region’s overdependence on the U.S. dollar?
South African Regulator ‘Welcomes’ Binance’s Decision to Terminate Certain Services in the Country
16.10.2021
A South African regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), says it welcomes Binance’s decision to stop offering some of its services to South Africans. Productive Consultations In a statement, the FSCA suggested that the move by the cryptocurrency exchange came after it held...
South Korean Government Faces Raft of Crypto Tax Amendment Bills
13.10.2021
South Korean lawmakers are inundating parliament with crypto tax delay bills. The National Assembly’s financial committees are set to weigh up the values of four separate attempts to derail Seoul’s plans to levy 20% capital gains tax charges on all trading profits over an annual threshold of...
Real-Life Squid Game Taking Place In South Korea, Minus The Killing
13.10.2021
In Gangwon Province, South Korea, a hotel announced that it will be holding a real-life version of Squid Game later this month. According to The Korea Times, St. John’s Hotel in Gangneung will be hosting the event. The hotel’s official site is publicizing the real-life take on the popular Netflix...
South Korean Regulator Says DeFi and NFT Regulations Are Coming
12.10.2021
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South Africa Police Issue Arrest Warrant for Fraud-Accused Crypto Trader
12.10.2021
Reports from South Africa say the country’s police have now issued a warrant for the arrest of Sandile Shezi, a 29-year-old cryptocurrency trader. The warrant was issued after one Allan Ledwaba, an investor with Shezi’s Global Forex Institute, accused the cryptocurrency trader...
AUD/USD May Grow After New South Wales’ Reopening as Investors Eye Energy Prices
11.10.2021
After completing a packed week, Asia-Pacific markets are ready for a positive week. The coming few days do not have much in terms of risky events, indicating an uneventful calendar. AUD/USD is a positive sign after ending the week with 0.50% growth. Since the week’s start does not offer...
South Korean opposition set to tackle controversial crypto tax law
11.10.2021
Opposition lawmakers are seeking a one-year delay in the enactment of the law as well as a lowering of the tax burden on crypto traders
Chinese blockchain project BSN expands to Turkey and Uzbekistan
11.10.2021
Chinese blockchain project BSN comes to Turkey and Uzbekistan after launching the BSN Hong Kong and Macau portal
USD 1.8M Worth of Crypto & Fiat Remains in Limbo in South Korea
11.10.2021
s of exchanges were forced to close on September 25 after the nation imposed some of the strictest rules in the world on trading platforms. They were forced to obtain information security management system (ISMS) certification from the government’s IT agency in order to offer crypto-to-crypto tradin