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Crypto Exchange Korbit Charged for ‘Excessive Customer Data Collection’
17.7.2021
The South Korean crypto exchange Korbit has been hit with a fine over “collecting excessive personal data” from at least one of its customers.
According to the news agency Yonhap, the exchange was fined just over USD 4,000 by a government watchdog for ordering a customer who had attempted...
Facebook to Ramp up Payments Ahead of Diem Launch
16.7.2021
The social media heavyweight Facebook is forging ahead with more Facebook Pay innovations ahead of the launch of its stablecoin project Diem (formerly Libra).
Per The Verge, the new Facebook Pay solution is to be expanded beyond the Facebook ecosystem, which includes platforms like WhatsApp,...
China Releases e-CNY Whitepaper, Says Cryptos Have No Value & Pose Risks
16.7.2021
The central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) released a digital yuan, e-CNY, whitepaper, in order to "explain the background, objectives, and visions" and to "seek public comments."
"E-CNY is the digital version of fiat currency issued by PBoC and operated by authorized...
Ripple to Grill Ex-SEC Official Who Said Bitcoin, ETH Weren’t Securities
16.7.2021
Ripple may have won an important battle in its protracted legal struggle with the American regulatory Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – after it was granted permission to question a former agency official about its crypto policy deliberations.
Per Bloomberg, the SEC had attempted to block...
SEC Coinschedule Settlement Opens up Old Crypto Securities Wounds
15.7.2021
America’s top financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has settled charges against the British firm Blotics, the company behind the Coinschedule initial coin offerings (ICOs) profiling site. But some key voices within the SEC are not happy with what...
Dogecoin Co-creator’s Anti-Crypto Twitter Rant Met with Scepticism
15.7.2021
The man who created dogecoin (DOGE) has embarked on a Twitter tirade about the crypto industry, branding the sector “an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology.”
Jackson Palmer co-founded DOGE in 2013 with his former business partner Billy Markus, before walking away from the token...
Police Reveal More Details About ‘USD 60M’ Crypto ‘Scam’
15.7.2021
Further details are emerging about an alleged Japanese crypto scam that may have sucked in between 15,000 and 20,000 mainly middle-aged investors.
As reported, police in Aichi Prefecture are continuing to investigate a company named OZ Project after officers arrested four men, believed to be...
ECB Starts Digital Euro Project With Two-Year Investigation
14.7.2021
The European Central Bank (ECB) has just announced that Eurosystem has formally launched its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project to prepare "for the possible issuance of a digital euro."
The Governing Council of the ECB has decided today to launch the investigation phase of...
What Is This Uniswap Governance Drama About?
14.7.2021
The Uniswap logo. Major decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap (UNI) has been swept into a controversial story since yesterday, as a decentralized finance (DeFi) education-focused fund abruptly sold off half of the assets allocated to it by Uniswap governance - raising a number of questions...
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Altcoins Consolidate Losses
14.7.2021
Bitcoin price extended its decline below the USD 32,000 support zone. BTC tested USD 31,500 before recovering higher. It is currently (12:11 UTC) consolidating above USD 32,000, but it might face hurdles near USD 33,000 and USD 33,200.
Similarly, most major altcoins are consolidating losses. ETH...
Bank Manager Gut Feeling Helps Her Thwart Crypto Scammers
14.7.2021
The South Korean commercial bank Nonghyup Bank (NH) has claimed that a member of its staff’s quick thinking helped prevent a major instance of crypto fraud.
Per the media outlet News1, the bank explained that Oh Ji-jung (40), a manager of an NH branch in the sub-tropical island province of Jeju...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 28
12.7.2021
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Fidelity In Hiring Spree As Investors Eye Cryptoassets Beyond Bitcoin
12.7.2021
Source: Fidelity, Instagram
Fidelity Digital Assets (FDA), a crypto-focused arm of US-based mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, aims to add about 100 workers, increasing its headcount by around 70%, as institutional investors are increasingly interested in cryptoassets beyond bitcoin (BTC)....
Crypto Market Sentiment Goes Up Again, Led by Uniswap and Ethereum
12.7.2021
We're seeing a rise in the market sentiment for the second week in a row now. The average 7-day moving crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for ten major coins went from 4.87 recorded a week ago to 5.03 recorded this week, according to the data provided by the market sentiment analysis service...
Tech Titans Kakao, Naver and SK in Battle to Test South Korean CBDC
12.7.2021
Some of South Korea’s biggest tech and telecommunications giants will duke it out for the right to pilot the central Bank of Korea (BOK)’s forthcoming digital won.
Per KBS and Chosun, the bidding process has become a “three-way battle” between the search engine and chat app operator Naver, the chat...
S Korean Banks to Probe Exchanges’ Privacy Coin Policies in Risk Checks
10.7.2021
South Korean banks are set to take into account crypto exchanges’ privacy coin policies, the nationality of their customers, and the criminal history of employees, classing these as “high priority” items when conducting risk assessment checks on whether to partner with trading platforms.
As...
CBDC Shilling and Bitcoin Bashing Might Reach the G20 Level
9.7.2021
With a rising number of central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects underway across the world, central banks have increasingly started criticizing decentralized cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin (BTC). And now, these efforts might become more coordinated, as central banks are calling for more...
USDC Issuer Circle To Debut On NYSE
8.7.2021
Jeremy Allaire. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, IMF
US-based Circle, the issuer of the second-most popular stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC), said it will go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “CRCL”.
The company said it will go public through a combination with Concord...
Bitcoin Plays With USD 35K, Ethereum and Altcoins Climb
7.7.2021
Bitcoin price settled above the USD 34,000 pivot level. BTC seems to be forming a base above USD 34,000 and it could gain pace if it clears USD 35,000. It is currently (12:15 UTC) showing positive signs and it might remain well bid above USD 33,500.
Besides, most major altcoins are gaining bullish...
Prosecutors Indict Bithumb Owner on USD 88M Fraud Charges
7.7.2021
The majority owner of the South Korea crypto exchange giant Bithumb, Lee Jung-hoon, has been indicted on a USD 88m fraud wrap over a failed altcoin token listing controversy – and could also face a civil case from investors in Hong Kong.
Per Yonhap, domestic prosecutors have decided to press ahead...