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Crypto News Summary: Celsius Faces US Federal 'Investigations', IRS Puts Crypto, NFT & Stablecoin in Digital Asset Category, HackNotice Accepts BTC, XMR
19.10.2022
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UK Law Commission expects 'substantial impact' from digital asset law review
19.10.2022
Legal jurisdictional issues relating to cryptocurrencies and digital assets have necessitated a law reform project sponsored by the Ministry of Justice
Persistence’s Liquid Staking Protocol pSTAKE Teams Up With Anchorage Digital
19.10.2022
Liquid staking has become more popular with institutions, particularly after the Ethereum network moved to proof-of-stake
South Korea to Roll out Digital IDs as Banks Push Blockchain Driver’s Licenses
19.10.2022
South Korea may soon do away with plastic – and ditch physical forms of ID in favor of blockchain technology-powered alternatives....
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‘The social benefits are huge’ — Web3 gaming to shift digital ownership
19.10.2022
Immutable co-founder Robbie Ferguson highlights the potential for Web3 gaming to cause a shift in digital property ownership and value sharing
Brazil’s Largest Digital Lender Nubank to Roll Out Own Token to 70M Users in 2023
19.10.2022
Named Nucoin, the new token will be used to offer discounts and perks to customers
Eswatini Central Bank Partners With German Firm to Explore CBDC
19.10.2022
Eswatini recently became the latest African country to jump on the central bank digital currency (CBDC) bandwagon after its central bank selected Giesecke Devrient, a Germany-based technology firm, as its partner. An agreement signed by both parties aims to enable them to deepen their...
Israel kicks off live tests for its tokenized digital bonds
19.10.2022
Israel's Ministry of Finance and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange expect to finish the pilot project by Q1 2023
IRS introduces broader ‘Digital Assets’ category ahead of 2022 tax year
19.10.2022
An early draft of the 2022 IRS tax form sees cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and nonfungible tokens grouped under a new 'Digital Asset' category
Israel's Government and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Preparing to Issue Digital State Bond
19.10.2022
Israel's Ministry of Finance and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) are preparing to issue a blockchain-based digital state bond
France’s 3rd Largest Bank Societe Generale’s Subsidiary Obtains Registration as Digital Asset Service Provider
19.10.2022
Societe Generale-Forge, a subsidiary of France’s third-largest bank, has obtained registration with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the French financial markets regulator, as a digital asset service provider. Societe Generale’s Subsidiary Registers as Digital Asset Service...
Red Dead Redemption’s PS Plus Delisting Is Another Bad Omen For Digital Libraries
18.10.2022
If you’ve held off on building up a digital library of games, the original Red Dead Redemption is here to remind you that you might not be missing out after all. Rockstar’s 2010 open world Western was just removed from PS Now/Plus after six years. And as the industry moves to include more...
Voyager Digital won’t sue its executives for incompetence, will claim insurance on them
18.10.2022
CEO Stephen Ehrlich and financial head Evan Psaropolous will keep their jobs even though they okayed a huge loan to Three Arrows Capital without sufficient due diligence
Digital Asset Investments See $12 Million Inflows as Total Assets Under Management Reaches $25 Billion
18.10.2022
Inflows into digital asset investment products reached $12m last week, marking a strong improvement from the net outflows recorded the week before. Total assets under management (AuM) in crypto investment funds has now reached $25bn....
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UK Law Commission to review international laws on crypto to consider legal reforms
18.10.2022
The legal review authority will work to compile law reform proposals for public consultation in the second half of 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Exchange Under Investigation by Texas Regulators
18.10.2022
Major crypto trading platform FTX.US and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried are being investigated by the securities regulator in Texas, USA, for selling an investment product that may have violated state law.
The investigation concerns allegations that FTX offers US residents unregistered securities...
TheTrade Is a Game-Changer in the Uniswap V3 Market of 2023
18.10.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Digital currency made splashes in the 2010s with a promise of decentralization and ultimate user privacy. However, most well-known crypto exchange giants, like Binance or Coinbase, are CEXs by essence. It means they are centralized exchange platforms, offering custodial wallets...
First Mover Asia: Macau’s Digital Currency Embrace Could Be a Nightmare for Its Casino Industry; Bitcoin Points Upward
18.10.2022
The Special Administrative Region passed a bill that would create a legal framework for accepting digital currency, but would also allow China to monitor Chinese nationals visiting the territory; the largest cryptocurrency by market cap is trading above $19.5K
Texas Securities Regulators and Attorney General Object to FTX Purchasing Voyager Digital
17.10.2022
Regulators from the state of Texas and the state’s attorney general are objecting to FTX purchasing Voyager Digital, as the state’s securities commissioner needs to “determine whether FTX US is complying with the law.” Texas State Securities Board, Department of Banking, and Attorney General File...
Société Générale progresses in crypto space with digital asset services registration
17.10.2022
The large French bank was registered by the country’s stock market regulator to provide custody, buy/sell and trading services on Sept. 27 but made no announcement of it