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SEC Will Use All Available Tools to Crack Down on Crypto Firms That Aren’t in Compliance With Its Rules, Says Chair Gensler
24.12.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has revealed that the regulator will use all available tools to bring crypto platforms into compliance with its rules. In addition, the SEC chief said: “Proof of reserves is neither a full accounting of...
SEC Chair Gensler Discusses Crypto Regulation Following FTX Collapse — Says This Field Is ‘Significantly Non-Compliant’
12.11.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has outlined two paths the agency is taking to regulate the crypto industry. Meanwhile, a U.S. congressman is investigating whether Gensler helped FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and his bankrupt crypto exchange on legal...
48% of Ethereum Blocks Face Censorship From OFAC-Compliant Flashbots
15.10.2022
For a couple of years now, MEV-Boost relays or Flashbots have become popular tools in order to gather the maximum value that can be extracted from Ethereum’s block production. However, in recent times, Flashbots have been controversial as people believe the technology threatens...
51% of Ethereum blocks are now compliant with OFAC standards, raising censorship concerns
14.10.2022
One month after the Merge, mev-boost relays expanded its market share as block builders, data shows
India to Finalize Stance on Legality of Cryptocurrency by Q1 2023: Report
21.9.2022
The Indian government is reportedly planning to finalize its stance on the legality of cryptocurrency by the first quarter of next year in order to become Financial Action Task Force (FATF) compliant. “We will finalize our responses by February-March 2023. We have to respond to the FATF...
Are non-KYC crypto exchanges as safe as their KYC-compliant peers?
20.8.2022
While most crypto exchanges have begun implementing KYC mandates, investors still have the choice to opt for crypto exchanges that promote greater anonymity by not imposing KYC
Bunny Fonts
30.6.2022
Bunny Fonts bills itself as the “privacy-first web font platform designed to put privacy back into the internet.”According to its FAQ:
With a zero-tracking and no-logging policy, Bunny Fonts helps you stay fully GDPR compliant and puts your user’s personal
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Digital Asset Exchange Coinmena Secures Provisional License Allowing It to Operate in the UAE
20.6.2022
Coinmena, the Bahrain-headquartered and sharia-compliant digital asset exchange, announced recently that it had secured a provisional virtual assets license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The license allows Coinmena to not only expand its activities but...
Popular Trading App Robinhood’s Global Expansion Will Be ‘Crypto First’
14.2.2022
Popular trading app Robinhood has revealed that its international expansion will be “crypto first.” The company said from the regulatory standpoint, crypto is “probably the easiest way to go global.” The trading platform is also looking for compliant ways to list more...
NYCB and Group of Banks Join to Launch USDF Stablecoin
14.1.2022
A group of U.S.-based banks is launching their own stablecoin, USDF. The stablecoin will be issued by the USDF Consortium, which will allow its members (financial and banking institutions) to issue USDF. The proposed stablecoin will be the first currency of its kind to be minted by FDIC-insured...
A New Container Query Polyfill That Just Works
6.1.2022
There is an easy-to-use CSS container query polyfill now. You essentially conditionally load it and forget about it. Then write spec-compliant container queries code.
A New Container Query Polyfill That Just Works originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should get the newsletter and become...
CFTC Fines ‘Decentralized’ Prediction Market Platform Polymarket $1.4 Million, Shuts Down Noncompliant Markets
4.1.2022
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered a “decentralized” prediction market platform to shut down non-compliant markets and pay a fine of $1.4 million. “Polymarket had been operating an illegal unregistered or non-designated facility for event-based...
Swiss Bank Seba Launches Regulated Gold Token, Aims to Bolster ‘Digital Ownership of Physical Gold’
18.12.2021
On December 15, FINMA-licensed Swiss bank, Seba, announced the launch of a gold token that can be delivered in physical form, on-demand, at any time from the firm’s partner refineries. Seba believes the token can be leveraged as a compliant stablecoin “backed by responsibly sourced...
Robinhood Turns to Chainalysis to Boost Compliance Ahead of Crypto Wallet Launch
13.12.2021
Popular trading platform Robinhood has partnered with blockchain data platform Chainalysis to meet compliance requirements. Robinhood is preparing to launch its wallet, which has a waitlist of more than 1.6 million users. Robinhood Partners With Chainalysis for Compliance Blockchain data analytics...
Chainalysis to Offer Lightning Network Monitoring Service to VASPs in 2022
11.12.2021
On December 10, the blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis revealed that the company has added support for Bitcoin’s second-layer protocol the Lightning Network (LN). According to Chainalysis, firms like exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) can leverage...
Crypto Exchange Binance Is Making ‘Substantial Changes’ to Become ‘Fully Licensed and Fully Compliant’ in UK
7.12.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has unveiled its plan to become a “fully licensed and fully compliant” exchange in order to serve users in the U.K. The crypto exchange is reportedly “making a number of very substantial changes” in the way it operates in order to comply...
Spaceseven’s Game-Changing NFT Marketplace
24.11.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Recently, on the 23rd of November, SpaceSeven launched its state-of-the-art NFT marketplace. The SpaceSeven marketplace is the first of its kind — one of the few — if not the only scaled e-commerce, fully regulatory compliant platform. By combining powerful...
Some Articles About Accessibility I’ve Saved Recently IV
29.10.2021
A guide to designing accessible, WCAG-compliant focus indicators — Sara Soueidan says you can make more accessible focus outlines by doing your own, rather than leaving it to the browser — as long as you do it right. Deep dive!
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Working With Built-in GraphQL Directives
1.10.2021
Directives are one of GraphQL’s best — and most unspoken — features.
Let’s explore working with GraphQL’s built-in schema and operation directives that all GraphQL spec compliant APIs must implement. They are extremely useful if you are working with a …
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Crypto Exchange Binance Ceases Trading in Singapore Dollars to Comply With Regulations
6.9.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it will cease offering trading pairs and payment options in Singapore dollars to remain compliant with the country’s regulators. The announcement followed a notice issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) stating that Binance...