A bill proposed by the Texas legislature will require that all receivers of cryptocurrency in regular transactions verify the identity of the cryptocurrency sender before accepting any payment. If…
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Japan Introduces Stricter Regulation for Crypto Margin Trading
Japanese regulators have reportedly approved draft amendments to the country’s financial instruments and payment services laws, introducing stricter regulations for margin trading of digital assets. A report by local news publication Nikkei…
BINANCE RESEARCH: USD CORRELATIONS INCREASING, BITCOIN CORRELATIONS DECREASING
Binance, one of the world’s most popular and largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has released a report investigating price correlations between major cryptocurrencies. The report comes specifically from Binance Research, the exchange’s market…
Alleged BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Seeks Extradition to Russia
Alleged BTC-e exchange operator Alexander Vinnik, who is accused of laundering billions of dollars, is officially seeking extradition to Russia. According to a report from local news source e-Kathimerini on Thursday,…
Blockchain in Biometrics Could be Used in Travel Security, US Customs Rep Says
Using blockchain for biometric tracking would be the technology’s killer app in the travel security sector, according to a representative from the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. The…
Lightning Labs Releases Alpha Version of Lightning Offramp Solution Lightning Loop
Blockchain development company Lightning Labs has announced the initial release of the Lightning Network offramp Lightning Loop in a post on its blog published on March 20. Per the announcement, the software provides a non-custodial way…
Texas: Crypto AriseBank CEO Pleads Guilty to Deceiving Investors in $4.2 Million Case
The former CEO of reported cryptocurrency scam AriseBank has pleaded guilty to defrauding victims of over $4.2 million, Texas-based daily news outlet Dallas News reported March 21. Jared Rice, whom the FBI arrested over securities and wire…
US Missoula County Considers Requiring Crypto Miners to Use Renewable Energy
The official website of the United States Missoula County in Montana reports that the country commissioners have discussed regulation of cryptocurrency mining on March 14. The county website contains two drafts, one being the Cryptocurrency Mining…
Blockchain and AI: Leading the Way to the Fourth Industrial Revolution Against the Odds
Human imagination and the strive to turn science fiction into science fact goes back to ancient times, but has only truly begun to manifest itself in the last 50 years. Though…
New Report Warns 87 Percent of Cryptocurrency Exchange Volume Is Potentially Suspicious
Almost 90 percent of cryptocurrency exchanges’ reported trade volumes may be incorrect, new research from trading analytics platform The Tie warned in a digest released on March 18. Reporting on figures gathered from…
