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Crisis at Binance: Embattled CEO CZ hires ex-regulators while cooperating with international cops

February 18, 2022

it’s been five months since Binance froze millions in crypto belonging to 150 Colombian accounts, at the behest of the Dutch Attorney General.

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Hacker mints $325 million from Wormhole bridge & Jump Trading covers loss within hours

February 14, 2022

Wormhole mediates activity between the Solana and Ethereum blockchains with guardians that verify the signatures on smart contracts between users, by means of an internal smart contract that issues a series of messages essentially informing Wormhole of the transactions.

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North Korea’s Secret Crypto Empire: How The Regime Is Building Wealth In The Digital Age

February 14, 2022

According to a forthcoming UN report, North Korea has engaged in dozens of cyberattacks and stolen millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.

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Binance’s AFCON campaign

February 6, 2022

There is a danger that Binance, and other cryptoexchanges, are selling crypto as the solution to all the world’s ills – in the case of Africa, the nightmare of persistently high inflation, poor wages, and in some cases, poverty. The glamour of elite football is making such products all the more appealing, and helping cover over many of the risks.

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Myanmar military government bans crypto in crackdown on human rights

February 4, 2022

The military government in Myanmar has announced heavy criminal sanctions for citizens found to be using crypto or virtual private networks (VPNs).

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Russian money laundering threatens Ukraine, props up London property

February 2, 2022

Former KGB officer Alexander Lebedev, whose son owns The Independent and The Evening Standard in the UK, has advanced the claim that money laundering has economic benefits.

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Using NFTs for social good, with Maxity

February 2, 2022

To discuss how NFTs can potentially make a positive contribution to the charity sector, we spoke to Justin Kairys, Maxity’s Head of Development.

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Crypto Community Hails ‘World’s Coolest Dictator’ Preaching Bitcoin Gospel

January 31, 2022

El Salvador is now on the bleeding edge of crypto adoption, thanks to its 40-year-old president, Nayib Bukele, the World’s Coolest Dictator

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How I Bluffed My Way to a Six-Figure Job Offer From Binance’s Regulatory Team (Part Three)

January 27, 2022

To my mind remarkably, Binance seemed to find my minimal regulatory knowledge sufficient to believe I was indeed an expert of ten years’ experience, and duly offered me the role of Senior Regulatory Advisor.

Digital Assets Events

The IMF at MYFintech Week Malaysia: CBDCs, Risks and Rewards

January 26, 2022

MyFintechWeek, the flagship Malaysian fintech event, kicked off this Monday, with digital banking, cross border payments, and sustainability the main areas of focus this year. The second day of the virtual conference started with the keynote speech of Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director at the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund.

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Institutional Crypto with Gold-i

January 25, 2022

Since 2017, Gold-i have offered their “Crypto Switch™” product, which has been used by FX brokers wishing to open up cryptos as an additional asset class for their clients. Now Gold-i is seeking to establish itself within the fund management sector and become the “technology of choice” for financial institutions launching crypto funds.

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How I Bluffed My Way to a Six-Figure Job Offer From Binance’s Regulatory Team (Part Two)

January 20, 2022

Is Binance serious about becoming “even more compliant?” Or are they simply seeking to hire a couple of people who appear to be experts, just so they can say to the regulators that they have? The company might make grand announcements about doubling its number of compliance staff, but that does not mean much if this is how they are going about their recruitment.

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How I Bluffed My Way to a Six-Figure Job Offer from Binance’s Regulatory Team (Part One)

January 13, 2022

I was keen to investigate how serious Binance really was about cleaning up their act, and how robust the compliance recruitment processes of the world’s biggest cryptoexchange are. So I decided to apply for the role under a fake name and with false credentials.

Asia Digital Assets

Why is Binance banned in Singapore?

December 30, 2021

Earlier in December we heard the news that Binance had withdrawn its application to obtain a cryptoexchange licence in Singapore. This followed frequent clashes with the regulator in Singapore, which in September prompted Binance to ban its users in the country from trading on its global platform.

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Ethereum’s price predictions in 2022

December 27, 2021

Vitalik Buterin is not as outspoken as Elon Musk or a host of other celebrities who have joined the cryptocurrency and NFT bandwagon.

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