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SEC reportedly contracts blockchain analytics firm to monitor DeFi industry
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly signed a $125,000 deal with blockchain analytics firm AnChain.AI to help monitor and regulate the decentralized finance
Binance lawsuit: Claimants mount up in arbitration for decentralization
When does decentralization stop being an experiment in technological democracy and start being a way to avoid accountability? That’s the question at the heart of
The new episode of crypto regulation: The Empire Strikes Back
The latest news has left the decentralized finance community in a collective fetal position. Responding to the threat of increased regulatory oversight, leading decentralized exchange
Have your stake and earn fees too: Tushar Aggarwal on double dipping in DeFi
Proof-of-stake protocols were designed to encourage users to lock up their coins, but synthetic assets are circumventing that design to allow double-dipping in DeFi. One
Cuba set to recognize and regulate cryptocurrency
The Cuban government is reportedly planning to recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies for payments. According to Aljazeera, the Caribbean nation’s central bank will establish rules for
China to ‘maintain a high-pressure situation’ on crypto, official says
China has reportedly doubled down on its crypto crackdown with a public reminder stating that Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital currencies “are not legal tender
Turkish prosecutors investigate alleged $119M Dogecoin mining scam
Turkish media reports that authorities there are investigating an alleged Dogecoin mining scam that pulled the rug on investors after amassing $119 million worth of
‘Surveillance state’: Australian police given sweeping new hacking powers
Sweeping legislation allowing officials from the Australian Federal Police and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission to target suspected criminals online has passed through the country’s parliament
‘Don’t kill crypto’ billboard goes up in Alabama in advance of House tackling infrastructure
Digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future has publicly called out Alabama lawmaker Richard Shelby for preventing an amendment clarifying the role of crypto
Bitcoin ATM operators set up association to counter money laundering
Major Bitcoin (BTC) ATM operators in the United States are joining forces to fight illicit activity related to Bitcoin ATMs. Bitcoin ATM operators DigitalMint and