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FINRA orders Robinhood to pay $70M due in part to ‘significant harm’ platform caused users

The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is penalizing Robinhood to the tune of roughly $70 million based on the results of an investigation into the

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Binance tackles Travel Rule compliance after multiple bans

Binance, the world’s top-ranked crypto exchange by daily trading volume, has faced a quick succession of bans on its operations in three different jurisdictions: Ontario,

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Bitcoin’s evolving narratives make it antifragile

Over the years, Bitcoin has been able to overcome naysayers by frequently reinventing its narrative. Because Bitcoin (BTC) is multifaceted, it is able to quickly

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Slow, but not steady: India’s stance on Bitcoin and crypto is evolving

India’s reserve bank has long since condemned the use of cryptocurrencies, but other than the Supreme Court striking down its 2018 bill last year, the

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Russia’s central bank to study crypto investment risks

Russia’s central bank has scheduled a risk assessment for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), according to the Bank of Russia’s screening program for the second half of

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UK’s NatWest bank limits transactions to crypto exchanges

As the crypto crackdown continues in Britain, another high street bank has intensified its efforts to curtail  its customers’ use of digital assets.  The Natwest

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Driving ‘purists beserk’: Co-chair of blockchain caucus wants to ‘reverse’ crypto transactions

Bill Foster, Democratic Representative and co-chair of the Congressional blockchain caucus, has called for a regulatory framework that would enable third parties to reverse fraudulent

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‘We don’t have much time left’ to regulate crypto, says Bank of France governor

Bank of France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said that Europe should make crypto regulation a priority or risk digital assets challenging its monetary sovereignty.

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Binance faces regulatory upheaval as lawmakers target ‘global’ exchanges

The world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, Binance, has faced regulatory upheaval over the past week as jurisdictions clamped down on the use of unauthorized exchanges

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Retire early with crypto? Playing with FIRE

Finance blogger The FI Explorer didn’t invest in cryptocurrency in order to retire early — but unlike many of the newly minted crypto rich, he