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Turkey jails 6 in probe into missing Thodex crypto exchange CEO

Turkish authorities are progressing with an investigation into local cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, which abruptly halted trading last week. On Thursday, a Turkish court jailed six suspects

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Uzbek presidential agency proposes legalizing domestic crypto trading

A major governmental agency in Uzbekistan seems to be rethinking its stance on cryptocurrencies. The National Agency for Project Management under the President of the

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SEC enforcement chief steps down just days after appointment

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission new enforcement chief, Alex Oh, has resigned from her position with the Securities and Exchange Commission just days

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Australian senate committee calls for national blockchain land registry

An Australian senate committee has published a report calling for a blockchain-based national land registry, better clarity over laws relating to smart contracts, and continued

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Bitcoin mining in China set for ‘stricter supervision’ due to carbon concerns

China’s crypto mining operations may be set for stricter supervision in the future, with the Government reportedly concerned about the energy consumption of Bitcoin mining

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County in New Jersey makes 250% profit from crypto seized in 2018

A county in the state of New Jersey has announced the liquidation of cryptocurrency assets seized in 2018. On Monday, the prosecutor’s office in Monmouth

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Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency

Beijing authorities are reportedly conducting inspections of crypto mining data centers to better understand their impact on energy consumption, Reuters reports Thursday. The Beijing Municipal

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Binance could face heavy fines over stock tokens warns German regulator

Binance’s attempts to bridge traditional markets with the cryptocurrency space in the form of fractionalized stock tokens has drawn the attention of Germany’s financial regulator.

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Ransomware task force calls for aggressive Bitcoin transaction tracing measures

Government and industry have teamed up to fight a major increase in ransomware, with a newly formed ransomware task force calling for new measures to

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Alleged $366M Bitcoin mixer busted after analysis of 10 years of blockchain data

U.S. authorities have arrested the alleged mastermind behind a multi-million darknet-based BTC mixing service, Bitcoin Fog, after analyzing 10 years of blockchain data. Authorities have