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UNICEF launches Cryptocurrency Fund
UNICEF (press release)–Oct. 8, 2019
NEW YORK, 9 October 2019 – UNICEF will now be able to receive, hold and disburse donations of cryptocurrencies ether and bitcoin, through its …
Bitcoin recovery stumbles as European Union’s finance …
FXStreet–Oct. 8, 2019
The European Union’s finance commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis promised to impose new rules for cryptocurrencies including Libra, if he is reappointed, …
Identity Thief Spends $5 Million on Cloud Computing to Mine …
CoinDesk–Oct. 11, 2019
He then used the cloud computing power to mine several cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and ethereum from October, 2017 to February, 2018, becoming one …
Cryptocurrency probes rise
City A.M.–Oct. 6, 2019
Investigations by the City watchdog into cryptocurrencies have climbed sharply in the last year amid a growing effort to tackle fraud in the sector. The Financial …
FATF AML Regulation: Can the Crypto Industry Adapt to the …
Cointelegraph–Oct. 10, 2019
Regulators are clamping down on cryptocurrency, and companies around the world are feeling the strain. In late June, one of the most authoritative regulatory …
S’porean man faces charges over alleged ‘sophisticated …
TODAYonline–Oct. 10, 2019
The cryptocurrency allegations were outlined in a statement by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued by the US Embassy on Thursday, which said Ho …
UNICEF Launches Cryptocurrency Fund to Back Open Source …
CoinDesk–Oct. 8, 2019
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, has launched a crypto fund to receive, hold and distribute donations of bitcoin and ether in its aim to back open …
US financial regulators warned the cryptocurrency industry …
FXStreet–Oct. 11, 2019
The statement has been signed by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) …
2 Bitcoin Developers Explain How The Cryptocurrency Could …
Forbes–Oct. 8, 2019
In a few months, it will have been eleven years since the Bitcoin network was launched by Satoshi Nakamoto. The fact that the digital cash system has simply …
Malaysian Finance Ministry: Cryptocurrency Adoption …
Cointelegraph–Oct. 11, 2019
Malaysia’s finance ministry says both domestic and global adoption rates of cryptocurrencies are low, notwithstanding the significant attention the disruptive …