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Italian Payments Giant Nexi Involved in Digital Euro Project

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Time Stamp: September 24, 2021 2:00 AM - Modified On: September 24, 2021 - Published By:
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Nexi, a leading European payments company, is reportedly giving advice to the European Central Bank (ECB) related to the digital euro project. The announcement was made by Nexi’s CEO Paolo Bertoluzzo, who also gave his opinion about the future of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrencies during the Money 20/20 fintech conference in Amsterdam. Nexi Advising ECB on Digital Euro Issues Nexi, one of the biggest payments companies in Europe, is working in tandem with the European Central Bank toward the creation of a digital euro, according to statements

Crypto Hacker’s Data Vulnerable to FBI Through Palantir Glitch

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 11:40 AM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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A glitch in the Palantir system allegedly allowed the FBI  unauthorized access to data on a crypto hacker case from 2019. Sponsored Sponsored The Peter Thiel-founded AI company, Palantir faced unwelcomed news.  A new report claims the artificial intelligence giant faced a glitch in their secretive software program used by the FBI. Such a mishap allowed the FBI unauthorized access to private data for over a year.  Clients of this power intelligence software include the CIA, US immigration agency ICE, and the FBI among others. Sponsored Sponsored The accusation came from a

Zodia Custody Set to Offer Brokerage Services in Ireland

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2021 10:01 AM - Modified On: August 8, 2021 - Published By:
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British banking and financial services company Standard Chartered has announced plans for its crypto brokerage arm to expand.Sponsored Sponsored Recent reports indicate that Zodia Custody will begin offering services in Ireland. Specifically to institutional investors. With this in mind, Standard Chartered becomes the latest institution to set up operations in the Republic of Ireland. Following the likes of Bank of New York Mellon, which set up its Digital Innovation Hub in Dublin. Fintech company Blockdaemon also broke ground of their own in Galway. Standard Chartered’s ventures and innovation branch SC

Only 22% of Bankers and Financial Investigators Feel Confident Detecting Crypto-Related Payments  

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Time Stamp: December 9, 2020 9:20 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Only 22% of Bankers and Financial Investigators Feel Confident Detecting Crypto-Related Payments   - CipherTrace skip to Main Content Home » Alert » Only 22% of Bankers and Financial Investigators Feel Confident Detecting Crypto-Related Payments   In a December 9 CipherTrace-ACFCS Webinar on “How Cryptocurrency Intelligence Tipped the Scales in 2020 Sanctions Evasion,” over 500 attendees from various Financial Institutions were asked if they felt confident detecting cryptocurrency related payments flowing through their institutions and/or investigations. Over three-quarters—78.2%—of attendees responded that they do not feel confident in detecting crypto-related payments

Senate Says Jailed Russian Spy Bonded With Overstock CEO Over Bitcoin Hoping to Get to Rand Paul

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 11:05 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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On Aug. 18, the Senate Intelligence Committee released volume five of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The new version found that former CEO of Overstock.com and noted crypto advocate Patrick Byrne was a patsy to plans by Maria Butina, who is currently serving time for espionage on behalf of Russia.The romance between Butina and Byrne was the reason the latter gave upon his departure from Overstock last year. Always an eccentric character, Byrne’s account of the relationship said that he was working with U.S. intelligence.Per one

Bitcoin Proceeds of COVID-19 Business Support Scheme Fraud Seized

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Time Stamp: August 14, 2020 7:39 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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A U.K. woman has been arrested in possession of £115,000 ($150,000) of Bitcoin (BTC), according to a Metropolitan Police report. The cryptocurrency is alleged to be the proceeds of a fraudulent scheme applying for government loans designed to assist small businesses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.The 35-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of fraud, money laundering and child neglect, following the search of a residential address in Ipswich, United Kingdom on Aug 12. Officers successfully applied for the detention of the Bitcoin held in the suspect’s cryptocurrency wallet

Ransomware Attacks Demanding Crypto Are Unfortunately Here to Stay

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 3:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Year after year, the ransomware landscape changes dramatically. In 2019, a new resurgence of attacks occurred as businesses and government institutions became the main targets of ransomware, given their capacity to yield larger payouts. The most recent attack was against Garmin, a navigation systems company, on July 23. Due to the attack, many of its online services such as customer support, website functions and company communications were affected. Reportedly, the Russian cybergang Evil Corp launched the attack, demanding $10 million in cryptocurrency to restore access to Garmin’s services. Overall, according to a

The Scam and Fall of YFI Clones

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Time Stamp: August 3, 2020 11:44 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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After the success of yEARN finance (YFI), a yield farming token which saw a rise in price from $35 to over $4000, a number of cryptocurrencies are trying to copy its success. These include the likes of YFFI, YFII, and Asuka, however, they’ve all witnessed 100% drops and a conspicuous exit scam. Encouraging Words Fueled by DeFi platforms where any token with an address can be traded for anything else, these are the days of Wild West token swaps. To clone the YFI token, developers only had to copy code