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Israel adds more teeth to crypto and money laundering regulations

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Time Stamp: November 18, 2021 4:21 AM - Modified On: November 18, 2021 - Published By:
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In its campaign against cryptocurrency fraud, Israel is upping the ante. New legislation has gone into action to prevent illegal behavior and normalize the use of bitcoin and other FinTech products, according to the Authority for Combating Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering’s director.  The execution of these regulations, as stated by the leader, Shlomit Wegman, will help to establish order and clear norms. New restrictions and benefits The regulations are a direct result of the Financial Action Task Force’s 2018 requirements. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is made up

Bitcoin Taproot Upgrade: eine “unbedeutende Verbesserung”?

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Time Stamp: November 16, 2021 10:52 PM - Modified On: November 16, 2021 - Published By:
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Analysten haben das Bitcoin-Taproot-Upgrade als “geringfügige Verbesserung einer veralteten Technologie” kritisiert.Gesponsert Gesponsert Taproot ging am 13. November in Betrieb und ist laut Befürwortern das erste “große” Bitcoin Core Upgrade seit 2017. Mit dem Update sollen Transaktionen billiger, schneller, sicherer und privater werden. Außerdem wird Taproot die Funktionalität von Smart Contracts innerhalb des Netzwerks verbessern. “Das Upgrade ist ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung”, meint der CTO von TrustToken, Betreiber von TrueFi und des Stablecoins TUSD. “Aber es ändert nichts an der Tatsache, dass Bitcoin technologisch weit hinter anderen Blockchains zurückliegt.”

U.S. Treasury Department & Israel Form Joint Venture to Combat Cyber Crime

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Time Stamp: November 15, 2021 2:37 PM - Modified On: November 15, 2021 - Published By:
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The U.S. and Israel join forces to combat the growing threat of ransomware attacks that often leave fiscal destruction in their wake for the affected victims.Sponsored Sponsored The U.S. Treasury Department is joining forces with Israel to combat the threat of ransomware. The U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary met with two Israeli officials, the Minister of Finance and the National Cyber Directorate Director-General, to formalize the joint venture launch. The venture seeks to oversee “the development of risk mitigation tools for law enforcement to enhance the efficiency of analytical and enforcement

Facebook’s ‘Meta’ rebrand and how it can affect MANA & other alts

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Time Stamp: November 2, 2021 7:30 AM - Modified On: November 2, 2021 - Published By:
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MANA-mania swept the crypto-verse off of its feet after the token charted some unexpected gains on the back of Facebook’s ‘Meta’ rebrand. Decentraland, a decentralized 3-D virtual reality platform supported by the Ethereum blockchain, saw its native token MANA soar to an all-time high of $4.11 on 31 October.  With the crypto surging by 164% in just half a day, once again, the significant role played by bigger players in pumping cryptos was at the fore. So, how exactly did Facebook announcing its name change to Meta push the price

Fortune Publishes their Most Disgusting Bitcoin Article Yet. Here’s Why.

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 4:21 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Just when you thought Fortune couldn’t sink any lower with their Bitcoin slander, the publication tries to relate a neutral technology to “the alt-right” and “white supremacists.” Is this what journalism has devolved into? Unfortunately, in the case of Fortune, the answer is yes. This is not the first time they have used their publication as a weapon. They’ve tried to slander Bitcoin numerous times before, and there’s a concrete reason for that. Related Reading | Bitcoin And Crypto Adoption Soars 880% In 2021, This Is What’s Driving It Before

Monero: Watch out for this key development before taking a position

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 7:30 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Monero has traded within the confines of a descending channel for over a week now. A broader market rally seems to have been the missing catalyst in the XMR market as the price attempted to break north of its upper trendline. However, a few conditions have to be met first before a blowout can be expected. At the time of writing, XMR was trading at $306.16, up by 6%

Ethereum Classic Under Multiple 51% Attacks | Bitcoin News Summary Aug 10, 2020

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 1:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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 Ethereum Classic has suffered its second 51% attack in less than a week, bringing the ongoing security of the network into question. During the attack, the offending miner managed to double-spend $5.6 million worth of ETC after spending only $200,000 to acquire the hash power for the attack. The ETC team was advising its clients to halt interactions with the network while corrective steps were taken. The US branch of global cryptocurrency exchange, Binance has halted all trading and orders following an incident. CEO Catherine Coley tweeted, “Your funds

Monero’s Hashrate Experienced Its Largest Single Day Gains Ever

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Time Stamp: August 7, 2020 3:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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August 6, Monero (XMR) has experienced its biggest increase in hashrate since the network’s creation in 2014.Monero hashrate. Source: Coin Metrics.The Monero hashrate increased from 1.67 GH/s on August 5 to 2.2 GH/s on August 6. That 0.52 GH/s single day gain is the highest in the project’s history. Prior to this, most significant daily percentage gains came in the project’s early days when the base was much smaller.Banks should embrace privacy coins to protect their clientsOn August 3, Coin Center submitted comments to the Office of the Comptroller of

Dogecoin (DOGE) is now being used by crypto hackers after TikTok boom

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 5:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Dogecoin’s usecases have seemingly evolved over time. The meme coin was initially created as a joke in 2014, turned into one of the hottest cryptocurrencies in 2015, became Elon Musk’s favorite in 2018, and was part of a TikTok challenge in 2020.But things have taken a darker turn for the currency; hackers are now utilizing the token to control crypto mining botnets, security firm Intezer Labs said in a report this week.Such DOGE, much hackIntezer Labs, a New York-based malware analysis and detection firm, found out hackers using the infamous