Thursday, March 13, 2025

US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Presents his Crypto Regulation Approach

In one of his several pro-Bitcoin letters, the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Andrew Yang carefully laid out the groundwork on how technology should be regulated, including of course crypto.Reflecting on the negative impacts of technology on the nation, the philanthropist and entrepreneur Yang touched on how much technology has affected

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Public Statement Aims to Define Legal Status of Crypto Assets in the UK

The United Kingdom Jurisdiction Taskforce of the Lawtech Delivery Panel published a statement concerning the status of cryptocurrencies, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and smart contracts under English and Welsh private law.U.K. entrepreneur network Tech Nation announced the paper’s publication on Nov. 18. The document attempts to address the legal

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Visa’s Rolls Out New Blockchain LucidiTEE – Tackles Concerns related to misuse of sensitive user data, when shared with third-parties.

Visa’s LucidiTEE claims to be the first system to enable multiple parties to jointly compute on large-scale private data while guaranteeing policy-compliance even when the input providers are offline and allows fairness to all output recipients. The project, from the research arm of Visa –  aims to take on growing

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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Head: Crypto Exchanges Must Verify Identities

In a conference hosted by the blockchain analysis company Chainalysis, the Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Kenneth Blanco stated that the U.S government will be observing a strict implementation of the “Travel Rule.”According to the “travel rule,” any entity engaging in cryptocurrency exchange is required to share their

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Opera-Backed Fintech OPay Seals $120M Investment to Grow Across Africa

Lagos-headquartered fintech Opay has sealed $120 million in a series B financing round from a host of high-profile Chinese investors.Founded in 2018 by web browser developer Opera, OPay — which focuses on developing digital payments solutions to promote financial inclusion — had previously raised $50 million in June of

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