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Hong Kong Considers Strengthening Crypto Regulatory Oversight Following Hounax and JPEX Fallout

Recent scams in the Hong Kong crypto scene has prompted calls for tighter regulation and increased regulatory powers to tackle crypto fraud. Hong Kong is contemplating tightening regulatory measures to tackle crypto scams, as Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced a review of legislation following an alleged fraud of HK$148 million ($19

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Bank of Italy advocates new regulations following crypto winter fallout

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Italy’s leading banking authority has emphasized the need for a strong and risk-based regulatory framework surrounding stablecoins, aiming to avert a potential worst-case scenario of a destabilizing “run” on these digital assets. The central bank’s latest report,

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Australia’s NDIS faces fallout from crypto-ransomware attack on HWL Ebsworth

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)  is on high alert following a high-profile ransomware attack on law firm HWL Ebsworth, where sensitive client information may have been compromised and released on the dark web. Russian ransomware group

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Alameda Research Files $446M Loan Repayment Lawsuit against Voyager Digital in Ongoing FTX Fallout

Beleaguered crypto trading firm Alameda recently filed a lawsuit against defunct crypto broker Voyager over repaid loans. Defunct crypto trading firm and FTX sister Alameda Research has hit bankrupt crypto broker Voyager Digital with a $446 million lawsuit. As it stands, Alameda seeks to recover the mammoth sum in repaid loans to the

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Crypto exchange Digital Surge emerges as a rare survivor of FTX fallout

Australian cryptocurrency exchange Digital Surge appears to have narrowly avoided collapse, despite having millions of dollars in digital assets tied up in the now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange.On Jan. 24 local time, Digital Surge creditors approved a five-year bailout plan, which aims to eventually refund its 22,545 customers who had their

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