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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop Visa’s planned $5.3 billion acquisition of fintech firm Plaid, saying it violates antitrust laws and would eliminate competition in the online debit market. Filed in a Northern California federal court, the lawsuit described Visa as a “monopolist” in
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U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo asked to know more about the OCC's potential crypto guidance, but encouraged clear regulation. Source
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A dark web drug lord and a Nebraskan pharmacist pled guilty to federal charges on July 13 after both were accused of conspiring to bomb a competing business.According to the indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice, 32-year-old William Burgamy from Maryland was the alleged owner of an illegal pharmaceutical
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Kyber Network’s next protocol upgrade, dubbed Katalyst, is expected to go live on July 7. In an emailed announcement on Monday, Kyber said the upgrade will usher in changes around the role of its native token, the Kyber Network Crystal (KNC), aimed at attracting more participants to the protocol’s development. The Katalyst
Read MoreEconomic Data Science Theme researcher, Andrea Baronchelli, told Cointelegraph more research on the topic of crypto code / price correlation may be on the horizon following the recent release of her team's preprint report."This is really the first step," Baronchelli said of the recent preprint report, titled, From code to market:
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The central bank of China has completed the top-layer design and joint testing of its soon-to-be-released central bank digital currency (CBDC).As domestic news outlet Sina reported on Jan. 10, People’s Bank of China (PBoC) accomplished the top-layer design of the planned digital yuan, developed relevant standards, carried out research
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We acknowledge the questions and concerns that are being raised and directed to ISOC, PIR, and ICANN relating to this change. To ease those concerns and maintain trust in the .ORG community, we urge PIR, ISOC, and Ethos Capital to act in an open and transparent manner throughout this process. We have sent a letter
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Bitfinex and a blockchain project launched by Kim Dotcom have “mutually agreed” to part ways, scuppering a planned initial exchange offering (IEO) for the controversial internet entrepreneur. Citing the current “regulatory environment” and the “risks associated with raising funds”
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Bakkt Warehouse, a qualified custodian of crypto trading platform Bakkt, is now accepting customer Bitcoin (BTC) deposits and withdrawals.First physical BTC futures on the wayAs the company tweeted on Sept. 6, Bakkt Warehouse has officially launched in accordance with the plans revealed on Aug. 28.The launch of Bakkt Warehouse
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