Japan’s FSA Says XRP Not a Security: Report
The regulator's stance contrasts with that of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Source
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Torben Pryds Pedersen: The Future of Cryptographic Security in the Age of Quantum
Modern cryptography is still a relatively young scientific discipline, but its history shows a significant pattern. Most developments are based on research that took place years or even decades before. There’s a good reason for this glacial pace of movement. Just as drugs and vaccines undergo years of rigorous testing
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XRP Investors Files Petition Seeking SEC to Change Its Classification of XRP as Security
The petitioners accused the SEC of causing remarkable damage to their XRP coin holdings which has tanked in value since it filed the lawsuit.A small team of XRP cryptocurrency investors has filed a petition with the Rhode Island District Court in a move that appears to be targeted at protecting
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A crypto New Year’s resolution: Modernize security infrastructure
It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a banner year for the digital-asset space. Bitcoin (BTC) soared past its previous high, and many other prominent cryptocurrencies reached their highest levels since the heyday of 2017 and early 2018. Across the financial services industry, institutional voices are expressing reinvigorated interest
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XRP Is a Crypto Asset in Japan, Not a Security, Ripple Partner SBI Claims
The SBI Holdings statement refers to a research article by Sadakazu Osaki of the Nomura Research Institute indicating that under Japanese law XRP is a "cryptocurrency asset" and not a security. Source
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Stablecoins ‘Pose Serious Risks’ to Financial Security, ECB’s Lagarde Says
Stablecoins could “threaten financial security” if widely adopted, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said in an article published Monday in magazine L’ENA hors les murs.In the piece, Lagarde makes a bullish case for a digital euro while throwing shade at potential rivals such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins – digital
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US intelligence is looking at Chinese CBDC as a national security threat
The United States national security apparatus is warning other agencies about China’s upcoming digital currency. On Wednesday, news outlet the Washington Examiner reported on a letter that National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe had sent Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton earlier in the month.According to the report, Ratcliffe offered to
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Blockchain-based voting systems have potential despite security concerns
The 2020 United States presidential election was met with an increase in mail-in ballots due to COVID-19 concerns. Yet while many Americans stayed away from polling stations this year, postal delays, rejected ballots, and other challenges emerged.Unsurprisingly, better ways for casting votes during major elections quickly became a hot topic of
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CipherTrace Says Homeland Security Work Gave Rise to Monero-Tracking Patent Filings
Blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace has filed two patent applications it claims will assist authorities in tracking transactions made with the monero (XMR) cryptocurrency.According to an announcement on Friday, the firm most recently filed a document titled “Techniques and Probabilistic Methods for Tracing Monero” as a follow up to the earlier
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Crypto Exchange Liquid Says User Data Possibly Exposed in Security Breach
The exchange said customer funds are safe. Source
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