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Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey, one of the ranking members of the Senate Banking Committee, has suggested Congress step in with legislation should the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) be unable to provide sufficient guidance on cryptocurrencies.In a Friday announcement from the Senate Banking Committee, Toomey said he was dissatisfied with
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This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape, and enterprise blockchain integrations. It’s been over half a year since the crackdowns began in China and pressure from the top-down government is
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Blockchain venture studio Thesis has put a pause on deposits into tBTC, its new platform meant to put BTC on Ethereum so BTC can be used in decentralized finance.The Thesis team cited a bug, but is not disclosing details until all funds have been safely withdrawn from this iteration of
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As Ether’s price sees record losses, MakerDAO, the biggest player in decentralized finance (DeFi) on the Ethereum network, is looking at responses including a shutdown — though that possibility remains unlikely at this point.Markets clobber DeFiPer a March 12 call in response to “Black Thursday” losses, developers and MakerDAO
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Less than two years after bursting onto the scene, Chinese crypto exchange FCoin has shut down its operations. The platform, founded by Zhang Jian, also says it may be unable to pay the 7,000 to 13,000 Bitcoin (BTC) — about $67 million to $125 million — that is owed to
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Troubled crypto exchange Cobinhood has announced it is shutting down – but just temporarily, it seems.In a "shutdown notice" on its website on Friday, the firm stated:COBINHOOD Exchange is shutting down and auditing all accounts' balances from Jan 10 to Feb 9 in 2020. It will be re-opened on Feb
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Bitcoin (BTC) proponents are encouraging Lebanese citizens to swap fiat for crypto after it emerged the country’s banks would stay closed.Banks to open “once normalcy restored”In an ongoing Twitter debate which began on Oct. 24, commentators vented anger on behalf of Lebanon’s population, which has been without banking services
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On Oct. 13, Canadian social media and messaging app Kik revealed it’s “here to stay.” This was an apparent reversal from what the company's CEO, Ted Livingston, said in a blog post — that it was considering shutting down.It became clear just five days later why it was “here
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In a Reddit post, the cryptocurrency micropayment service TipJar announced that the company would shut down their website after six months. The post also urged the company’s customers to withdraw any funds on their accounts before the website is taken down.TripJar is primarily an Ethereum-based micropayment service that allows Redditors
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