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US says crypto mixers threaten national security amid Middle East conflict

The U.S. Treasury Department is currently pushing for new rules that enhance monitoring and reporting capabilities on virtual currency mixers leveraged by illicit actors and terrorist groups. On Oct. 19, the Wall Street Journal reported that President Biden’s administration is set to designate crypto mixers as a threat to national security.

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EU’s ECB Faces Opposition to Digital Euro Plans That Threaten to Slow CBDC Project

Ultimately central bank officials are usually economists, not marketing experts, and technical answers may only go so far. As Erik Luts, chief innovation officer at Belgian bank KBC, said, for CBDCs to work, people need to trust them, and that requires its proponents not just to argue over details, but

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US-based Crypto Companies Threaten to Move Businesses Abroad due to Unfavorable SEC Regulation

A growing number of US-based crypto companies are considering leaving the country due to increasingly harsh SEC crackdowns. Following a harsh crackdown by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US, several crypto companies threatened to leave the country. On Sunday, reports stated that these US-based crypto players are testing their lobbying

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