Category: peer-to-peer

What Russian journalists can learn from Navalny’s Bitcoin wallet

February 25, 2021

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Alexei Navalny is a noted leader of the Russian opposition. His “Anti-Corruption Foundation” (FBK) has been a thorn in President Vladimir Putin’s side for many years. Though the FBK has been locked out of mainstream politics — much as Navalny has been blocked from running in recent elections — its investigations have managed to garner […]

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Law Decoded: All vs. One and One vs. All, Jan. 22-29

January 29, 2021

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Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” begins the most famous English-language story of the French Revolution. Though many would disagree with me, I would argue that neither is […]

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Treasury backs down: Crypto monitoring rule will wait until new administration

January 14, 2021

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This is a big win for the crypto industry today, which was unanimous in opposition to a new anti-money laundering rule that many saw as rushed and draconian. 6607 Total views 42 Total shares In response to a deluge of comments, the United States Treasury Department’s Anti-Money Laundering office is slowing its roll on a […]

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IMVU’s new blockchain-backed stablecoin goes live

January 12, 2021

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The token, which has gotten a lot of attention for its interesting way of placating U.S. regulators, is now live for IMVU users in over 140 countries. 3475 Total views 19 Total shares IMVU’s new fiat-convertible VCOIN goes live on the social network.  Per a Jan. 12 company announcement shared with Cointelegraph, VCOIN is available […]

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It’s here: Treasury proposes rule to monitor crypto going to self-hosted wallets

December 18, 2020

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Many have called the long-rumored rules an existential threat to peer-to-peer transactions. 36254 Total views 133 Total shares The Treasury has released its long-awaited proposal to restrict money services businesses, including U.S.-registered crypto exchanges, from dealing with self-hosted wallets. In a Friday evening announcement, the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, announced proposed rules […]

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Attack of the bots! Paxful fights off thousands of automated threats

October 23, 2020

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Bad actors allegedly tried to brute force their way into accounts belonging to Paxful’s users in an ongoing series of attacks. 3913 Total views 63 Total shares Paxful, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, has successfully defended against a number of serious threats, including 220,000 bot attacks and a variety of social engineering ploys — all in […]

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