Digital Pound Legislation Will Provide Protections to Privacy and Control, Govt Says
Many respondents to the digital pound consultation said that they had concerns about privacy and control.
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Crypto Backers B. Riley and Nomura Entangled in SEC Probe: Bloomberg
Investment bank B. Riley is under an undisclosed investigation from U.S. authorities for its deals with Brian Kahn, an alleged co-conspirator in a U.S. Department of Justice criminal case.
Venezuela Ends Controversial Petro Cryptocurrency: Reports
Venezuela is ending its Petro cryptocurrency on Monday, more than five years after it was first launched, according to multiple reports.
U.S. Arrests ‘Bitcoin Rodney,’ Alleged HyperVerse Crypto Scheme Promoter, on IRS Charges of Fraud
Rodney Burton was arrested on Friday in Florida and will be transferred to Maryland.
Report Finds Less Illicit Crypto Activity in Nations With Full Licensing Regimes in 2023: TRM Labs
Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs has found that crypto service providers in countries with full regulatory regimes had lower rates of illicit activity than those in less regulated jurisdictions in 2023.
India’s Local Crypto and Web3 Advocacy Body Asked for Action Against Offshore Entities: Source
The Bharat Web3 Association’s (BWA) Chairman wrote the letter to the Indian government on Dec. 16.
India to Block URLs of 9 Offshore Exchanges Including Binance After Issuing Compliance ‘Show Cause’ Notices
Binance, KuCoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXC Global and Bitfinex are the nine exchanges.
Indonesian Crypto Exchanges Must Register With New Bourse or Face Shutdown
The government wants to use the crypto bourse to make the ecosystem safer and gather transaction data for tax purposes.
Crypto Wallet Linked to Donald Trump Sent $2.4M in Ether to Coinbase
A wallet flagged as owned by Trump sent ETH to Coinbase in the past three weeks, where it was presumably sold.
Crypto Users Lost $2B to Hacks, Scams and Exploits in 2023, De.Fi Says
The figure is roughly half the estimated $4.2 billion of 2022, a year that also included $40 billion lost through the collapse of Terra, Celsius and FTX.