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US Banks Offering Crypto Custody is ‘Insanely’ Bullish and Risky

While many in the Cryptoverse celebrate a decision by the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to allow all federally chartered banks in the US to provide cryptoasset custody services to their customers, it also brings an "existential" risk to Bitcoin (BTC).The OCC published a letter...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

China Might Introduce Blockchain Standards for Financial Firms

China could be on the verge of introducing nationwide blockchain standards to govern the nation’s financial organizations, per a new report.According to media outlet Caixin, an unnamed “authoritative” source stated that the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has issued a...

, by Tim Alper

Hedera Hashgraph in Micropayments, Avalanche Raises USD 42m + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Blockchain and DLT newsDistributed ledger company Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) has started a collaboration with Australia’s debit card...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

S Korea To Discriminate Crypto Traders Against Stock Traders With A New Tax

The South Korean government has unveiled its crypto tax proposals – with traders who earn over USD 2,100 a year set to pay 20% tax on their earnings. This limit is considerably lower for stock market traders, who do not need to pay tax on earnings (also 20%) of up to USD 42,000 from...

, by Tim Alper

NFTs on Samsung, Taxing Crypto Loans, BTC Transaction Risk Score + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.NFTs newsThe makers of the blockchain-powered VR game Decentraland (MANA) said that their Marketplace app has been added to the Samsung...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Mastercard, French CBDC Experiment, Fake Digital Yuan + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Payments newsPayments giant Mastercard has granted London-based digital payments firm Wirex principal membership status, making it "the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Insider Traders Run Free, Hurting Unregulated Market

Insider trading has a toxic effect on crypto, deterring the wider public from investing. "Regulation is definitely needed and the right answer."The crypto industry has an insider trading problem. While no official laws or regulations explicitly prohibit insider trading within crypto, industry...

, by Simon Chandler

King of Stablecoins, Tether, Faces Regulatory Uncertainties – Report

Despite being used widely, stablecoins – and tether (USDT) in particular – may face an uncertain future as governments step up their regulatory scrutiny of the sector, a new report from crypto research firm Coin Metrics said.The most popular stablecoin, USDT, has come under increasing...

, by Fredrik Vold

BitGo Says Its Wallet Will Help Exchanges Comply with FATF Travel Rule

Major crypto services provider BitGo said it has enabled API support for exchange clients aiming to achieve compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s Travel Rule.As previously reported, the Travel Rule has introduced a series of KYC (know-your-customer) and AML (anti-money...

, by Tim Alper

Ethereum 2.021, Dai Giveaway, Bourbon on Tokens + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Blockchain newsPhase 0 of Ethereum's next version, Ethereum 2.0 might go live in January of 2021 at the earliest, Ethereum researcher...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bottlepay Returns by September with Fiat Integration and Bitcoin Tweets

Upon its planned comeback by September, the fully compliant, revamped Bottlepay app will feature fiat integration, enabling users to spend bitcoin (BTC) from their national currency, Pete Cheyne, founder of this UK-based BTC wallet provider, told Cryptonews.com.As reported, the first version of...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

First Russian Crypto Law ‘to Be In Force by Start of 2021’

Russia’s first crypto law “will be adopted by January 1, 2021,” said the bill’s chief architect, adding that the legislation is “now approaching the finish line.”Per RBC, Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the State Duma’s financial committee and the man charged...

, by Tim Alper

Bad & Good News For Binance, Unstoppable Chat + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Exchanges newsBinance has been told to cease offering crypto derivatives trading in Brazil. Per an official release, the nation’s...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

SK Telecom Set to Debut Blokchain-powered Mobile Insurance + More News

This is our daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Blockchain/DLT newsSouth Korean telecoms giant SK Telecom is to launch a blockchain-based paperless mobile phone insurance service,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

BitPay Adds SegWit, BlockFi Doubles Revenue, 3 News From Cardano + More

This is our daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Crypto adoption newsMajor crypto payments company BitPay added support for SegWit in their wallet as an optional feature, and...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

‘400 Companies’ to Use Chinese Blockchain Pilot Zone + More News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Blockchain newsSome 400 companies are participating as Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, launches China’s first...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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