Ever since government officials in China started talking about cracking down on bitcoin mining and reiterating crypto guidelines from 2017, digital currency proponents and the
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Chinese traders turn to OTC desks amid regulatory crackdown
Threats from China’s central government appear to have done little to quash local demand for crypto assets.
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US Senator Urges Treasury Secretary Yellen to Take Action on Cryptocurrency Scams to Protect Investors
U.S. Senator Rick Scott has urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to take action on cryptocurrency scams, which he said have risen 1,000% in the past
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US Sends Bitcoin ATM Operator to Prison for Illegal Operation — 17 Machines Seized
A bitcoin ATM operator has been sent to federal prison for two years for running an illegal cryptocurrency exchange operation. U.S. authorities have seized 17
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Fleeing Lynchpin of Nigerian Crypto Ponzi Scheme Inksnation Captured
The lynchpin of Inksnation, one of Nigeria’s biggest crypto Ponzi Schemes, Omotade-Sparks Amos Sewanu, has been captured. According to Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crime Commission
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Religious Ban on Cryptocurrencies Provokes Social Media Reproach in Ingushetia
A decision by a prominent religious body in Ingushetia to prohibit dealings with cryptocurrency has sparked controversy in the predominantly Muslim Russian republic. Critics have
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