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Month: January 2022
Binance Didn’t Upgrade Customer Checks, Despite Promises to Regulators: Report
The world’s largest crypto exchange kept weak know-your-customer (KYC) checks and did not properly cooperate with authorities, despite its public promises about compliance, Reuters said in an investigative report published Friday. The report was based on interviews with dozens of former employees of Binance, advisers and business partners, as well as the review of hundreds of documents. Source
How to Stay Safe in DeFi: Red Flags and Risks You Need to Know
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the crypto industry, with $92 billion worth of crypto assets currently locked in peer-to-peer powered protocols – up 196% over the last year. This growth can largely be attributed to the many lucrative, high-interest earning opportunities available across DeFi lending and trading platforms. But, of course, with any new crypto trend that draws significant attention and investment, there are always scammers looking for ways to capitalize on it – and you aren’t likely to get a refund for your mistakes.…
Important Disclosure About CoinDesk and Digital Currency Group
In 2022, CoinDesk is rolling out a program whereby certain high-performing employees throughout the ranks, most of whom have been here more than a year, receive stock appreciation rights (SARs) in DCG as part of their compensation. Initially, CoinDesk content employees were not going to be eligible for this program, meaning only certain members of other departments (sales, marketing, etc.) would be allowed to participate. Source
The UK Lawmakers Who Want to Use Brexit to Rethink Crypto Rules
Across Europe, there are 27 member states doing their own thing regarding crypto, guided by agencies such as global anti-money laundering (AML) watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). So, Germany’s BaFIN might be perceived as relatively crypto-friendly, while French regulator AMF may be less so, and so on. Source
Bitcoin Mining Landscape in Latin America
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass talks through the bitcoin mining landscape in Latin America, it’s challenges and opportunities, and where the mining hubs are across Venezuela, Argentina, and other parts of the region. Two executives from Venezuela- and Argentina-based mining companies share their insights and perspectives on mining in Latin America. They also comment on popular news items, like volcano-powered mining in El Salvador, regulatory troubles facing miners, and cheap energy all…
Boston nurse fired for nudes on OnlyFans launches crypto porn app – Cointelegraph Magazine
Former Boston ICU nurse Allie Rae made international news in August last year after she was fired for running an extremely naughty Only Fans account on the side. The story appeared everywhere from the NY Post, to CNN, The Daily Beast — and she even made an appearance on Dr Phil. The resulting publicity saw fans subscribing in droves and the 37-year old mother of three now makes more than $200,000 a month. But the same sort of moralizing and censorship that ended her nursing career also threatens her newfound…
Bank of Russia to Monitor Banks’ Dealings With Crypto Exchangers – Finance Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Russia has started to examine the operations of Russian banks with cryptocurrency exchangers, according to local media. Transactions between individuals through these platforms are of particular interest as the regulator believes these carry risks of financial losses and fraud. Central Bank Asks Russian Banks for Details on Crypto-Related Transactions In late December, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) sent commercial banks a new reporting form for transactions, seeking information about money transfers related to crypto exchange websites. These are mostly payments between private individuals, including transactions…
Crypto Twitter responds to Bitcoin dump: ‘ok cool’
Bitcoin (BTC) has dumped below 40,000, wiping out almost $50 billion from the crypto market cap. Even without any particular news to blame, Crypto Twitter still won’t let the dump slide without reacting in its own colorful ways. Lark Davis, a crypto figure with almost a million Twitter followers asked his audience: “Are you buying anything on this dip? Or waiting for clarity if we go lower or higher?” User french b happily replied that he’s too broke to do anything at this point. Been buying the dip for past…
Hoo AMM Pool Launched, New Access to Increase User Yields – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. According to Hoo users who participated in AMM (Automated Market Maker) test, each liquidity pool of Hoo has listed quantitative data, such as total liquidity, 24H transaction fee, 1 day and 7 days annualized return for users’ reference. Compared to on-chain DEX providing liquidity such as Uniswap, users can operate at the Hoo website without consuming Gas fees, and the operation is faster and without worrying about security issues such as smart contract vulnerabilities and hacker attacks. At present, Hoo has opened pools of BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT,…