Month: August 2022

New York financial regulator fines Robinhood’s crypto division $30M

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The New York Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, has announced a $30 million penalty on Robinhood’s cryptocurrency arm for alleged violations related to anti-money laundering, cybersecurity and consumer protection laws. In a Tuesday announcement, NYDFS superintendent Adrienne Harris said Robinhood Crypto will pay a $30 million penalty to the state “for significant failures in the areas of bank secrecy act/anti-money laundering obligations” as well as cybersecurity failures that allegedly violated New York regulations. According to Harris, Robinhood’s crypto unit will also be required to hire an independent consultant to…

Pro-crypto regulation pulls Binance and big players

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Gibraltar’s 6.8-square-kilometer  territory houses 35,000 people and several large international crypto companies. The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, ruled by the United Kingdom and an important gateway to Europe, is an attractive jurisdiction for distributed ledger technologies (DLT) or simply crypto. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, is now hiring for four roles in the “Rock of Gibraltar,” up from two roles one week ago. CZ, CEO of Binance, met with Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo in December 2021 after it was revealed that Picardo had the Binance app…

Reports Say Beijing Attacking Taiwan Could Lead to ‘Far-Reaching Economic Consequences’ – Economics Bitcoin News

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While the global economy remains gloomy and the war in Ukraine continues, there’s been significant tension between China and Taiwan. The American representative from California, Nancy Pelosi, plans to visit Taiwan this week and White House officials say China is preparing to carry out “military provocations.” Moreover, during the last few weeks, reports note that the global economy could crater if there’s a Chinese military attack on Taiwan. Nancy Pelosi Is Visiting Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen This Week Despite Taiwan’s Tensions With China Sources have explained to Reuters that California…

Waves community backs DeFi revival plan for Vires.Finance

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The Waves (WAVES) community has supported a governance proposal to revive the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Vires.Finance after its liquidity crisis. The vote aims to stabilize the project and compensate the users who were affected.  In April, Neutrino (USDN), a stablecoin running on the Waves platform, depegged from the dollar. This led to a series of user withdrawals within the platform, eventually ending in a liquidity shortage where users became unable to withdraw their funds from the platform. During the event, Waves founder Sasha Ivanov stepped in, accumulating $500…

Lending Platform Vires.Finance Gets Go-Ahead for Repayment Plan

“Amid the ongoing crypto winter, it is essential to remember and highlight the core values of decentralization, immutability, freedom from institutional greed and inclusivity that underpin the blockchain sector,” Ivanov said in a press release. “Unlike other platforms, Vires.Finance and Waves keep weathering this storm – largely thanks to the loyal and decisive community that always has the last word in the matter.” Source

Wirex partners with 1inch to enable wallet-based token swaps

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Non-custodial wallet platform Wirex has partnered with 1inch Network to use its aggregation API to power token swaps. Through the partnership, users of the Wirex wallet will be able to exchange tokens within the wallet.  In an announcement, 1inch Network co-founder Sergej Kunz said that the partnership will allow Wirex community members to swap their tokens on multiple blockchains. Using a search algorithm that finds swapping routes, 1inch will let Wirex users find optimal trading rates for their swaps. Kunz also noted that the partnership is a move that lets…