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Russian Charged With Laundering Ransomware Proceeds in Crypto Pleads Guilty in US – Bitcoin News

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A Russian national accused of processing cryptocurrency payments from ransomware attacks has pleaded guilty to money laundering in the United States. The man who was extradited from the Netherlands in mid-August, last year, will be sentenced in April. Russian Crypto Launderer Pleads Guilty in US Court, May Get Up to 20 Years in Prison An alleged money launderer from Russia has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in the United States. Denis Dubnikov, now 30, was arrested on Nov. 2, 2021 in Amsterdam, handed over…

Bitget Expands Innovation Zone With Priority Access to Exceptional Projects – Press release Bitcoin News

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press release PRESS RELEASE. Victoria Seychelles, 2023 – Bitget, the leading global crypto derivative exchange, announces to add AI (Artificial Intelligence), Arbitrum, and NFT zone listings to its Innovation Zone for users who would like to expose their crypto portfolio to related tokens in an early stage. The newly listed tokens will need to be regularly reviewed to ensure that the token adheres to Bitget’s platform standards, including trading volume, liquidity, the team, project development, and other criteria to keep the listing status active. The expanded Innovation Zone listings aim…

Argentina Mulls Inclusion of Proof-of-Solvency Requirements in Crypto Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News

Regulators in Argentina are mulling the inclusion of stringent requirements in their next cryptocurrency regulatory framework. According to reports, institutions like the national securities regulator, the CNV, will be studying the inclusion of proof-of-solvency requirements for exchanges and custody institutions in Argentina, in the wake of the demise of leading cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Cryptocurrency Exchanges Might Have to Complete Proof-of-Solvency Procedures by Law in Argentina The government of Argentina is preparing to launch a set of stringent regulations that crypto companies will have to comply with to operate in the…

Central Bank of Brazil to Test Security and Transaction Privacy Levels of the Digital Real – Blockchain Bitcoin News

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The Central Bank of Brazil will focus its first digital real tests on determining the levels of privacy and security that can be achieved with the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure. The tests will be conducted later this year and will set up a simplified operation to transact with a still-to-be-determined tokenized asset. Central Bank of Brazil to Launch Digital Real Test Operation Later This Year The Central Bank of Brazil is accelerating the digital real project, getting close to its pilot test phase. The institution announced that…

Gold Coins Help Zimbabwe Achieve ‘Price and Exchange Rate Stability’ — Central Bank – Africa Bitcoin News

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The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently revealed that some 25,188 of its value-preserving gold coins were sold between July 2022 and Jan. 13. According to the central bank governor, John Mangudya, the gold coins “have proved to be an effective open market instrument for mopping up excess liquidity in the economy.” Gold Coins as Alternative Value Preservation Tool According to the Zimbabwean central bank, about 25,188 “Mosi-oa-Tunya” gold coins valued at over $28 million (ZWD$20 billion) were sold between July 2022 — when the coins were initially introduced — and…

Moonpay and Looksrare Partner to Bring Convenient NFT Purchasing to the Masses – Bitcoin News

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On Thursday, the fiat-to-crypto onramp business Moonpay announced a multi-year partnership with the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Looksrare. According to the deal, Looksrare will allow marketplace users to buy and sell crypto assets through Moonpay’s services. Moonpay and Looksrare Join Forces to Streamline NFT Transactions Moonpay, the fiat-to-crypto service founded in 2019, revealed that it has entered into a partnership with the NFT market, Looksrare. Launched in August 2022, Looksrare was one of the first NFT marketplaces to actively reward traders with its own token, LOOKS. According to dappradar.com statistics…

French Luxury Brand Hermes Wins NFT Trademark Infringement Lawsuit – Featured Bitcoin News

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French luxury brand Hermes has won a lawsuit against an artist who depicted its famous Birkin bags in a non-fungible token (NFT) collection. The artist argued that NFTs should be covered under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment but the jury disagreed. Hermes Wins Lawsuit Against ‘Metabirkins’ NFT Creator French luxury design house Hermes has won a lawsuit against Mason Rothschild, the artist behind the “Metabirkins” non-fungible token (NFT) collection which features digital depictions of Hermes’ popular Birkin bags. Rothschild created the Metabirkins NFT collection in 2021, which he described as…

Federal Reserve Officials Say More Interest Rate Hikes Are Needed to Curb Inflation – Economics Bitcoin News

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Several Federal Reserve governors and presidents say that more interest rate hikes are needed to curb inflation. “We are not done yet with raising interest rates,” Fed Governor Lisa Cook said. “We need to raise rates aggressively to put a ceiling on inflation,” Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari stressed. Fed Officials on Raising Interest Rates Further Several Federal Reserve governors and presidents said this week that more interest rate hikes are needed to curb inflation. Their comments followed a similar statement by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell who said…

Coinkite Launches ‘Higher-End’ Coldcard Bitcoin Wallet With QR Code Scanner – Bitcoin News

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The bitcoin hardware wallet manufacturer Coinkite has announced the launch of a new product, the Coldcard Q1, which features a QWERTY keyboard and QR code scanner. Coinkite details that the battery-powered device utilizes the same security model as the Coldcard Mk4. Coinkite Introduces the Coldcard Q1 Over the past three months, companies have unveiled new hardware wallets for securely storing cryptocurrency assets. In Dec. 2022, Ledger announced the launch of Stax, designed by iPod creator Tony Fadell. The following month, decentralized exchange (dex) aggregation service 1inch Network disclosed its plans…

Aave Launches Stablecoin GHO on Ethereum Goerli Testnet with Open Source Codebase and Audits – Altcoins Bitcoin News

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Aave Companies, the firm behind the decentralized finance (defi) project Aave, has announced the launch of a stablecoin called GHO on the Ethereum testnet network Goerli. The codebase is available on Github and has undergone audits by Open Zeppelin, Sigmaprime and ABDK. Aave Invites Programmers to Test GHO Before Mainnet Deployment On Thursday, Aave Companies announced the launch of its native stablecoin GHO on the Ethereum Goerli testnet. The company also released the open-source codebase on Github. The developers of Aave are inviting programmers and prospective integrators to begin testing…