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JULY 16, 2019
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes that Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency could pose as a national security threat. In a press conference on Monday (July 15), Mnuchin warned that Libra “could be misused by money launderers and terrorist financiers” and that it was a “national security issue.”.
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AUGUST 23, 2018
The Chinese government has a complicated relationship with cryptocurrency: While it seems to be enthusiastic about the applications of blockchain technology, the country has banned initial coin offerings (ICOs) and blocked crypto trading sites.
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OCTOBER 13, 2020
Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. billion of cryptocurrency reportedly was lost to theft or fraud – double that of the previous year. That’s according to the U.S. Cryptos also help bad actors avoid sanctions.
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JANUARY 1, 2021
As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms. The outcome, should it come in 2021, would shape how app store and other platforms operate, and whether they promote or hinder competition and innovation in various tech marketplaces. Beyond The Companies .
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DECEMBER 24, 2020
If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies.
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JUNE 24, 2019
Amid the announcement of a new cryptocurrency – that would be Libra – the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which operates as global regulatory firm based in Paris with a membership roster of countries such as China and the United States, has said it will boost its examination of digital currencies with an eye on money laundering.
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JULY 27, 2018
Twitter executives warned that monthly active users have been cut by about three million as the social media platform moved to purge spam and dormant accounts, curb abuse on the system and comply with new privacy regulations. Google has banned apps that mine cryptocurrency in the back of a user’s device. The report by the U.S.
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