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UnionDigital Bank plans to use blockchain, digital assets to target underserved Filipinos
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17 May, 2023

UnionDigital Bank plans to use blockchain, digital assets to target underserved Filipinos

The Philippines lags behind its neighbors in availing financial services, and UnionDigital Bank is tackling this challenge and will soon...
Singaporean researchers ‘solve’ DAO governance challenge with new model
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17 May, 2023

Singaporean researchers ‘solve’ DAO governance challenge with new model

The researchers ranked the existing DAO voting mechanisms, listing each mechanism’s challenges before unveiling their hybrid governance mechanism.
Biden’s head of crypto enforcement pledges crackdown on Cryptocrime
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16 May, 2023

Biden’s head of crypto enforcement pledges crackdown on Cryptocrime

Eun Young Choi of the U.S. Department of Justice, says she will not consider a VASP’s size in her efforts,...
Jump Trading manipulated UST price for $1.3B profit, class action lawsuit alleges
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16 May, 2023

Jump Trading manipulated UST price for $1.3B profit, class action lawsuit alleges

Jump Trading entered into an agreement with Terraform Labs to manipulate UST to stay at $1 and in return purchased...
M-Pesa breaks into Ethiopia where digital currencies have been declared illegal
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15 May, 2023

M-Pesa breaks into Ethiopia where digital currencies have been declared illegal

Mobile money service M-Pesa becomes the first service to challenge the state-backed Telebirr in mobile money, even as Bitcoin remains...
EU lawmakers edge closer to AI Act, taking aim at facial recognition, profiling
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15 May, 2023

EU lawmakers edge closer to AI Act, taking aim at facial recognition, profiling

Two committees in the European Parliament voted for the amended AI Act to crack down on biometric surveillance, emotion recognition,...

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