Steve Kaaru

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UK on the hunt for CBDC lead as it ramps up digital pound efforts
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28 January, 2023

UK on the hunt for CBDC lead as it ramps up digital pound efforts

U.K. Treasury is looking for a Head of Central Bank Digital Currency who will lead its work on a potential...
Hydro-Quebec CEO behind push to ban new power allocation to BTC miners to leave post
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28 January, 2023

Hydro-Quebec CEO behind push to ban new power allocation to BTC miners to leave post

Sophie Brochu has been the CEO of Hydro-Quebec for three years and during her tenure, she called on regulators to...
Hackers take over Robinhood Twitter account to promote BNB Chain scam token
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27 January, 2023

Hackers take over Robinhood Twitter account to promote BNB Chain scam token

The hackers took over the account for a short time to promote RBH, a scam token on the Binance BNB...
BIS: DeFi could shape the future of finance, but it’s too complex
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27 January, 2023

BIS: DeFi could shape the future of finance, but it’s too complex

In a new working paper, the Bank for International Settlements took a deep dive into the technical side of DeFi,...
South Africa to stamp out unethical digital asset ads with new advertising rules
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27 January, 2023

South Africa to stamp out unethical digital asset ads with new advertising rules

South Africa’s ads watchdog worked with industry stakeholders to develop the new clause which requires VASPs to tell users they...
Bitzlato received €1B from criminals, with $346M flowing to Binance: Europol
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26 January, 2023

Bitzlato received €1B from criminals, with $346M flowing to Binance: Europol

Europol worked with the U.S., Spain, Portugal, and others to crack down on Bitzlato even as Reuters revealed that Binance...