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China social media platform Weibo bans digital currency-promoting influencers
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9 June, 2021

China social media platform Weibo bans digital currency-promoting influencers

In the latest crackdown on the embattled industry, the country’s popular microblogging social media platform Weibo suspended the accounts of...
CoinGeek Zurich: Robert Rice on connecting everything, everywhere with XR Metaverse
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8 June, 2021

CoinGeek Zurich: Robert Rice on connecting everything, everywhere with XR Metaverse

Transmira is building the XR Metaverse, an encompassing multiverse that merges AR and VR. Founder Robert Rice described the Metaverse...
Ripple seeking documents from 15 exchanges in legal fight vs SEC
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8 June, 2021

Ripple seeking documents from 15 exchanges in legal fight vs SEC

The payments company is seeking to prove that the XRP sales its executives made were beyond the jurisdiction of the...
US gov’t to treat ransomware attacks with similar priority as terrorism
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8 June, 2021

US gov’t to treat ransomware attacks with similar priority as terrorism

The DoJ issued the guidance to U.S. attorney’s offices across the country, alerting them to the rising danger cybercriminals pose...
China giving away $6 million in Beijing digital yuan test
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7 June, 2021

China giving away $6 million in Beijing digital yuan test

The Beijing Local Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau plans to give away 200 red envelopes to local residents, with each...
Digital currencies not banned in India: central bank
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4 June, 2021

Digital currencies not banned in India: central bank

The Reserve Bank of India recently clarified that digital currencies aren’t banned in India, which means that banks must refrain...

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