Binance blocked from offering derivatives in Brazil
Binance doesn’t have a license to act as a securities intermediary in Brazil, which means it has been offering derivatives illegally.
Latest Business News
Arbitration tribunal removes TAAL from dispute over equipment purchase
The dispute concerned payment and delivery for US$3.9 million worth of hashing equipment used in Bitcoin transaction processing.
Retail investors losing interest in digital currency, research finds
Retail investor interest in digital currency is far from where it was in 2017—which is good and bad.
OneCoin promoter fined $72,000 in Singapore
A Singaporean man has been fined close to $72,000 for his role in promoting multi-billion OneCoin scam. His efforts led to the recruitment of over 1,000 people.
Japan central bank explores offline CBDC payments
The Bank of Japan has been exploring the technical feasibility of a CBDC and in its latest paper; it dives into offline usage for those without smartphones.
Kazakhstan ramps up block reward mining venture as central bank preps CBDC
The country’s block reward mining efforts have thus far attracted investment of 82.6 million Tenge, approximately $20 million.
Blockchain and IoT are changing food supply game: report
Blockchain and IoT technologies are gaining a bigger share in the food production and supply industry, and as one study found, they are changing the industry.
What AMLD5 means for Bitcoin and digital currency services
Mohammad Jaber explores the future of digital currency industry after the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive provisions are implemented.
AT&T seeks to have $1.9m SIM-swap lawsuit dropped, again
AT&T hasn’t stopped fighting a SIM-swap lawsuit filed by an investor who lost $1.9m. In its latest effort, it claimed that there was no breach of social norms.
New BTC scam exposes data of 250,000 victims
Individuals across 20 countries were affected by this scam, but the U.K. and Australia were the two countries that were hit the hardest.
Craig Wright: Code isn’t law
Dr. Craig Wright’s latest blog post takes a look at a very interesting, and often discussed topic: if “code is law.”
Digital currency awareness in UK spiked since 2019: FCA
In 2019, 58% of the individuals surveyed had never heard of digital currency before; this year, FCA found that only 28% had not heard of digital currency.