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Hong Kong taps HSBC, Visa firms for CBDC trials
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24 May, 2023

Hong Kong taps HSBC, Visa firms for CBDC trials

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s pilot will explore six categories of use cases, including offline payments, tokenized deposits, and settlement...
South Korea: Lawmakers propose law for public officials to disclose digital asset holdings
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24 May, 2023

South Korea: Lawmakers propose law for public officials to disclose digital asset holdings

By including digital currencies as part of the reporting requirements, South Korean lawmakers hope to reduce the illegal acquisition of...
Australian stock exchange officially scraps plans for blockchain settlement
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24 May, 2023

Australian stock exchange officially scraps plans for blockchain settlement

ASX has been delaying and postponing its blockchain plans for months and in its recent meeting, it officially discarded the...
Las Vegas man faces up to 100 years in jail for $45M digital currency fraud
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23 May, 2023

Las Vegas man faces up to 100 years in jail for $45M digital currency fraud

Prosecutors from the US Department of Justice disclosed that Las Vegas resident Bryan Lee promoted CoinDeal as an investment mechanism...
Apple bans ChatGPT for employees over data leaks concerns
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23 May, 2023

Apple bans ChatGPT for employees over data leaks concerns

Apple says staff could inadvertently release confidential data to ChatGPT, joining Verizon, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Samsung in banning AI...
SEC agrees $35M settlement with fraudulent digital asset hedge fund EmpiresX
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23 May, 2023

SEC agrees $35M settlement with fraudulent digital asset hedge fund EmpiresX

The nearly $35 million disgorgement was tied to the defendants' role in a Ponzi scheme that took an estimated $100...
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