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India freezes $1.5M of laundered funds linked to mobile gaming scam
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3 October, 2022

India freezes $1.5M of laundered funds linked to mobile gaming scam

The Enforcement Director D froze a wallet containing 77 BTC, which was bought through WazirX and later transferred to Binance...
Hydrogen digital asset firm charged over securities violations and market manipulation
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3 October, 2022

Hydrogen digital asset firm charged over securities violations and market manipulation

The U.S. securities regulator claims Hydrogen airdropped Hydro tokens and sold others on exchanges, then hired South African firm Moonwalkers...
CoinGeek Weekly Livestream – Kurt Wuckert Jr. is back for more Bitcoin and blockchain Q&A
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3 October, 2022

CoinGeek Weekly Livestream – Kurt Wuckert Jr. is back for more Bitcoin and blockchain Q&A

Kurt Wuckert Jr. gets personal with viewers following the Oslo trial, detailing the risks associated with his job and sharing...
Bank for International Settlement wraps up mBridge cross-border CBDC pilot
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2 October, 2022

Bank for International Settlement wraps up mBridge cross-border CBDC pilot

A month-long CBDC pilot program involving Hong Kong, Thailand, China, and the United Arab Emirates ends with millions in cross-border...
French central bank to explore wholesale CBDCs and utility of tokenized bonds
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1 October, 2022

French central bank to explore wholesale CBDCs and utility of tokenized bonds

Apart from considering the benefits of wholesale CBDCs, Villeroy de Galhau notes that the central bank is also looking to...
China’s Gansu province warns against BTC mining in national data centers
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1 October, 2022

China’s Gansu province warns against BTC mining in national data centers

The province has been cracking down on block reward miners for the past year and issued the warning amid mega...