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Ukraine passes draft digital currency bill at first stage
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7 December, 2020

Ukraine passes draft digital currency bill at first stage

The Draft Bill on Virtual Assets was accepted by politicians in the Verkhovna Rada, and will now proceed through two...
Russia central bank snubs private ruble-pegged stablecoins
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7 December, 2020

Russia central bank snubs private ruble-pegged stablecoins

The Chinese model for its digital yuan is a better template for Russia in exploring a central bank digital currency,...
BTC miners in Yunnan province lose power: reports
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6 December, 2020

BTC miners in Yunnan province lose power: reports

Baoshan authorities have reportedly ordered electricity producers to stop supplying power to some block reward miners from the city.
Hackers use Monero cryptojacking as decoy for more invasive attacks: report
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6 December, 2020

Hackers use Monero cryptojacking as decoy for more invasive attacks: report

A group called BISMUTH has reportedly attacked a number of targets linked to governments in Vietnam and France in recent...
PlusToken scam: Top operators jailed for up to 11 years
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5 December, 2020

PlusToken scam: Top operators jailed for up to 11 years

A Chinese court also fined the PlusToken operators up to $900,000 for their roles in the $2.25 billion Ponzi scheme.
Venezuelan hackers who stole $1.9M in BTC arrested
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5 December, 2020

Venezuelan hackers who stole $1.9M in BTC arrested

The two reportedly used obfuscation protocols to cover their tracks, but police managed to track the heist to a company...
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