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ESMA calls for feedback on ‘crypto’ staff competence guidelines
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21 February, 2025

ESMA calls for feedback on ‘crypto’ staff competence guidelines

The ESMA has launched a consultation on guidelines for assessing the knowledge and competence of crypto-asset service providers' staff.
UK wants to ban ransomware payments from public institutions
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21 January, 2025

UK wants to ban ransomware payments from public institutions

The U.K.’s Home Office has proposed new laws to bar public institutions from bowing to ransomware demands and a mandatory...
UK’s CBDC advances with creation of sandbox-like laboratory
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20 January, 2025

UK’s CBDC advances with creation of sandbox-like laboratory

In its CBDC progress update, the Bank of England announced the creation of a Digital Pound Lab, which works similar...
Operation Destabilize: How criminals used Tether to launder cash
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15 January, 2025

Operation Destabilize: How criminals used Tether to launder cash

The U.K. launches its Operation Destabilize, a scheme targeted to clamp down money laundering and other financial crimes, with Tether...
UK: Digital asset staking is not collective investment scheme
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15 January, 2025

UK: Digital asset staking is not collective investment scheme

The U.K. Treasury has amended finance laws to clarify that digital asset staking is not a collective investment scheme, allowing...
Top events of 2024: A deep dive into future tech
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23 December, 2024

Top events of 2024: A deep dive into future tech

Recounting 2024, CoinGeek's Becky Liggero lists the greatest events she attended this year and how these conferences impacted how we...
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