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Deloitte report reveals key concerns, challenges to digital currency adoption
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5 August, 2022

Deloitte report reveals key concerns, challenges to digital currency adoption

Deolitte's report sheds light on the current motivations, key concerns, and barriers to adopting digital currencies, according to the executives.
Woman behind BTC murder-for-hire plot faces 10 years in prison
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4 August, 2022

Woman behind BTC murder-for-hire plot faces 10 years in prison

Jessica Leeann Sledge made three payments totaling $10k in BTC to a purported "hitman" she found through a dark web...
DROPs token founders Jeremy McAlpine and Zachary Matar sentenced in $1.9M ICO scam
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3 August, 2022

DROPs token founders Jeremy McAlpine and Zachary Matar sentenced in $1.9M ICO scam

Jeremy McAlpine and Zachary Matar pleaded guilty to one count each of securities fraud in August 2021; McAlpine will serve...
Federal insurance doesn’t cover digital asset companies, FDIC clarifies
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3 August, 2022

Federal insurance doesn’t cover digital asset companies, FDIC clarifies

FDIC insurance doesn’t protect against insolvency, default, or bankruptcy of any non-bank entity such as digital asset exchanges, custodians, or...
UK gov’t accused of abandoning national detained in Saudi over North Korea digital currency conference links
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3 August, 2022

UK gov’t accused of abandoning national detained in Saudi over North Korea digital currency conference links

The U.K. national is detained in Saudi under the request of the U.S. government after they were identified as having...
SEC calls Forsage a ‘fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme’
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2 August, 2022

SEC calls Forsage a ‘fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme’

U.S. securities regulators have charged 11 individuals for creating and promoting the “fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme” that is...
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