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Blockchain and digital currency: Does the US Congress understand it?
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29 September, 2020

Blockchain and digital currency: Does the US Congress understand it?

The world does not need a new set of laws that specifically address blockchain and digital currency because the laws...
SEC halts securities trading for Vortex Blockchain Technologies
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29 September, 2020

SEC halts securities trading for Vortex Blockchain Technologies

The little-known Vortex Blockchain Technologies is a company that claims to have operations in several areas related to digital currencies.
US Treasury launches phase 2 of blockchain grants payments
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29 September, 2020

US Treasury launches phase 2 of blockchain grants payments

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is studying how blockchain technology can be used to tokenize, transfer and redeem grant...
The CoinGeek Pulse: Episode 14
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25 September, 2020

The CoinGeek Pulse: Episode 14

The Bitcoin event of the year—CoinGeek Live 2020—is finally upon us, with the action getting underway from September 30 to...
US seizes $6.5M in digital currencies and cash in darknet takedown
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24 September, 2020

US seizes $6.5M in digital currencies and cash in darknet takedown

Operation DisrupTor has brought down a thriving dark web network that engaged in tens of thousands of sales of illegal...
US regulator gives approval for banks to hold stablecoins
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24 September, 2020

US regulator gives approval for banks to hold stablecoins

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has permitted national banks to hold reserves of digital currencies and other...