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The darknet has been quiet of late, which is the way it’s meant to be. No news means no mega busts, honeypots, or mass market shutdowns. Even when it’s out of the spotlight though, the deep web is quietly making news, whether trialling the latest privacy coins or the newest coin mixers that promise to restore a little of the privacy that’s being stripped away from bitcoin users on a daily basis. Also read: U.S. Agency ICE Conducts Investigations That Exploit Blockchain Activity The Battle for Privacy Heats Up Privacy…

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Doesn’t it seem to take forever for a new ICO to deliver on their promises? Decent.bet, the community-owned gaming platform, recently completed their ICO and has already delivered their DBET token wallet, three testnets and a new wallet update is right around the corner.  Is there any other cryptocurrency platform that has delivered faster? Decent.bet is a community-owned, online casino and sportsbook platform that is built on the Ethereum blockchain. Their ICO ended less than three months ago, and since that date, the site has launched three testnets to their…

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A two-day workshop involving over sixty financial investigators in Basel, Switzerland has seen Europol and Interpol agree upon a range of measures designed to ramp up efforts to combat the use of cryptocurrencies for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes. The event saw attendance from over 60 international financial investigators. Also Read: New Research: Laundering of Illicit Funds Less than 1% of Bitcoin Transactions Financial Investigators Discuss Cryptocurrency Regulations The recent workshop was hosted by the Basel Institute on Governance and organized in partnership with Europol and Interpol. The event saw…

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The New York State Department of Financial Services has asked two South Korean financial authorities to share cryptocurrency-related data they obtained from their recent inspections of six major Korean banks. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies The US Wants South Korean Crypto Data The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has asked South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to share the data obtained from their inspections of six major Korean banks, local media report. The NYDFS supervises banks,…

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South Korea cryptocurrency exchanges are complaining of unfair treatment as the country’s ban on anonymous trading begins Tuesday. Banks Favor Big Names According to local news media outlet Business Korea, exchanges using corporate bank accounts may face sudden halts to service or even an obligation to cease trading altogether. Korean authorities deemed January 30th the date when all citizens trading cryptocurrency must do so through just one account, the identity details of which match their bank account. Banks have been working to implement the required system at breakneck speed as…

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This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. SINGAPORE – The world’s first Love, Blockchain & AI driven Marketplace project, Viola.AI, has officially sold out its token pre-sale more than 5 days before its scheduled end date. Whitelist for the public sale is now open, as people continue to support Viola.AI’s mission of…

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The Neo platform was designed to serve as a launchpad for Initial Coin Offerings. Since hosting the Red Pulse ICO last year, Neo has accommodated around a dozen ICOs, with another dozen in the works. From a fundraising perspective, these crowdsales have been successful, selling out rapidly and raising hundreds of millions of dollars. But from a technical perspective, several of Neo’s largest ICOs have been blighted by problems. Also read: Neo Approaches Record High But Centralization Concerns Persist Apex Gets Owned In the last 24 hours, Apex has become…

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Ethereum is the current master class for decentralized apps and ICO projects. It is the platform of choice at the moment, which has largely driven the positive price action of ETH when others have declined. There may be new contenders for this digital crown, though, and NEO and its smaller sibling, GAS, could be among them. Reports have suggested that GAS could participate in the ERC20 ecosystem as Ethereum previously did. Additionally, it will be the easiest way to buy any tokens launched on the NEO platform. We’re pleased to…

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Millennials can’t get enough of crypto it appears. When US trading brokerage Robinhood announced that it was venturing into the crypto space social media erupted with enthusiasm. Those eager to embark on a journey into crypto land will have to get in line, over a million users have already signed up for early access to the new crypto app. According to reports Robinhood has been inundated with interest in its latest offering. It has only been four days since the company announced that it was going to offer commission-free crypto…

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Howard Schultz, Starbucks Corporation’s current Executive Chairman and former CEO, said that the company sees potential in blockchain technologies and some cryptocurrencies. Starbucks Wants To Go Cashless Without Bitcoin Starbucks has been a leader in the adoption of promising technologies, such as mobile payment features, and is set to continue the trend with a venture into cryptocurrencies and blockchain. As excitement builds around cryptocurrencies and their underlying technology, known as blockchain, Starbucks aims to take full advantage. The coffee giant will supposedly not be accepting the cryptocurrency Bitcoin though, the…

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