The United States Justice Department announced on March 15 that it was pressing charges against a resident of Hanoi, Vietnam, in connection to the operation of the ChipMixer. The announcement came shortly after it became known that a Europol action led by German law enforcement had closed down the Vietnam-based crypto mixer. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District…
Customer relationship management software firm Salesforce has launched Salesforce Web3, an NFT management platform to help its clients create token-based loyalty programs. Businesses can mint and sell NFTs, monitor blockchain activity, and view real-time customer data on Salesforce Web3, which launched today with subscription tiers. The roll out comes after a pilot program of 257,000 transactions with Salesforce clients such…
On March 14, 2023, the U.K.-based bank Natwest Group announced new limits on cryptocurrency payments, citing crypto scams that cost U.K. consumers £329 million annually. The limit imposed on crypto exchanges is £1,000 daily ($1,215), with a 30-day limit of £5,000 ($6,077). Natwest’s Cautious Approach Towards Crypto Assets Prompts Another Transfer Limit Amid the banking sector rout in the United…
German and U.S. authorities today closed a “crypto mixer” allegedly used by criminals on the dark web to launder funds—and seized a load of Bitcoin in the process. In a Wednesday announcement, Europol said it dismantled the ChipMixer platform’s infrastructure, which it described as “one of the dark web’s largest cryptocurrency laundromats,” and seized $42.2 million-worth of Bitcoin, along with…
German and U.S. authorities today closed a “crypto mixer” allegedly used by criminals on the dark web to launder funds—and seized a load of Bitcoin in the process. In a Wednesday announcement, Europol said it dismantled the ChipMixer platform’s infrastructure, which it described as “one of the dark web’s largest cryptocurrency laundromats,” and seized $42.2 million-worth of Bitcoin, along with…
Tom Emmer, Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives, has reiterated concerns that the federal government is “weaponizing” concerns around the banking industry to go after crypto. In a March 15 letter, Emmer called on Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chair Martin Gruenberg to answer questions as to whether the government corporation has specifically instructed banks not to provide…
The United States equities markets tumbled on March 15 after Saudi National Bank, Swiss Bank Credit Suisse’s largest investor, said it will not be able to provide any more funding to Credit Suisse due to regulatory limitations. Investors are nervous because Credit Suisse, which has large U.S. and global operations, warned on March 14 that it had found “certain material…
The United States equities markets tumbled on March 15 after Saudi National Bank, Swiss Bank Credit Suisse’s largest investor, said it will not be able to provide any more funding to Credit Suisse due to regulatory limitations. Investors are nervous because Credit Suisse, which has large U.S. and global operations, warned on March 14 that it had found “certain material…
It’s no secret the crypto industry has a representation problem. And that means that so too does the nascent crypto-art world, according to the founders of the digital art collective GXRLS Revolution. “Regarding the lack of visibility of women, the state of crypto art is much worse than traditional art,” curator, collector, and co-founder of GXRLS Revolution Annelise Stern told…
In this episode of Decentralize with Cointelegraph, United States policy reporter Turner Wright and opinion editor Rudy Takala speak to listeners about their experiences at the ETHDenver conference from Feb. 24 to March 5. Wright arrived in time to interview industry experts, check out a “hacker house” and watch developers go through the BUIDLWeek. Takala talks about the highlights of…
