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India arrests key suspect in GainBitcoin crypto Ponzi scheme

India’s premier investigative agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation, has arrested Ayush Varshney, co-founder and chief technology officer of Darwin Labs Private Limited, in connection with the alleged GainBitcoin crypto fraud. CBI arrests GainBitcoin scam suspect at Mumbai airport The…...
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Is Coinbase Sabotaging Bitcoin De Minimis Tax Exemption In Favor Of Stablecoins?

A new controversy has emerged within the cryptocurrency community, particularly on “crypto Twitter,” involving US-based exchange Coinbase (COIN).  Rumors are circulating that the exchange is actively opposing the proposed Bitcoin (BTC) de minimis tax exemption, allegedly to promote a regulatory framework that favors stablecoins over Bitcoin. Coinbase’s Alleged Lobbying ...
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Barry Silbert Sees ‘Financial Privacy’ Becoming More Important As Leading Bitcoin Mining Pool Operator Dives Into Zcash

Barry Silbert, CEO of cryptocurrency conglomerate Digital Currency Group, hailed the growth of financial privacy on Wednesday after mining giant Foundry announced plans to launch a Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC) mining pool. A Mining Pool For ZEC? Foundry, which operates one of the world’s leading Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining pools, Foundry USA pool, said...
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Ghana selects 11 crypto exchanges for SEC regulatory sandbox pilot

Ghana has selected 11 crypto trading platforms to participate in a regulatory sandbox where they will “pilot their products and services in a controlled environment under the regulatory oversight” of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Starting March 10, Africoin, Blu…...
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