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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned about an “increase in scammers” employing crypto ATMs and Quick Response (QR) codes for fraudulent activities. The agency gave valuable tips on how individuals can protect themselves on such occasions. Beware When Using Crypto ATMs Quick Response codes – machine-scannable images that can instantly be read using a smartphone camera – can be used at cryptocurrency ATMs to send payments to an intended recipient. It seems bad...

The government of Kazakhstan reportedly plans to put local companies working with digital assets under its regulatory scope. According to a proposed bill, those entities will have to give detailed information about their crypto operations to the country’s financial watchdogs to prove they have no connections to money-laundering schemes. Kazakhstan May Tighten Its Crypto Rules As reported by the local media Sputnik, the National Parliament of Kazakhstan passed a bill to make...

Elon Musk has asked his millions of Twitter followers whether to sell 10% of his Tesla stock. The question is what to do with the proceeds, and bitcoin proponents, such as Michael Saylor and Max Keiser, have explained the benefits if he decided to buy BTC with the money. Musk to Sell 10% of His Tesla Stock? The CEO of the world’s largest EV maker took a rather unorthodox approach in regards to his financial future. He asked his multi-million fan base on Twitter whether he...

Data from the research company Civic Science revealed that roughly 4% of US residents have resigned from their jobs over the past 12 months as they have made sufficient profits from cryptocurrency investments. Interestingly, the majority were low-paid workers with annual salaries of less than $50,000. Crypto Gave Them Reason Not to Work The poll conducted by the consumer intelligence platform – Civic Science – added that a further 7% of the participants know someone who has...

The US Congress has just passed legislation that could potentially change the way Americans think about Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry. The approval of the infamous Infrastructure Bill, which received a final vote of 226 to 206, is a controversial moment for the budding industry. If the bill is signed by US President Joe Biden, then most of the crypto businesses registered in the United States —like Coinbase, Kraken, or even a DEX developed in America— would be...

The number of digital yuan wallets in China has reportedly surged to 140 million, as 10 million of them are corporate accounts. Transactions in e-CNY reached 62 billion yuan, or $9.7 billion. Seven Times More Than in June When speaking of creating a digital version of a national currency, China’s efforts are among the most advanced globally. In recent months, the most-populated nation has launched numerous campaigns aiming to popularize the e-yuan among the locals. Following...

IGM Financial Inc., a 40-year-old Canadian wealth manager, could be next in line to launch Bitcoin and Ethereum services for its clients, suggested the company’s CEO, James O’Sullivan. Founded in 1978, IGM Financial is a large Winnipeg-based investment company with over $260 billion in assets under management. The firm’s Chief Executive Officer – James O’Sullivan – asserted in a recent interview that internal discussions have already begun in regards to adding the two largest...

Cryptocurrencies are continuing to gain traction as a payment option by businesses and governments alike. Recently, Deputy Luizão Goulart of Brazil proposed a bill to allow public and private sector workers to be paid in bitcoin. If passed, this would be the biggest national move to support digital asset adoption since El Salvador’s legal tender law. What’s in the Bill? The bold bill – proposed earlier this week – comes amidst an ongoing regulatory debate in Brazil...

Pivotal upgrades for Ethereum 2.0 have been slow but steady. While technical issues continue to bother the network, something that has dragged on for over two years, researchers have now detailed three scenarios of how Ethereum 2.0’s proof-of-stake (PoS) design could still be attacked. Don’t worry; they can be fixed too. Serious Attacks on Ethereum’s PoS design The world’s second most valuable cryptocurrency, Ethereum (ETH), has managed to notch another ATH in the early hours...

Pat Toomey – Senator and ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee – is not finished fighting the infrastructure bill. He recently vowed to fix flawed language within the legislation that stirred major controversy in August. He’s also taken issue with the newly released stablecoin report, which recommends regulating their issuers like banks. Correcting Language On “Crypto Brokers” The senator aired his thoughts during an interview with Yahoo Finance. In conversation with...