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In an interview with Barron's, the former head of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said that she does not see the need to introduce a ban on digital currencies.
Local news agency Vzglyad reports that plans to regulate Bitcoin will be published after the Blockchain Master Center begins operations in September this year.
This week, local Japanese news outlets report that class-action lawsuits have been filed against the Coincheck platform, which was hit by a hack that resulted in the theft of $530 million worth of NEM cryptocurrency.
Garrett Camp announced plans to release his own Eco cryptocurrency, TechCrunch reports. The digital currency will be distributed globally and will be used as a means of payment for daily transactions.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued numerous subpoenas against ICOs seeking violations of securities laws. Meanwhile, some companies have applied for ICO permits under Regulation A+.
The department proposes to create a special cryptocurrency exchange where miners could exchange digital currency for fiat currency, Interfax writes, citing Anton Kozyrev, Deputy Minister of Communications of the Russian Federation.
US regulators are investigating tZero's $250 million ICO for possible violations of federal securities laws.
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