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Cryptocurrency venture capital firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) has decided to invest in Silvergate Capital Corporation, the holding company of Silvergate Bank, which supports bitcoin startups.
A cybercrime specialist from the European Union's police service, Europol, Jarek Jakubcek, told Business Insider that criminals have switched from bitcoin to alternative cryptocurrencies: Monero, ZCash and Dash, to more easily hide their criminal activities.
Bitwala has announced that it plans to become the first crypto bank in Germany and develop blockchain banking. For customers, this means they will be provided with a MasterCard contactless debit payment card and the new business will be IBAN and BIC compliant.
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Many people are under constant attack from an internal invader - their government. Fortunately, history has long known a powerful weapon against this enemy. That weapon is the right to privacy.
The United Press Service of the Courts of St. Petersburg reports that the City Court of St. Petersburg has overturned last year’s decision of the St. Petersburg Oktyabrsky Court to block 40 sites related to cryptocurrencies.
The State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine has announced its official position regarding mining, digital currencies and the identification of participants in transactions related to cryptocurrency. The text of the statement can be found on the official website.
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled in favor of local cryptocurrency exchange Bits of Gold, issuing a temporary order prohibiting Israel's second-largest bank, Leumi Bank, from blocking the Bits of Gold exchange's transactions or bank accounts.
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