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☆ Britain's first crypto regulations to set 'robust' standards
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File PhotoLONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry plans "robust" regulations for crypto assets, following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX last year, which left millions of people nursing billions of dollars in losses. Crypto is currently unregulated globally, with firms only having to carry out checks to prevent money laundering. "These proposals will place responsibility on crypto trading venues for defining the detailed content requirements for admission and disclosure documents - ensuring crypto exchanges have fair and robust standards," the ministry said. Regulators are focusing on prising open "crypto conglomerates" which combine activities like trading, lending and custody under one roof, but with traditional regulatory safeguards between them absent. The European Union is already finalising its first set of crypto rules.

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☆ Bitcoin Family is moving more than $1 million into decentralized exchanges after Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX disaster
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The Taihuttu family in November, days after moving back to Phuket. Didi TaihuttuZoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards The Taihuttu family in Lagos, Portugal on the day they adopted Teddy, their Pomeranian puppy. Thumb drive-size devices like a Trezor or Ledger offer a way to secure crypto tokens "cold." When asked why he is going all in on DEXs instead of keeping his crypto cold, Didi pointed to ease of access. Under it all, the Bitcoin Family still believes that the original cryptocurrency is a solid bet.

Proof of work and proof of stake are the two main ways cryptocurrency transactions are verified. Proof of stake requires participants to put cryptocurrency as collateral for the opportunity to successfully approve transactions. Proof of work is more secure than proof of stake, but it's slower and consumes more energy. Proof of stake requires network participants to stake cryptocurrency as collateral in favor of the new block they believe should be added to the chain. While proof of stake avoids the massive energy consumption of proof of work, it hasn't been proven to be as secure and stable as proof of work at scale.

☆ This 22-year-old survives Lebanon with a bitcoin mining business that's been earning $20,000 a month
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

Against this backdrop, Abu Daher jumped into the crypto mining business a little over two years ago. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Ahmad Abu Daher repairing mining equipment in the basement of a home in Zaarouriyeh. Ahmad Abu DaherIt has been 26 months since Abu Daher first set up shop, and he says that business is thriving. watch nowBuilding a bitcoin mining businessAbu Daher had a few black swan events on his side soon after he broke into crypto mining. In January, police raided a small crypto mining farm in the hydro-powered town of Jezzine, seizing and dismantling mining rigs in the process.

☆ In bankrupt Lebanon, locals mine bitcoin and buy groceries with tether, as $1 is now worth 15 cents
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +32 min

Others arrange clandestine meetings via Telegram to swap the stablecoin tether for U.S. dollars in order to buy groceries. In Jan., police raided a small crypto mining farm in the hydro-powered town of Jezzine, seizing and dismantling mining rigs in the process. But mining crypto tokens to earn a living is not for everybody. Younes tells CNBC that he initially moved 15% of his money into bitcoin, and he kept the remaining balance in cash. Lebanon has six bitcoin ATMs — one in Aamchit and five in Beirut, according to metrics offered by coinatmradar.com.

Almost all the funds, some $7.8 billion, flowed between Binance and Iran's largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, according to a review of data from leading U.S. blockchain researcher Chainalysis. The scale of Binance's Iranian crypto flows – and the fact that they are continuing – has not been previously reported. The total volume of Iranian transactions flowing through Binance is far greater than through any other exchange, the data show. The vast majority of the $8 billion in Iranian crypto transactions identified by Reuters involved the main Binance exchange. This October, the Treasury fined Seattle-based crypto exchange Bittrex $24 million for violating sanctions on Iran and other countries by processing crypto transactions worth over $260 million.

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☆ Best Online Stock Trading Platforms of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +15 min

Luckily, the past few years has seen a profusion of online stock trading platforms. We spent hours comparing more than a dozen stock trading platforms looking for the most intuitive tools, in-depth research and access to guidance and other educational content. We considered all of this when making our picks for the Best Stock Trading Platforms of 2022. How we pickedTo pick Buy Side from WSJ’s best stock trading platforms, we reviewed offerings from more than a dozen companies. Morgan Stanley is the corporate parent of E*Trade, one of the stock trading platforms considered for this story.

☆ Google selects Coinbase to take cloud payments with cryptocurrencies and will use its custody tool
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Google said Tuesday that it will rely on Coinbase to start letting some customers pay for cloud services with cryptocurrencies early in 2023, while Coinbase said it would draw on Google's cloud infrastructure. Over time, Google will allow many more customers to make payments with cryptocurrency, Zavery said. Google had previously indicated in May that it was exploring the possibility of adding support for payments with digital currencies. Blockchain technologies such as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have become a bigger focus for Google's cloud division. Previously, Google's cloud chief, Thomas Kurian, has pushed for growth in major industries such as media and retail.

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda will repay $200 million in crypto to bankrupt lender Voyager - after the crash hit dollar values
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Zahra Tayeb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda plans to give crypto worth $200 million to Voyager to pay off a loan. The loan was worth $377 million before the crypto slump, which helped push lender Voyager into bankruptcy. Alameda agreed to make the payment in bitcoin, ether and seven smaller cryptos by the end of September. For its part, Voyager will return the tokens Alameda pledged as collateral against the loans, including 4.65 million FTT and 63.75 million SRM tokens. In July, the crypto billionaire offered Voyager $250 million in credit, but the crypto lender turned it down.

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☆ How to mine doge, plus a playbook for trading meme stocks
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-11 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Welcome to this weekly roundup of Investing stories from deputy editor Joe Ciolli. Yuriko Nakao/Getty ImagesHello and welcome to Insider Investing. I'm Joe Ciolli, and I'm here to guide you through the current market and investing landscape. Here's what's on the docket:If you aren't yet a subscriber to Insider Investing, you can sign up here. Dason ThomasDason Thomas says he began mining crypto in his garage to earn altcoins like doge and litecoin.

☆ Купить биткоин в Молдове? Можно ли на этом заработать, если ты не Илон Маск. Гид NM
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-23 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +10 min

Что вообще из себя представляет криптовалюта, почему она такая дорогая, можно ли ее купить в Молдове, и стоит ли вкладывать в нее деньги? По данным на 22 апреля, один биткоин стоил $54,5 тыс., при этом в начале 2021 года курс составлял около $30 тыс. Поэтому, несмотря на то, что один биткоин стоит более $64 тыс., не обязательно иметь много денег, чтобы его купить. Чтобы купить криптовалюту, надо создать криптовалютный кошелек или аккаунт на бирже криптовалют. Кроме того, для начала надо разобраться в технологиях и в электронных и криптокошельках, а, вкладывая в криптовалюту деньги, понимать, что на этом можно как быстро заработать, так и быстро прогореть.

Persons: Ethereum, BNB, Skrill Webmoney, SWIFT, Программкошельков, криптовалютойЭто, Ктото Organizations: PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, Нацбанк, Ю, Яндекс.Деньги, Государственная налоговая служба, ИтогоДолгосрочно Locations: —, NMoney, ., Молдова

☆ Время коинов: стоит ли сейчас вкладываться в критовалюту?
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-02 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +6 min

Но, если говорить о глобальной перспективе, долгосрочных инвестициях, то уже очевидно, что Bitcoin пробьет потолок и в $100 тыс. — Никто не может дать стопроцентных гарантий надежности вложений в криптовалюту, ровно как и в любую другую отрасль. В Молдове криптовалюты не регулируются. НБМ отдельным релизом объявил, что никак не влияет и не надзирает за обращением коинов, поэтому все действия производятся на свой страх и риск. Если есть желание рискнуть, то целесообразно делать вложения во множество недорогих коинов.

Persons: — Bitcoin, Bitcoin, Bitcoin —, Felex.net –, Felex.net, Артем Васильев, Ктото Organizations: НБМ, Национальный банк Locations: Felex.net, Молдова, Эстония

If you don't need your stimulus check money now, you could consider investing some or all of it. You can choose to go through an online brokerage, automated investing app, or a financial advisor. You typically won't be able to buy options through an automated investment app, but most online brokerages offer them. You should only invest your stimulus check if you don't need the money right now. Rickie Houston is a wealth-building reporter at Personal Finance Insider who covers investing, brokerage, and wealth-building products.

☆ Bitcoin a ajuns la maximul tuturor timpurilor
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Bitcoin a crescut cu peste 175% de la sfârşitul anului 2019. Preţurile a scăzut sub 4.000 dolari în martie, pe măsură ce pieţele din întreaga lume au scăzut din cauza crizei Covid-19. Însă moneda electronică a crescut brusc în ultimele luni, pe măsură ce dolarul a slăbit. Bitcoin a obţinut, de asemenea, un impuls după ce un strateg de vârf de la BlackRock, cea mai mare firmă de administrare a activelor din lume, a sugerat că Bitcoin ar putea într-o zi să înlocuiască aurul ca monedă de refugiu. Creşterea bitcoin a alimentat, de asemenea, creşteri importante ale criptomonedelor mai mici, cum ar fi ethereum, XRP, litecoin şi Stellar.

Persons: Bitcoin, CNN . Bitcoin, Preţurile Organizations: Square Locations: XRP

☆ Destructurarea unei scheme de convertire a mijloacelor financiare obținute ilicit în criptovalute
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( Gabriela Nirca | ) breakingnews.md time to read: +2 min

Ulterior, pe aceste carduri sunt transferate mijloacele bănești obținute din activitățile date, care erau extrase în numerar la diferite ATM-uri de pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova. Astfel, suspecții, în scopul de a tăinui originea ilicită a banilor, au implementat o schemă de convertire a mijloacelor bănești în valute criptografice (BITCOIN, LITECOIN). În urma tranzacțiilor de convertire a banilor reali în valute cryptografice, aceștia obțineau un venit de circa 15 % din sumele convertite. Ca urmare a analizei primare s-a stabilit că, prin intermediul cardurilor bancare fictive, au fost încasate mijloace bănești de aproximativ 2 milioane de lei. Conform legislației în vigoare persoanele culpabile de comiterea unor astfel de infracțiuni riscă pedeapsă cu închisoare de la 5 la 10 ani.

Locations: Republicii Moldova, Chișinău

☆ Converteau bani în BITCOIN, care ulterior erau utilizați la procurarea drogurilor. Un grup infracțional, destructurat de oamenii legii
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un grup infracțional organizat, implicat în activități de convertire a mijloacelor bănești ilegale în valute criprografice, care ulterior erau utilizate la procurarea drogurilor și oferirea unui aspect legal provenienței veniturilor obținute, a fost destructurat de oamenii legii. Ulterior, pe aceste carduri erau transferate mijloacele bănești obținute din activitățile date, care erau extrase la diferite bancomate de pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova. Astfel, suspecții, în scopul de a tăinui originea ilicită a banilor, au implementat o schemă de convertire a mijloacelor bănești în valute criptografice, precum BITCOIN și LITECOIN. În urma tranzacțiilor de convertire a banilor reali în valute criptografice, aceștia obțineau un venit de circa 15 % din sumele convertite. Totodată, oamenii legii au stabilit că, prin intermediul cardurilor bancare fictive, au fost încasate mijloace bănești de aproximativ 2 milioane de lei.

Locations: Republicii Moldova, Capitală

☆ Converteau mijloace financiare...
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( ) www.realitatea.md time to read: +2 min

Ulterior, pe aceste carduri erau transferate mijloacele bănești obținute din activitățile date, care erau extrase în numerar la diferite ATM-uri de pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova. Astfel, suspecții, în scopul de a tăinui originea ilicită a banilor, au implementat o schemă de convertire a mijloacelor bănești în valute criptografice (BITCOIN, LITECOIN). În urma tranzacțiilor de convertire a banilor reali în valute cryptografice, aceștia obțineau un venit de circa 15% din sumele convertite. Ca urmare a analizei primare s-a stabilit că, prin intermediul cardurilor bancare fictive, au fost încasate mijloace bănești de aproximativ 2 milioane de lei. Conform legislației în vigoare persoanele culpabile de comiterea unor astfel de infracțiuni riscă pedeapsă cu închisoare de la 5 la 10 ani.

Locations: Republicii Moldova, Chișinău

Un grup infracțional a fost destructurat de oamenii legii. Membrii acestuia sunt bănuiți de convertirea banilor proveniți ilegal în valute criptografice, care apoi erau utilizate la procurarea drogurilor și la legalizarea veniturilor. Oamenii legii spun că membrii grupului prin intermediul cardurilor bancare fictive au încasat ilegal aproximativ două milioane de lei. Pentru a tăinui originea acestora, suspecții au implementat o schemă de convertire a banilor în valute criptografice, precum Bitcoin și Litecoin. În urma tranzacțiilor de convertire a banilor reali în valute criptografice, aceștia obțineau un venit de circa 15 % din sumele convertite.

Locations: Chișinău, Republicii Moldova

☆ O schemă de convertire a banilor ilegali în criptovalute, deconspirată de oamenii legii. Patru suspecţi, în stare de libertate
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +2 min

13.11.2020 12:45 Sursa foto:politia.md Vizualizari:O schemă de convertire a banilor ilegali în criptovalute, deconspirată de oamenii legii. Patru suspecţi, în stare de libertateUn grup infracţional organizat, implicat în activităţi de convertire a mijloacelor băneşti ilegale în valute criptografice, a fost destructurat de oamenii legii. Astfel, suspecţii, în scopul de a tăinui originea ilicită a banilor, au implementat o schemă de convertire a mijloacelor băneşti în valute criptografice (BITCOIN, LITECOIN). În urma tranzacţiilor de convertire a banilor reali în valute criptografice, aceştia obţineau un venit de circa 15 % din sumele convertite. Suspecţii, patru la număr, cu vârsta cuprinsă între 18 şi 27 de ani, originari din zona centrală a Republicii Moldova, sunt cercetaţi în stare de libertate.

Locations: criptovalute, Republicii Moldova, . Chişinău

☆ Раскрыта схема конвертации незаконно полученных денег в криптовалюту
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-13 | by ( ) point.md time to read: +1 min

Впоследствии на карты были переведены средства, полученные от незаконной деятельности, которые были сняты наличными в различных банкоматах на территории Республики Молдова. Таким образом, подозреваемые, чтобы скрыть незаконное происхождение денег, реализовали схему конвертации денег в криптовалюту (BITCOIN, LITECOIN). В результате транзакций по конвертации реальных денег в криптовалюту они получили доход в размере около 15% от конвертированных сумм. Было установлено, что с помощью фиктивных банковских карт было собрано около 2 миллионов леев. Согласно действующему законодательству, виновным в совершении подобных преступлений грозит лишение свободы на срок от 5 до 10 лет.

Locations: Республика Молдова, Кишинев

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