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ForkLog 16 17.11.2022

EU publishes revised draft of AI regulation

The European Commission published the final text of the AI regulation draft.

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ForkLog 19 17.11.2022

Ukraine assigns Bitcoin taxation regulation to advisory council under the National Securities and Stock Market Commission

The National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine has established an advisory council to advance regulation of the virtual assets market (VA).

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ForkLog 13 15.11.2022

Italy bans facial-recognition technology

Italy's data protection watchdog has banned the use of facial recognition systems and smart glasses. Warnings have already been issued to two municipalities.

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ForkLog 15 14.11.2022

Janet Yellen: FTX Collapse Reveals ‘Weak Spots’ in the Crypto Industry

The FTX incident showed that the cryptocurrency industry needs 'very close regulation.' This view was voiced by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 21 14.11.2022

U.S. authorities demanded Paxos freeze assets withdrawn from FTX

Paxos has been ordered by US federal law enforcement authorities to freeze assets linked to four Ethereum addresses.

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ForkLog 21 14.11.2022

Saint Kitts and Nevis prime minister signals possible legalisation of Bitcoin Cash

Bitcoin Cash could become legal tender in Saint Kitts and Nevis. This was stated by the Caribbean nation’s prime minister Terrence Drew at the Bitcoin Cash 2022 conference.

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ForkLog 28 14.11.2022

U.S. congressman accuses crypto billionaires of lobbying to curb regulation in Washington

U.S. Representative Brad Sherman accused cryptocurrency billionaires of lobbying on behalf of their interests in Washington to curb regulation of the digital-asset industry.

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ForkLog 17 14.11.2022

Kraken freezes accounts linked to FTX and Alameda

The cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, at the request of law enforcement, blocked accounts belonging to the bankrupt FTX Group, including Alameda Research, and their executives.

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ForkLog 9 11.11.2022

Indian authorities freeze $2.5 million linked to E-nuggets app

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India's Finance Ministry has sent a request to Binance to block 150.22 BTC (~$2.5 million) belonging to the E-nuggets team. The developers are accused of money laundering.

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ForkLog 19 11.11.2022

Japan regulator orders local FTX unit to suspend operations

The Japanese Financial Services Agency ordered the local unit of the FTX exchange to suspend operations and switch to close-only mode (users can close positions, but cannot open new ones).

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ForkLog 17 11.11.2022

Bahamas Regulator Freezes FTX Assets

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has frozen the assets of FTX Digital Markets (FDM) and affiliated entities, and suspended the company's license in The Bahamas.

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ForkLog 9 10.11.2022

Gref offers recommendations to the central bank and government on blockchain

The head of Sberbank, German Gref, once again highlighted the promise of blockchain technology and criticised its tight regulation in Russia.

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