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The hype around initial coin offerings may have quieted down in the States, but France seems to be taking a newfound interest. On Dec. 17th, France’s financial regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), granted the country’s first approval for an ICO application.The offering came from French-ICO, a company that has developed a platform for…

Finnish peer-to-peer crypto exchange LocalBitcoins has warned users about alleged security risks associated with anonymous browser Tor Browser.On Sept. 9, transactional compliance expert Richard Bensberg tweeted a screenshot of a LocalBitcoins banner warning Tor users about the risk of losing their Bitcoins (BTC), which stated:“Warning to all Tor users: A Tor browser exposes you to…

The co-founder of the liquidity protocol said the zk roll-up-based scalable solution has the potential to solve the scalability dilemma put forward by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. 434 Total views 2 Total shares Amid the growing popularity of zero-knowledge (ZK) proof based layer-2 scalable solution, decentralized finance liquidity protocol Symbiosis has added support for Linea,…

"Bitcoin means trusting a SHA256 algorithm more than the U.S Treasury," quipped Blockfolio. 1170 Total views 15 Total shares Crypto players were quick to respond to the news that hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department.According to a report from Reuters, a “sophisticated hacking group” backed by a foreign government — reportedly Russia, according to three…

Chainlink partners with War Riders to create a hybrid solution for human readable Ethereum names that removes friction for blockchain gamers. Chainlink (LINK), in partnership with a video game called War Riders, has introduced human readable Ethereum (ETH) names. These names will use a different approach than the Ethereum Name Service, or ENS.Removing friction for…

As a result of the ongoing uptrend, many prominent institutions from the realm of traditional finance have sought to join the crypto bandwagon so as to not miss out on the ongoing action. For starters, a jump in open interest and trading volume for Bitcoin futures has been witnessed across the board over the course…

The bill to suspend crypto mining for 3 years is gaining steam in New York State, while the state’s environmental agency determines how much mining impacts the environment. 1040 Total views 4 Total shares A New York State proposal to suspend fossil fuel-powered proof-of-work mining for three years across the state has gained support from…

Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law.Editor's noteIn a tweet late last night, President Trump said that he and Melania had tested positive for COVID-19. If you weren’t already aware of that, you may want to catch up on a deluge of wishes…

Bitcoin is facing intense selling pressure, but the positive divergence on the RSI suggests a recovery is possible in the near term.