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Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law.Editor's noteA wise man once said, "there's security and there're securities," and if he didn't, he should've.In modern English, it seems a quaint coincidence that the word "security" refers to both safety and a broad class of…

From June 25 to July 1, the Russian government held a public vote with the goal of finding out whether the country’s constitution should be amended. Part of the vote was held on blockchain to “ensure security and transparency,” according to the government, making it the country’s most extensive DLT project to date.But this didn’t…

Despite the growing adoption of various cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) all over the world, the global trading community continues to ask one question: When will a spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF go live in the United States?According to some ETF analysts, a spot Bitcoin ETF could become real in mid-2023, following years of rejection by the…

For starters, Binance Oracle will allow existing decentralized applications and Web3 ecosystem partners on BNB Chain to access data sources and advanced computations. 570 Total views 6 Total shares Crypto exchange Binance announced the launch of a new data feed network, Binance Oracle, that allows blockchain smart contracts to connect with real-world data, starting with…

A crypto exchange has unveiled its new market maker program, with incentives for participants in the form of lower trading fees and reduced transaction costs.OKEx — which, according to CoinMarketCap, is the world’s biggest exchange by trading volume at the time of writing — says the program is open to users who have completed the…

Three female crypto influencers were “deplatformed” from Instagram after critiquing the Binance Influencer Awards. 997 Total views 35 Total shares Rachel Siegel, also known as CryptoFinally, was recently the only woman nominated for the Binance Influencer Awards. She alleges that she and two fellow female crypto influencers were deplatformed from Instagram following their criticism of…