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Dutch University set to recover more than twice the paid BTC ransom in 2019

The university reluctantly paid €200,000 in Bitcoin in December 2019 to avoid losing critical research data and resources.

MiCa, AMLA and EU’s 'wild west' problem: Law Decoded, June 27-July 4

The Markets in Crypto-Assets passed the Tripartite negotiations, while the European Union anticipates a new body for AML regulation.

Indian crypto trading volumes slump following hefty taxes

Indian crypto traders may be giving up since they must now factor in a 30% income tax and a 1% tax per transaction on crypto trades, forcing exchange volume to plummet.

ECB officials prepare for 'harmonization' of crypto regulations: Report

Regulators from 19 EU member states will reportedly attend a supervisory board meeting in July to discuss MiCA and its possible implementation.

Singapore's financial watchdog considers further restrictions on crypto

The Monetary Authority of Singapore may consider “placing limits on retail participation” for investors, as well as introduce rules on the use of leverage for crypto transactions.

CoinShares acquires French crypto asset manager Napoleon AM

CoinShares previously agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital in Napoleon Crypto SAS for $14.5 million in November 2021.

Haters to unite at the first conference for crypto skeptics

The anti-crypto conference hopes attendees will get a chance to speak face-to-face with government officials to share their skepticism about the industry.

The crypto industry needs a crypto capital market structure

The DeFi industry needs a sound market structure and systemic independence from current transactional systems.

6 Questions for Alyssa Tsai of Panony

Jed McCaleb’s XRP bag is almost gone, Ethereum’s difficulty bomb delayed and FTX inks deal with BlockFi: Hodler’s Digest, June 26-July 2

The decoupling manifesto: Mapping the next phase of the crypto journey

The narratives that have propelled crypto to its current status have reached the limits of their influence. It’s time to rethink how to pitch crypto to a broader society.

Argentina carries out crypto wallet seizures linked to tax delinquents

Argentinian tax dodgers are seeing their cryptocurrency wallets seized by the local tax authority.

Experts weigh in on European Union’s MiCa crypto regulation

Modulus CEO Richard Gardner believes that the new regulation may signal the end of the current digital asset downturn.

Self-custody is key during extreme market conditions: Here's what experts say

Self-custody is what crypto was built for, while bear markets are nothing new to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, industry executives say.

Not giving up: VanEck refiles with SEC for spot Bitcoin ETF

VanEck believes nothing should prevent the SEC from approving a pure Bitcoin ETF after the regulator greenlighted Bitcoin futures ETFs in 2021.

EU agrees on MiCA regulation to crack down on crypto and stablecoins

“Europe’s upcoming crypto-assets policy framework will be to crypto what GDPR was to privacy,” says Circle chief strategy officer Dante Disparte.

Former Monero maintainer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni to surrender for South Africa extradition

Court filings hint at authorities allowing Spagni to be in the United States for the Independence Day holiday weekend before being taken to South Africa early on Tuesday.

US lawmakers say crypto industry has a 'tech bro' problem hurting innovation

Venture capitalists tend to invest in companies with predominantly white male leadership, while women and people of color "remain in the waiting room," according to Stephen Lynch.

Coinbase providing customer geolocation data to ICE: Report

The U.S. government agency is reportedly using Coinbase Tracer to access customers' historical geo-tracking data and transactions on over a dozen cryptocurrencies.

'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova makes FBI's Ten Most Wanted list

The Bulgarian-German businesswoman was last spotted in Athens in 2017, and now it’s worth up to $100,000 to provide U.S. law enforcement with information about her.

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