April 27, 2024
Crypto

EU expands AML regulation impacting cryptocurrency compliance

The European Parliament has voted to adopt a package of laws to strengthen the EU’s AML and terrorist financing toolkit, with a particular impact on the cryptocurrency industry. The regulation reports to create enhanced due diligence measures and checks on customer’s identity. Obliged entities, such as banks or cryptocurrency asset managers, have to report

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Crypto

Telegram users targeted in cryptocurrency scam, Kaspersky reports

Scammers are exploiting the rising popularity of Telegram and its associated cryptocurrency, Toncoin (TON), to execute a highly scalable scheme design to pilfer the digital tokens from unsuspecting users. Kaspersky researchers have discovered the operation, which has been active since November 2023, and warns that it is a growing threat. Victims are being lured into

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Loans

Intel awarded up to $8.5 billion from CHIPS Act, with loans available

The money will help “leading-edge semiconductors made in the United States” keep “America in the driver’s seat of innovation,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said on a call with reporters. Intel and the White House said their agreement is nonbinding and preliminary and could change. Intel has long been a stalwart of the U.S.

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Crypto

Is Insurance Crucial for Cryptocurrency to Penetrate Mainstream Markets?

The world of cryptocurrency is grappling with considerable challenges following its tumultuous boom and subsequent decline, which garnered significant media attention. The process of mainstream integration has been uneven, partly due to the difficulty in securing regulatory approval. The risk of theft – whether via hacking or other means – poses a considerable barrier in

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Loans

Digital nano-loans as enablers of financial empowerment

Chik Shampoo’s case study on sachets in the 70s often serves as a playbook to tap into India’s billion people-strong potential. What started as a revolution in FMCG has now transcended industries, even reaching financial services. And one such space in the BFSI subset has managed to gain significant momentum: lending. Sachetised loans, also called

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Banking

Instagram Threads search now supports ‘all languages’ in latest update

Image Credits: Bloomberg / Gabby Jones / Getty Images Instagram’s Twitter/X rival, Threads, is becoming more competitive with the expansion of its keyword search feature to all markets where the app is available. The feature was initially tested in English-speaking markets including Australia and New Zealand in August before expanding to most other English and

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