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Ransomware Attacks: US Rep Asks Colonial Pipeline, CNA Financial for Payment Details

Two US companies and ransomware victims, Colonial Pipeline and CNA Financial, have been asked to reveal details of the payments made to hackers before they recovered their data. US Rep. Carolyn Maloney sent letters to the firm on Thursday requesting that they release payment documents relating to the communications made with the ransomware attackers. дальше »

2021-6-4 19:20


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Hawaiian House Democrats ask the state regulator to ease rules on crypto

Hawaiian House Democrats are requesting the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to consider easing stern rules against crypto businesses. A report unveiled this news on March 17, noting that 10 democrats sponsored a bill that seeks to amend the harsh laws against crypto firms that have been in place for almost five years. дальше »

2021-3-19 23:59


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Bitcoin Websites Asked to Remove White Paper After Craig Wright Claims Copyright Infringement

During the last few days, the cryptocurrency community has been discussing the recent action taken by Craig Wright’s lawyers against web portals that host the original Bitcoin white paper. Recently letters were sent to a number of websites requesting the removal of the paper due to alleged copyright infringement. дальше »

2021-1-22 19:00


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CoinCenter Pushes to Extend Public Comment Period and Slow Down New FinCEN Rule Finalization

The Executive Director of CoinCenter, Jerry Brito, has revealed that he is working with people in Congress to get some letters sent to the United States Secretary of Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, requesting the extension of what he says is a “rushed” comment period as per an update on Dec 28. The New Currency Reporting RuleRead More дальше »

2020-12-31 22:01


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Prosecutors seek harsh punishment for a scammer behind a celeb-endorsed ICO

US federal prosecutors are requesting US District Judge Lorna Schofield to sentence a fraudster behind a celebrity-endorsed ICO to a long term in prison. A report unveiled this news on November 4, noting that the prosecutors filed a sentencing submission on October 31, demanding a harsh sentence against Robert Joseph Farkas, the co-founder of Centra Tech. дальше »

2020-11-4 15:27


U.S. Senate Banking Committee Requests Clarity on Crypto & DLT Payments

Republican Senator Mike Crapo sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Tuesday 1 September requesting further clarity on the use of crypto in banking transactions. The letter follows an official OCC release in July, authorizing national banks and federal savings associations to provide crypto custody solutions for clients. дальше »

2020-9-2 19:10


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The IRS Investigation Division Is Requesting Information About Privacy-Centric Cryptocurrencies

The United States tax agency has published a request for information pertaining to privacy-centric cryptocurrencies and technologies that obfuscate crypto transactions. The IRS-CI Cyber Crimes Unit request is also asking for information in relation to “layer two offchain protocol networks, sidechains, and the Schnorr Signature algorithm. дальше »

2020-7-4 02:45


IRS is not Infringing Privacy By Requesting Data From Crypto Exchanges, Judge Decides

A federal court from California has recently decided that the requests made by the Internal Revenue System (IRS) to the cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp in a specific case were not illegal. According to the judge, most of the arguments provided by William Zietzke, who filed a lawsuit against the IRS, lack merit. Zietzke argued that the […] дальше »

2019-11-30 00:34


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Bitcoin scammers impersonate Buckingham palace in attempted Brexit ruse

Just when you thought Bitcoin scammers couldn’t stoop any lower, they’ve now taken to impersonating Buckingham Palace. The fraudsters have reportedly sent letters requesting donations to save the UK economy – because people would totally fall for that, right? The letters, dated September 16, claim this is the second time the Queen has reached out to a “certain number of people to save Great Britain’s economy” because “Brexit will happen quite quickly” – if only it were that easy! For those of you unfamiliar with British politics, Brexit refers to the UK’s impending divorce from the European Union (EU). дальше »

2019-9-30 14:13


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Kenya’s Blockchain Task Force Advises Government to Consider Initial Coin Offerings

The blockchain and cryptocurrency task force established by the Kenyan government is requesting that the authorities enable the development of initial coin offerings (ICOs). According to a report on iTWeb Africa on July 29, 2019, the country’s task force believes that ICOs would help local startups fund projects. дальше »

2019-7-30 11:00


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This AI-powered tool helps you write effective and inclusive job ads

HR departments everywhere, here’s a little secret: Women don’t respond well to job ads requesting “superstars” or “ninjas. ” This is what hiring platform Unitive discovered in 2015 (Unitive is currently part of HR-software company TalVista) when researching how to take the gender bias out of the employee recruitment process — including writing job descriptions, evaluating applications, and interviewing applicants. дальше »

2019-7-9 16:13


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Op Ed: A Summary of

In the latest on the ongoing legal dispute between the New York Attorney General (NYAG), cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer Tether, the New York Supreme Court has modified an April 24, 2019, preliminary injunction and now Bitfinex is allowed to continue using the Tether reserves that were loaned to it to maintain its ordinary course of business, such as paying employees and consultants. дальше »

2019-5-18 22:14