# Mastercard acquires major crypto forensics outfit CipherTrace

# Mastercard acquires major crypto forensics outfit CipherTrace

“# Mastercard acquires major crypto forensics outfit CipherTrace ” Mastercard’s focus on crypto and digital currencies appears to have taken a greater dimension given the company’s recent move. According to a release on Thursday, the global payments giant has reached an agreement to acquire CipherTrace, a blockchain intelligence firm with crypto forensics capabilities for over…

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# US crypto exchange CrossTower expands to India

# US crypto exchange CrossTower expands to India

“# US crypto exchange CrossTower expands to India ” United States-based cryptocurrency exchange CrossTower is expanding operations to India despite the ongoing legal uncertainty over local crypto regulation. CrossTower has set up a local division in India and launched a cryptocurrency trading platform to capture the growing multi-billion dollar market, Reuters reported Sept. 6. CrossTower…

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# Insiders sold Microstrategy stock after Bitcoin’s bull run

# Insiders sold Microstrategy stock after Bitcoin’s bull run

“# Insiders sold Microstrategy stock after Bitcoin’s bull run ” Virginia-based enterprise software company Microstrategy has captured the attention of crypto and financial news outlets alike with its CEO’s atypical strategy of going all-in on Bitcoin, beginning in 2020, with some reporters quipping that the company has since morphed into something closer to a Bitcoin…

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# Russian Duma wants to regulate crypto mining as business

# Russian Duma wants to regulate crypto mining as business

“# Russian Duma wants to regulate crypto mining as business ” As Russian cryptocurrency advocates are working to attract global crypto mining operators, local lawmakers have gotten more serious about regulating the industry. Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, claimed that Russian lawmakers are now considering recognizing the crypto…

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