# President of Paraguay vetoes crypto regulation law

# President of Paraguay vetoes crypto regulation law

” President of Paraguay vetoes crypto regulation law “ Paraguay’s president, Mario Abdo Benítez, vetoed a bill that sought to recognize cryptocurrency mining as an industrial activity on Monday. He reasoned that mining’s high electricity consumption could hinder the expansion of a sustainable national industry.  The decree stated that crypto mining uses intensive capital with…

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# Tornado Cash shows that DeFi can’t escape regulation

# Tornado Cash shows that DeFi can’t escape regulation

” Tornado Cash shows that DeFi can’t escape regulation “ The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sanctions against Tornado Cash this month, marking its first action against a decentralized finance (DeFi) mixer in what may prove to be a watershed moment for DeFi regulation. A lack of response and regulatory preparation…

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# AML and KYC: A catalyst for mainstream crypto adoption

# AML and KYC: A catalyst for mainstream crypto adoption

” AML and KYC: A catalyst for mainstream crypto adoption “ For Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin (BTC), the motivation to create a new payment ecosystem from scratch in 2009 stemmed from the economic chaos caused by the banking sector’s over-exuberant and risky lending practices mixed accompanied by the bursting of the housing bubbles…

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