# US attorney general releases guidelines for enforcing crypto laws

# US attorney general releases guidelines for enforcing crypto laws

“# US attorney general releases guidelines for enforcing crypto laws ” William Barr, the attorney general for the U.S., published official guidelines for keeping crypto markets accountable.  The lead U.S. attorney’s Cyber-Digital Task Force put together the guidelines, officially calling them: Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework, according to an Oct. 8 statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. …

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# BitMEX exchange operator shuffles leadership in wake of criminal charges

# BitMEX exchange operator shuffles leadership in wake of criminal charges

“# BitMEX exchange operator shuffles leadership in wake of criminal charges ” The operator of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has announced a sweep of its top leadership, after United States authorities charged its founders with failing to prevent money laundering and operating an unregistered trading platform illegally.  On Oct. 8, BitMEX’s operator, 100x Group, announced that the exchange’s three…

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# KPMG unveils blockchain solution to track climate emissions

# KPMG unveils blockchain solution to track climate emissions

“# KPMG unveils blockchain solution to track climate emissions ” International accounting firm KPMG has unveiled its blockchain based Climate Accounting Infrastructure (CAI) solution to help organizations measure, report, and offset their greenhouse gas emissions. CAI uses blockchain to securely store environmental data in a financial system as part of organizations’ climate risk assessments and…

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# Malaysian SC Shariah Advisory Council praises crypto’s ‘great potential’

# Malaysian SC Shariah Advisory Council praises crypto’s ‘great potential’

“# Malaysian SC Shariah Advisory Council praises crypto’s ‘great potential’ ” Just three months after a landmark decision declaring digital assets trading is permissible under Islamic law, and religious scholars in Malaysia say crypto is looking bullish as an investment. The Malaysian Reserve reported Dr. Modh Daud Bakar, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) Shariah Advisory…

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# BitMEX’s actions likely to scare off mainstream institutions, former CBOE trader says

# BitMEX’s actions likely to scare off mainstream institutions, former CBOE trader says

“# BitMEX’s actions likely to scare off mainstream institutions, former CBOE trader says ” Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has not played ball by U.S. regulatory rules, which hurts the crypto industry as a whole, according to David Carman, a former veteran Chicago Board Options Exchange trader. Carman currently helps head up a Chicago-based global crypto…

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