# OpenSea updates banned countries list sparking decentralization debate

# OpenSea updates banned countries list sparking decentralization debate

” OpenSea updates banned countries list sparking decentralization debate “ U.S.-based NFT marketplace OpenSea has reportedly begun barring Iranian users from its platform, sparking outrage from NFT collectors and raising fresh debate about decentralization in the crypto space.  On Thursday morning, Iranian OpenSea users started posting on Twitter that their accounts were being deactivated or…

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# Want to weed out ransomware? Regulate crypto exchanges

# Want to weed out ransomware? Regulate crypto exchanges

“# Want to weed out ransomware? Regulate crypto exchanges ” Just between July 2020 and June 2021, ransomware activity soared by a whopping 1,070%, according to a recent Fortinet report, with other researchers confirming the proliferation of this mode of extortion. Mimicking the prevalent business model of the legitimate tech world, ransomware-as-a-service portals popped up…

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# Making sense of the Bitfinex Bitcoin billions

# Making sense of the Bitfinex Bitcoin billions

“# Making sense of the Bitfinex Bitcoin billions ” It’s the Netflix script that wrote itself. A story so outlandish, it’s stunned the crypto community; an industry accustomed to apparent suicides in Spanish jail cells and nonfungible token auctions for dead rappers. The plot involves the United States Department of Justice (DoJ), a crypto exchange…

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# ‘Keep Your Coins’ bill introduced to restrict government control of crypto

# ‘Keep Your Coins’ bill introduced to restrict government control of crypto

“# ‘Keep Your Coins’ bill introduced to restrict government control of crypto ” Ohio’s eighth district congressman Warren Davidson has introduced the “Keep Your Coins” bill in the House of Representatives to protect individuals’ self-custodied crypto wallets from U.S. government agency control. The introduction on Feb. 15 comes just a day after the Canadian government…

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# US Federal deposit insurer lists “crypto-asset risks” among its top priorities for the year

# US Federal deposit insurer lists “crypto-asset risks” among its top priorities for the year

“# US Federal deposit insurer lists “crypto-asset risks” among its top priorities for the year ” Martin J. Gruenberg, the acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, named “crypto-assets” among the agency’s key priorities in 2022, alongside addressing financial risks associated with climate change and promoting amendments to major federal statutes relevant…

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