The Central Bank of Israel, together with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, against the backdrop of global tightening of cryptocurrency regulation, will test the security of the Central Bank’s digital currency in the face of incomplete information about the owner. The two regulators are set to launch joint testing of cybersecurity methods using the Israeli central bank’s two-tier digital currency in the third quarter. The state cryptocurrency will be tested for the ability of banks

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The largest company investing in the first cryptocurrency, MicroStrategy, calculates huge losses from falling quotes on the crypto market. However, management considers this a temporary phenomenon. The largest cryptocurrency in the world by capitalization, bitcoin, recorded on Wednesday, June 15, a new 18-month low of $20,181. Against the backdrop of freezing customer withdrawals and suspending operations by the crypto lender Celsius, this led to the fall of “smaller cryptocurrencies” and the market as a whole.

Finblox has placed a $1,500 monthly withdrawal cap and suspended rewards due to uncertainty around hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. Cryptocurrency staking and yield generation platform Finblox invested about $3.6 million in cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) in December 2021. Until mid-June, Finblox had no claims against Three Arrows for the performance of contractual obligations. However, against the background of information about the possible financial distress of Three Arrows Capital, the Finblox platform

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun studying measures to protect US cryptocurrency exchanges from insider trading, calling into question the legality of such a business. Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett tweeted that, according to her sources, the SEC sent letters to several crypto exchanges to obtain comprehensive information about their measures to protect investors from insider trading. After allegations of insider trading were made in the crypto industry, the head of the

The regulator of the US state of Iowa (IID), after an investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, demanded that BlockFi pay an administrative fine of about $1 million. According to Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen, cryptocurrency lending service BlockFi will have to pay $943,396.22 to list and sell securities without proper registration and regulatory approval. In addition, the regulator ordered the company to immediately stop working in the state.

The launch of a joint service between Splyt and Binance should allow users of the world’s largest crypto exchange to pay for services without leaving the mobile application. Binance and app developer Splyt have partnered to offer 90 million users in 150 countries access to vehicle rental and ticketing services through the Binance Marketplace. Through the partnership, Binance will become the first cryptocurrency exchange in the world to offer ride-hailing services on its platform. Once

The CEO of cryptocurrency wallet provider Exodus spoke about how company employees pay taxes and why bitcoin salaries are useful. Exodus continues to pay employees in bitcoin (BTC) despite the ongoing downturn in the cryptocurrency markets, CEO Jay Richardson said. Since its launch in 2015, the company has been paying 100% of salary in BTC. Exodus employs over 300 people. Even during serious market downturns in the past, the company did not stop paying salaries

The Central Bank of Nigeria believes that the introduction of the USSD code for the state cryptocurrency will enable almost 30% of the country’s population to access the financial services market. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor Kingsley Obiora said at a meeting of the IMF’s Africa Department this Friday that the central bank intends to introduce a special USSD code to improve people’s access to digital naira. The regulatory framework for access to

The Swedish central bank (Riksbank) has demanded to prevent the adoption of bitcoin in the country, worrying about financial stability and the environment. The Central Bank published a report “Cryptocurrencies and their impact on financial stability”, in which he presented the results of his own research on proof-of-work (PoW) mining. The report argues that cryptocurrencies mined in this way should be banned in the country, as PoW is an energy-intensive method that affects the environment.