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Markets

OKEx Founder Incommunicado While Assisting in Investigation: Report

Caixin sources said Mingxing "Star" Xu had been 'taken' by authorities at least a week ago and hasn't been seen since.


Markets

US Charges 6 With Laundering Mexican Drug Cartel Cash Using Crypto and Casinos

The U.S. Department of Justice charged the six individuals with alleged involvement in laundering funds from Mexican drug cartels after an investigation spanning years.

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Finance

Coinbase's Global Marketing Head Latest to Join Mass Exit

Global Marketing Head John Russ is the latest in a string of departures from the crypto exchange over recent weeks.

Coinbase

Finance

Hackers Infiltrated Almost 2,000 Robinhood Accounts, More Than Thought: Report

According to the company's statement at the time of the hacks, the attacks were said to have affected only a "limited" number of clients.

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Tech

Trump's Security Hawks Call Distributed Ledgers 'Critical' in US-China Tech Arms Race

DLT is among 20 "critical and emerging" technologies in the Trump Administration's new strategy for preserving the U.S.' technological edge.

President Donald J. Trump chairs the National Security Council.

Markets

Authorities Arrest 20 Suspected of Ties to Russian Rapper's Alleged Money Laundering Syndicate

Authorities accuse QQAAZZ of mounting a laundering-as-a-service operation for the criminal underworld.

Maksim Boiko was arrested in March.

Markets

Filecoin Launch Finally Brings $200M ICO to Fruition

Filecoin, designed as a decentralized alternative to Amazon Web Services, is now live as of block height 148,888, or 14:44 UTC.

Filecoin creator Juan Benet

Markets

Libra Hires HSBC Veteran Ian Jenkins as CFO, Risk Chief of Digital Payments Unit

Ian Jenkins joins fellow HSBC alum James Emmet, now the stablecoin group's CEO.

Facebook Libra

Markets

New York's Financial Regulator Puts Focus on Crypto Firms for Digital Reporting Initiative

The New York Department of Financial Services intends to digitize financial reporting in a tech initiative that will initially focus on cryptocurrency companies.

NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell

Policy

Isle of Man Regulator Says Bitcoin, Ether Not Considered Securities in New Guidance

The island's Financial Services Authority has set out how it will treat cryptocurrencies and crypto assets and which might be regulated as securities.

Castletown, Isle of Man