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Policy

U.S. House Bill Seeks Centralized Record of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions

A Democrat in Congress is waging a lonely crusade against off-chain secrecy by calling for exchanges’ internal records to be shared with central repositories.

Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

ConsenSys to Update MetaMask Crypto Wallet in Response to Privacy Backlash

The firm clarified its data-sharing practices and said it will rebuild MetaMask’s settings page to address user concerns.

Ribbon's unsecured lending product, Lend, went live on Monday. (Pixabay)

Videos

What China's Data Privacy Law Could Mean for Crypto

Beginning this November, China is set to enact one of the strictest, sweeping national privacy laws in the world that will curb data collection by technology companies. "The Hash" panel discusses whether this is an attempt by the Chinese government to have a monopoly on the mass collection of information. As China continues to rein in tech, what could this mean for the crypto community?

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What China’s Data Privacy Law Could Mean for Crypto

Beginning this November, China is set to enact one of the strictest, sweeping national privacy laws in the world that will curb data collection by technology companies. “The Hash” panel discusses whether this is an attempt by the Chinese government to have a monopoly on the mass collection of information.

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Far-Right Platform Gab Hacked, Its Trove of User Data Stolen

The Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) group hacked far-right social media platform Gab. DDoSecrets says it will release a 70 gigabyte trove of private data to journalists, data scientists and researchers. Noble cause or exploitation?

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Finance

'Big 4' Auditor KPMG Launches Crypto Asset Management Tools

KPMG has built a suite of tools designed to make it easier to collate and query data from both traditional databases and blockchains, allowing for streamlined cryptoasset management.

KPMG's Chain Fusion project has been in the works for a year, said project director Sam Wyner. (Eddie Jordan Photos / Shutterstock)

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