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Finance

Decentralized Crypto Exchange dYdX Scraps Promotion Amid 'Liveness Check' Backlash

The exchange wanted to prevent users from farming the promo across multiple accounts, but the promotion also raised questions about decentralization.

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Finance

Binance CEO Hits Back at 'Weak' KYC Claims

Binance has the most sophisticated know-your-customer system in the industry, Changpeng Zhao said.

Changpeng Zhao spoke at Korea Blockchain Week. (FactBlock)

Policy

Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rules Will Allow Innovation, US Treasury Official Vows

Storing crypto anonymously outside regulated venues lets people bypass sanctions and anti-money laundering checks, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo said at Consensus 2022.

Wally Adeyemo, secretario Adjunto del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos. (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk)

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Please Don’t Buy a ‘KYC’d’ Wallet for the Bored Apes Team’s Otherside Mint

Yuga Labs’ long-awaited “Otherside” NFT sale has spawned a secondary market for specially registered Ethereum addresses. Caveat emptor.

MONKEY BUSINESS: Buying access to a random person’s crypto wallet is extremely risky. (meshaphoto/Getty Images)

Opinion

Don’t Blame Crypto for Corruption

An IMF study suggesting crypto is facilitating corruption is off target.

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Opinion

Crypto Should Disrupt Current Anti-Money Laundering Practices, Not Adopt Them

Modern know-your-customer, anti-money laundering regulations are ineffective; crypto represents a better option to address this problem.

KYC, anti-money laundering images are ineffective. (Getty Images)

Videos

Bored Ape Yacht Club and Animoca Brands Collaboration Criticized for KYC Requirements

Bored Ape Yacht Club’s new collaboration with blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands has been criticized for its KYC requirements, breaking away from the privacy-driven ethos of cryptocurrency. “The Hash” crew discusses the “maturation” of the NFT space as partnerships develop with mainstream brands and the possibility of a community-oriented project from this partnership. 

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After ‘Doxxing’ Fracas, Bored Apes Team Starts Asking for Customer ID

About a month after Buzzfeed News revealed the identities of its founders, Yuga Labs has started requesting customers’ personal information for an unspecified new project.

A sly ape (Rob Tol)

Finance

FTX Picks Stripe to Build Payments and Risk Mitigation Feature

Stripe’s platform will enable a new fiat-to-crypto on-ramp for the rapidly growing exchange's customers.

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Learn

Bitcoin Mixers: How Do They Work and Why Are They Used?

Bitcoin offers pseudonymity to users by design. But in order to be completely anonymous, you’ll need to use tools like bitcoin mixers.

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