The United States should lead the development of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) away from being “surveillance coins” and towards being “freedom coins,” says the former chair of the Comm...
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Rep. Tom Emmer Says Fed Must Not Create Digital Currency ‘Surveillance State’
Republican House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) introduced legislation Wednesday seeking to bar the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals, which h...
China Threatens Retaliation Against U.S. For Downing Surveillance Balloon
Topline China intends to take unspecified “countermeasures” in response to the U.S. government shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean, an official suggested Wednesday, a...
UK think tank launches a crusade against ‘surveillance’ CBDCs
The United Kingdom Tax Reform Council has launched a campaign against the Bank of England’s plan to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The nonprofit organization warns that such a move ...
Spy Balloon Part Of Worldwide Chinese Surveillance Program Meant To Evade Radar, Report Says
Topline The suspected Chinese surveillance balloon shot down Saturday afternoon by U.S. fighter jets over Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is part of a worldwide Chinese program to spy on military bases ...
Should The U.S. Be Afraid Of A Chinese Balloon?
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delayed a meeting with Beijing officials because of the high-altitude Chinese balloon flying over sensitive sites in the western United States Associated Pre...
Australian financial watchdog had FTX under surveillance before its collapse
Australian regulators were allegedly on the lookout for FTX’s troubles six months before the crippled firm filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors. According to a publication issued by Guardian...
Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit to put in place trade surveillance platform from Eventus » CryptoNinjas
Eventus, a provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit has chosen the firm’s Validus platform to provid...
Elizabeth Warren’s New Financial Surveillance Bill Is a Disaster for Privacy and Civil Liberties
In introducing the bill, Sen. Warren used the refrain that privacy-enhancing technology facilitates crime. This is wrong, and it’s exactly the line of reasoning we hear from critics of end-to-end encr...
Surrendering to Surveillance and Control
Christine Lagarde once argued that CBDCs could satisfy public policy goals linked to financial inclusion, consumer protection, and fraud prevention. The ex-IMF chief, however, failed to mention that C...
Chairman, Vice Chairman At China Manufacturer Investing $916 Million In Ohio Under Police Surveillance
Yunnan Energy New Materials shares have declined nearly 14% at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange this … [+] week. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP The chairman and vice c...
DigiFT and 0xScope to Develop DeFi Market Monitoring and Surveillance Applications
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, 8th November 2022] The two blockchain companies aim to develop a comprehensive surveillance framework for regulated DEX. DigiFT has entered a Memorandum of Under...
Crypto Whales in Korea Come Money Laundering Surveillance
The Financial Service Commission in South Korea will monitor crypto whales with more than 100M won in assets. It seeks to prevent any money laundering or illicit activity. South Korea’s Financial Serv...
Surveillance a Trust Building Strategy for the Emerging Digital Asset Market
With 2022 having been a year of severe turbulence for the crypto market, it seems like effective crypto marketing is, at present, a bridge too far. Digital asset marketers often find themselves asking...
Mastercard Debuts Blockchain Surveillance Tool for Banks and Crypto-Centric Card Issuers – Bitcoin News
On Tuesday, the multinational financial services corporation Mastercard revealed that it is launching a new crypto monitoring product called Crypto Secure. The Crypto Secure software aims to leverage ...
What is Bitcoin Surveillance and How to Protect Against It
Everyone thought Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies were anonymous for the first few years. During that time, people used Bitcoin mainly for buying drugs and paying for products and services that...
New Surveillance Video Shows Georgia ‘Fake Elector’ Helping Trump Operatives Breach Voting Data
Topline Several Trump-linked operatives were allowed to access a Georgia elections office with help from a local Republican official who was trying to get Trump reelected, according to new surveillanc...
5 Ways To Ensure It Doesn’t
Surveillance technology can be damaging but it doesn’t have to be. getty If your company isn’t using surveillance technology to track your work yet, it probably will soon, according to data. But...
Senators Introduce Bill to Limit Use of China’s Digital Currency in the US — ‘This Is a Major Financial and Surveillance Risk’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
Several U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to prohibit app platforms in the country from hosting apps that enable transactions using China’s central bank digital currency, the digital yuan. “The Ch...
Surveillance Concern over Blockchain Firm International Expansion
The Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) is planning a foray beyond China with an international version of the platform. The Chinese state-backed blockchain company is planning on international expa...
America’s New QUICKSINK Bomb Targets China’s Vast Low-Tech Navy
Screenshot from a live test of a “Quicksink” bomb Air Force Research Laboratory After a stunning live-fire demonstration in the Gulf of Mexico, America’s new “QUICKSINK” bomb, a fast-movin...
FTX Taps Eventus for Global Crypto Trade Surveillance and Risk Monitoring
Eventus Systems, Inc, a Texas-based global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced Tuesday that FTX.com has selected the company to offer trade surveillan...
Binance Hires Seth Levy as Head of Market Surveillance
Binance, a major cryptocurrency exchange Cryptocurrency Exchange A cryptocurrency exchange is an online platform that supports the exchange of various currencies for a cryptocurrency or digital asse...
US Senator Cruz Introduces Bill to Prevent Federal Reserve From Using Digital Currency as Surveillance Tool – Coinotizia
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals and competing with the private sector. The ...
US Senator Cruz Introduces Bill to Prevent Federal Reserve From Using Digital Currency as Surveillance Tool – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals and competing with the private sector. The ...
US Senator Ted Cruz Proposes Bill To Prohibit Federal Government From Using CBDC As Surveillance Tool
United States Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is proposing a bill that would prevent the US government from developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that could be used to monitor the financial tran...
How decentralized identities can save us from surveillance capitalism in Web3
The dawn of the metaverse raises new questions about user protection and data-driven advertising. This new world is hinging on immersive technology that could allow companies to collect new kinds of p...