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Thanks To Ransomware, Bitcoin Leaves A Bad Taste In Corporates’ Mouths

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Once seen as a tool for the dark web and black markets, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin now want to be a part of the broader economy. Bitcoin at the Center. ” The widespread reliance on bitcoin to facilitate ransomware payouts is a “genuine challenge” for the cryptocurrency industry, he added.

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Can Crypto Power Tourist Cities, Block By Blockchain?

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SWT International Sdn Bhd, an investment network, and China Wuyi, a construction and engineering firm, jointly rolled out the government-supported effort. The city’s infrastructure will be constructed reportedly through the help of blockchain, with a DMI platform and a DMI coin that will allow for payments of government services.

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Treasury To Add Certain Cryptocurrency Addresses To Sanctions List

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The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)] may add digital currency addresses to the SDN [specially designated nationals] List to alert the public of specific digital currency identifiers associated with a blocked person,” the government agency said in the guidance notice.