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Long-Term Success or Short-Term Hype: Understanding the TON Ecosystem’s Growth

The Fintech Times

Looking to understand why it has become so popular, we hear from industry experts in addition to analysing a new report by Bitget , the cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company. Originally created in 2018 by the global messaging platform Telegram, the TON network — then known as Gram — was poised for success.

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Here’s How 10 APAC Markets Are Approaching Crypto Regulation

Fintech News

TRM Labs’ Global Crypto Policy Review & Outlook 2023/24 delves into the advancements in regulation as well as the regulatory challenges faced by major APAC markets, shedding light on their unique strategies and key developments in navigating the complex world of cryptocurrency. This transition is currently in progress.

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Marcus Remains Optimistic After Major Players Leave Libra

PYMNTS

David Marcus, the co-creator of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, said progress is being made despite the exit of several big companies, CNBC reported on Wednesday (Oct. It’s a whitepaper. Membership was originally made up of 28 founding members, but the total dwindled amid widespread scrutiny from regulators worldwide.

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8 Risks Open Banking Poses to Financial Crime Compliance

FICO

They provide added services to customers ranging from personal budgeting and spending alerts to personal funds transfers and cryptocurrency wallets. Sanctions screening is also difficult to conduct without visibility into funds origins or final destinations. What is Open Banking? AML plans needed when API technology fails.

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Chain CEO On B2B Payments’ Blockchain Blockbuster

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Given the lack of comprehension and its status as the unregulated cryptocurrency of the lawless, the blockchain has a significant barrier to overcome in the world of financial services, noted Karen Webster. The best one can do and should do is read and study … the original Satoshi bitcoin whitepaper and master that.

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Authenticity in the Era of Deepfakes: The Multi-Layered ZOLOZ eKYC Approach

Fintech News

As deepfakes become increasingly realistic, they have the potential to pose the single biggest threat to personal identity and e-commerce security, and even more hazardously in the realm of digital banking and remote financial services, a new whitepaper reveals.

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The 4 Key Clues To Understanding The Future Of Facebook’s Libra

PYMNTS

The Facebook Libra whitepaper states that Association Members must agree to operate as validators on the network. For many regulated, compliant global players like Visa, Mastercard and PayPal, that could come as a big ask, particularly since it means saying yes to processing transactions that use the Libra cryptocurrency.