Ripple continues its run of acquisitions, announcing an expansion into Iceland with its acqui-hire of crypto trading firm Algrim.
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Cryptocurrency services firm Prasos has received a payment institution license from a Finnish regulator, allowing it to offer payment services in EEA countries.
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The Financial Supervisory Authority of Iceland approved a ConsenSys-backed blockchain firm to operate as e-money business.
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Coinbase is launching support for European Union residents to make fiat currency withdrawals to online payment system PayPal.
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The CBOE has withdrawn their BTC ETF rule change application, while Wyoming introduces crypto-friendly legislation.
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Suspect in Bitcoin miner heist Sindri Þór Stefánsson managed to flee to Sweden before authorities arrested him in the Netherlands.
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Iceland’s blockchain-powered identity platform Authenteq has received a $5 million investment from Draper Associates, among others.
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ConsenSys has participated in a $2 million seed funding round for Icelandic blockchain startup Monerium, which counts the country’s central bank ex-chairman as a co-founder.
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Chairman of an Icelandic data center provider claims that the local crypto industry is going to shift from crypto mining to “pure blockchain business.”
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Hashpower hosting service Genesis Mining is forcing some customers to upgrade their mining contracts due to the serious decline in digital currency prices.
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600 seized computers used for Bitcoin mining in China could well be the same 600 stolen from Iceland three months ago.
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Icelandic police have sent an enquiry to China after a count of confiscated mining hardware in Tianjin exactly matched the missing machines stolen in Iceland earlier this year.
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Sindri Þór Stefánsson, the man wanted on charges of stealing Bitcoin mining hardware in Iceland, has said he’ll return home after fleeing to Sweden.
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A suspect in the infamous Bitcoin miner theft in Iceland earlier this year has escaped prison and fled to Sweden.
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Taiwan’s central bank has suggested that Bitcoin transactions should be regulated under existing AML regulations.
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