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59% of Canadians are willing to accept CBDC, 51% don’t worry about privacy

5 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Coinpaper

Most Canadians are ready to embrace CBDC when it’s implemented. Still, over a third of the surveyed expressed concerns about the lack of anonymity and surveillance risks, including transaction tracking. In May, the Bank of Canada launched an online c...

Belarus weighs ban on P2P crypto transactions to tackle cybercrime

4 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Coinpaper

Amid rising crypto-related crime, Belarus' Ministry of Internal Affairs is spearheading a controversial campaign to ban P2P cryptocurrency transactions, causing a stir in the crypto community. In an attempt to counter cybercrime, Belarus is reportedl...

Your crypto transactions exceeded $20k in a year? You may be on IRS's radar

4 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Coinpaper

IRS is chasing tax evasion in the crypto market. The agency obtained a court order obligating Kraken to disclose extensive personal user data and transaction details.The Internal Revenue System (IRS), always eagerly looking for opportunities to fill...

Total losses from hacks drop fourfold compared to 2022

3 Jul 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Coinpaper

Beosin reports more instances of rug pulls in H1 2023 totaling nearly $76 million compared to the number of hacks responsible for nearly $470 million in losses. On June 30, blockchain security firm Beosin posted its H1 2023 Web3 Security Statistics r...

People from countries facing economic difficulties see crypto as an opportunity rather than a threat

29 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Coinpaper

The developer of the MetaMask wallet has conducted a comprehensive study on the awareness of cryptocurrencies among Internet users from fifteen countries around the world. On June 27, ConsenSys, a blockchain development company behind the popular Met...

Scammers threaten US retailers with fake bombs demanding ransoms in Bitcoin

28 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Coinpaper

Anonymous scammers target major retailers such as Walmart and Kroger with fake bomb threats and demand Bitcoin as a ransom. According to yesterday's report from The Wall Street Journal, major US retailers have been flooded with calls from anonymous s...

Proposed Australian bill will make tech giants pay millions of dollars for misinformation

27 Jun 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Coinpaper

Australians do not trust the government and its new bill to combat misinformation on the Internet. The Australian government has released a draft bill "for an Act to amend the law relating to communications, and for related purposes" to ensure Austra...

El Salvador moves forward with the Bitcoin City project attracting foreign crypto businesses

23 Jun 2023 1 minute read 1 comment Coinpaper

El Salvador is building an airport on the outskirts of the planned Bitcoin City. The country is designing a utopia powered by cryptocurrencies, green energy, and... foreign investments. El Salvador has commenced the construction of the Pacifico Airpo...

Slovakia has just amended its constitution to protect cash against digital euro

21 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Coinpaper

Slovakian parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to protect cash. New regulations coincide with the upcoming digital euro proposal scheduled for publication this summer by the European Commission. Closely preceding EU Commission’s digital...

Hong Kong’s Cybeport became a favored hub for more than 150 Web3 companies last year

20 Jun 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Coinpaper

Cyberport has already gathered the largest community of FinTech firms in Hong Kong     Yesterday, Paul Chan, Hong Kong’s financial secretary, shared promising statistics about the city’s Cyberport. According to Chan, the government-sponsored t...