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Posted by | January 21, 2024
Tether (USDT) Nears $100 Billion Market Cap After Printing More Than $10,000,000,000 in Three Months

Stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT) is nearing a $100 billion market cap after adding about $10 billion to its valuation during the last three months. According to new data from crypto...

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Posted by | January 17, 2024
Tether Protests UN Accusations of USDT Being Used in Crime, Argues Blockchains Are Impractical for Illicit Use

Tether is pushing back against recent accusations from a United Nations agency that its stablecoin, USDT, is used extensively for money laundering and fraud in Asia. In a new report,...

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Posted by | January 16, 2024
UN Says Tether (USDT) Method of Choice for Money Launderers and Fraudsters Operating in South-East Asia

Top stablecoin USDT is the method of choice for money launderers and fraudsters in East and Southeast Asia, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The...

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Posted by | November 30, 2023
United Nations agency to upskill thousands of staff in blockchain tech

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which is tasked with eliminating poverty in over 170 countries, wants to educate its 22,000 staff on distributed ledger technology. 1335 Total views 16...

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Posted by | October 30, 2023
Bitcoin price and energy use for mining highly correlated: UN report

Update: This article has been updated to highlight that the UN report referenced the Mora et al. 2018 paper, which overestimated the emissions of mining operations by including unprofitable mining...

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Posted by | October 6, 2023
UNESCO and Netherlands design AI supervision project for the EU

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Dutch government launched a new project for supervising AI to help create a framework for the wider EU area. 2848...

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Posted by | September 14, 2023
North Korean crypto hacks down 80% but that could change overnight: Chainalysis

Crypto bad actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have stolen $340.4 million in 2023, down from $1.7 billion from the prior year, but that’s no reason to feel...

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Posted by | September 14, 2023
North Korean crypto hacks down 80%, but that could change overnight: Chainalysis

Crypto bad actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have stolen $340.4 million in 2023, down from $1.7 billion from the prior year, but that’s no reason to feel...

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Posted by | February 6, 2023
North Korea stole more crypto in 2022 than any other year: UN report

A confidential United Nations report has revealed North Korean hackers stole more crypto assets in 2022 than in any other year .The UN report, seen by Reuters, was reportedly submitted...

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Posted by | August 15, 2022
UN Urges Developing Countries To Restrict Adoption of Crypto, Citing Risks to Financial and Social Stability

An intergovernmental body of the United Nations (UN) established to promote the interest of developing countries is asking emerging markets to curb the adoption of crypto. The United Nations Conference...

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