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Coinbase sued in Illinois over biometric data practices tied to KYC checks
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is facing a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. state of Illinois, which claims that the company may have violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act. A group of Coinbase customers has accused the platform of improperly collecting…...
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Vladimir Smerkis’s arrest is reportedly linked to $15M lost in two collapsed crypto ventures
New revelations suggest that the arrest of Vladimir Smerkis, former Binance Russia chief and co-founder of crypto app Blum, may be linked to his involvement in earlier collapsed crypto ventures that left investors empty-handed. The Zamoskvoretsky District Court ordered Smerkis’s…...
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Ripple expands UAE presence with the integration of two new blockchain payment clients
Ripple has expanded its presence in the UAE by onboarding two new partners, Zand Bank and fintech firm Mamo, who will leverage its blockchain-based cross-border payments platform. The announcement was made via a May 19 press release, following Ripple’s recent…...
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