Buenos Aires Implements Self-Sovereign Decentralized Blockchain ID Initiative

Buenos Aires’ Innovation and Transformation Secretary, Diego Fernandez, confirmed that Quarkid, a self-sovereign decentralized blockchain ID project, has already been implemented as part of the city’s app, Miba. In a recent interview, Fernandez explained that users who have verified their identities with authorities can now use Quarkid’s sovereign technology, which allows them to store their … Read more

Buy Stablecoins With Your Credit Card in Lumi Wallet

Lumi Wallet announced that from June 2020, Tether USDT, Binance USD, Paxos Standard Token, Celsius and Dai are available to purchase in Lumi Wallet with a credit card. The highest grossing stablecoins on the crypto market are fully integrated for exchange and purchase in-wallet. Transactions under $150 can be made without ID verification. Lumi Wallet … Read more

How Bitcoin of America’s Robust Compliance Program Made Possible the Restitution of Half a Million Dollars to Fraud Victims

Robust and effective compliance programs for virtual asset exchanges such as Bitcoin of America, which owns and operates a crypto exchange platform as well as a nationwide network of bitcoin ATM locations, isn’t simply a matter of operating a system for CIP, KYC, and AML procedures. An interview with Bitcoin of America’s attorney William Suriano … Read more

Utorg Exchange Grants Access to Traders With Limited Verification

Utorg.io is a digital asset exchange based in the U.K. that allows users in Europe and around the world to trade cryptocurrencies with stablecoins and fiat money. What sets the new platform apart from many incumbents is the simplified verification procedure for traders who don’t exceed а daily limit of $1,000. Its decision to provide … Read more

Finland’s Regulatory Watchdog Plans to Supervise Localbitcoins Operations

On Monday, the Helsinki-based peer-to-peer crypto exchange Localbitcoins announced it is adding several different identification processes in order to improve AML and KYC requirements. The move to bolster the new customer verification procedure follows Finland’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) mandating supervision over exchange operations. Also read: Mineable Cryptocurrencies Are Far More Valuable Than Non-Mineable Coins … Read more

Crowdsale KYC is Fueling a Black Market for Fake ID

KYC for crowdsales was meant to add oversight and legitimacy to a largely unregulated space. Instead it’s left investors susceptible to data breaches, identity theft and blackmail. Given the hazards, it’s understandable that some ICO investors have resorted to buying fake ID. Also read: A BCH Fueled Version of Patreon is Coming This August KYC Has … Read more