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Mastercard launches a new crypto fraud protection tool
According to Chainalysis, the volume of illegal cryptocurrency transactions fell by 15% in 2022. This is due to both the bear market and the intensified struggle of financial companies against crypto-fraudsters. The new service from Mastercard is a bright example of such counteraction. 
Is Do Kwon on the run?
One of the most resonant events that happened in 2022 was the catastrophic fall of Luna and TerraUSD. It is therefore no surprise that the founder of the Terra blockchain ecosystem began to be suspected of fraud. Seoul has issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, as a result of a joint US-South Korean investigation. Crypto Policy Symposium 2022
Crypto Policy Symposium 2022 is an international conference focusing on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. On September 5-6, leading representatives of IT, law, banking, regulators, journalism, and other fields will discuss the most resonant issues of the crypto-asset ecosystem in London. SEC news. Draft of the strategic plan for 2022-2026
Protecting investors, supporting markets, and creating favorable conditions for capital accumulation are the main objectives of the SEC (the US Securities and Exchange Commission). The financial regulator presented its strategic plan for 2022-2026 for public discussion. What measures does the SEC plan to take shortly? 
Ethereum’s switch to PoS. Pros and cons
Ethereum is scheduled to switch from the Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus algorithm to the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) algorithm in September 2022. The initiator of this transition was personally Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin. According to him, the transition to the new algorithm will simplify and scale the mining process. 
Fiction based on the greater fool theory: Bill Gates speaks about NFTs
The recent collapse of the crypto market did not go unnoticed by many skeptics, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Within the framework of the TechCrunch Sessions: Climate 2022 conference held on Tuesday, which was dedicated to climate change issues, the billionaire and philanthropist raised the subject of digital assets and spoke about his attitude towards them. How investors reacted to the satirical videos of the US SEC
The US Securities and Exchange Commission videos stirred up social media. On May 31, 2022, the SEC launched a social campaign on investment in the format of game shows. However, investors reacted quite aggressively to the rhetoric of the government agency, as evidenced by numerous negative and sarcastic comments on social media.