09-25-2024
Steve Kaaru
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Article by Steve Kaaru
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25 February, 2022
Kazakhstan shuts down 13 illegal mining farms as energy shortage bites
The Ministry of Energy cracked down on the 13 illegal mining farms, which it claimed had been using a lot...
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25 February, 2022
Brazil: Senate bill seeks to legalize digital currencies
The bill has been in the works for three years and was unanimously approved by a Senate committee. It legally...
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25 February, 2022
South Korea’s largest bank to launch a digital asset investment fund
Kookmin Bank plans to launch the exchange traded fund once there are regulations in place for such a product and...
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24 February, 2022
Russian investors will have to take an exam to invest in digital assets
The Ministry of Finance submitted a new draft bill in parliament that will license exchanges, make Bitcoin a legal asset,...
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24 February, 2022
Jamaica on track for Q1 CBDC rollout, central bank says
The Bank of Jamaica says that it’s seeking to add the number of banks doing onboarding, have the local currency...
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24 February, 2022
China: Beware of scammers in the ‘deceptive’ metaverse, banking watchdog warns
The watchdog warned about the various scams in the metaverse, including illegal fundraising for pump-and-dump tokens and overhyped virtual real...
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23 February, 2022
India: Authorities arrest 11 in $5.3M Ethereum scam
The authorities arrested the leaders of Ether Trade Asia, which lured investors to its Ether investment funds and then made...
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23 February, 2022
Russian Finance Ministry introduces digital asset draft law despite central bank objection
The Finance Ministry has opened a public feedback period until mid-March on a piece of legislation that will make Bitcoin...
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22 February, 2022
Ukraine legalizes digital currencies as it prunes market regulators
The Ukrainian parliament has passed a bill giving digital currencies legal status after months of debate and has also reduced...
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22 February, 2022
US court orders Terraform Labs and CEO Do Kwon to comply with SEC subpoena
Do Kown had argued that the securities regulator doesn’t have jurisdiction over him as he is a Korean national and...
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22 February, 2022
Singapore won’t regulate ‘speculative and risky’ NFTs
Singapore’s central bank says that the sector is still nascent and rather than regulating it in its current form, it...
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21 February, 2022
FCA concerned about Binance’s backdoor re-entry into UK payments network
Binance announced a partnership with Paysafe that once again gives it access to the U.K. payments network, having lost it...
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