09-23-2024
Steve Kaaru
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Article by Steve Kaaru
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22 January, 2023
Happy Lunar New Year! 2023 is Year of the Rabbit—time for Bitcoin’s elegance
As we welcome the Year of the Rabbit, let’s exude the elegance, positivity and auspiciousness that will push us towards...
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22 January, 2023
Central African Republic sets up new task force to integrate Sango Coin into its economy
CAR’s government picked representatives from various ministries and agencies to work out how best to integrate Sango, a project that...
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21 January, 2023
Australia: ‘Big 4’ bank NAB develops stablecoin
National Australian Bank, the third largest bank in Australia, has been testing the AUDN stablecoin and is targeting carbon credits...
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20 January, 2023
SEC actions against digital asset companies rose 50% in 2022: report
The U.S. securities regulator brought 30 digital asset-related enforcement actions, up from 20 in 2021 and the second highest ever...
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20 January, 2023
Nexo sues Cayman Islands regulator over VASP license denial
The Cayman Islands watchdog cited ongoing legal troubles as it rejected the VASP application, but Nexo argues this wasn’t enough...
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20 January, 2023
Nepal orders internet providers to block BTC-related websites
Nepal’s crackdown on digital assets is intensifying, with ISPs now being ordered to block all BTC-related content as “transactions are...
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19 January, 2023
Paycoin in a race to secure banking partnership after South Korea license suspension
Paycoin, whose token is used in South Korea for payments, was ordered to secure a bank partner or have its...
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18 January, 2023
Nigeria to explore ICOs and stablecoins to broaden payments landscape
Nigeria published a new policy document, pledging to rethink its ICO stance to attract FDI as well as a blockchain-based...
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18 January, 2023
Metropolitan Bank announces exit from digital asset business
The New York-based Metropolitan Bank says it only had four active institutional digital asset clients who accounted for 1.5% of...
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11 January, 2023
BTC miner Core Scientific to shut down 37,000 mining rigs owned by Celsius Network
Core Scientific has been in dispute with the bankrupt Celsius Network over the mining rigs, with the lender owing $7.8...
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10 January, 2023
US Fed, OCC urge banks to be cautious with digital assets
The two joined the FDIC in issuing a statement saying 2022’s events exposed the vulnerabilities of the sector, urging banks...
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10 January, 2023
Celsius owned the assets in Earn accounts, not the users, judge rules
Pre-bankruptcy, Celsius held $4.2 billion for 600,000 users in Earn accounts, digital assets which the judge ruled it legally owns...
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