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ECB bulletin reveals climate concerns, Tether tail risks and DeFi lies

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19 July, 2022

ECB bulletin reveals climate concerns, Tether tail risks and DeFi lies

ECB's Macroprudential Bulletin takes a closer look at stablecoins, DeFi, and climate risks associated with ‘crypto-assets.’

UK court allows legal documents to be served via NFTs

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Wahid Pessarlay

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18 July, 2022

UK court allows legal documents to be served via NFTs

Giambrone & Partners LLP law firm said that the NFT would be delivered as an airdrop to two wallets connected...

HandCash expands BSV top-ups to Germany, Italy and 29 other countries

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6 July, 2022

HandCash expands BSV top-ups to Germany, Italy and 29 other countries

Bitcoin wallet HandCash has announced its expansion into over 30 European countries and now covers the entire European Economic Area,...

ECB head Christine Lagarde calls for regulation of staking and decentralized finance lending

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Wahid Pessarlay

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28 June, 2022

ECB head Christine Lagarde calls for regulation of staking and decentralized finance lending

While commending efforts made to regulate digital currencies in the EU's MiCA bill, the head of the European Central Bank...

BIS to create a digital currency market intelligence platform in wake of market collapse

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Wahid Pessarlay

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23 June, 2022

BIS to create a digital currency market intelligence platform in wake of market collapse

According to the BIS, the need for the project is due to "the collapse of many stablecoins and decentralized finance...

Lithuanian government approves tightening of digital currency regulations

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Wahid Pessarlay

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15 June, 2022

Lithuanian government approves tightening of digital currency regulations

The proposals in the law include a tightening of the guidelines for user identification and a ban on anonymous accounts,...

European Union finalizes law for DLT-backed tokenized securities pilot regime

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Wahid Pessarlay

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13 June, 2022

European Union finalizes law for DLT-backed tokenized securities pilot regime

The European Parliament and Council have finalized laws that will regulate a planned pilot project to test the use of...

ECB President Christine Lagarde slams digital currencies while backing CBDCs

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Wahid Pessarlay

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26 May, 2022

ECB President Christine Lagarde slams digital currencies while backing CBDCs

Christine Lagarde remarked that digital currencies are highly speculative and very risky assets, but backed that the central bank will...

EU commissioner calls for global collaboration in digital assets regulation

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Wahid Pessarlay

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7 May, 2022

EU commissioner calls for global collaboration in digital assets regulation

In an opinion piece published in the Hill, Mairead McGuiness shared that digital assets offer many opportunities for innovation but...

ECB board member likens Bitcoin and digital currencies to Ponzi schemes

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Gavin Lucas

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29 April, 2022

ECB board member likens Bitcoin and digital currencies to Ponzi schemes

Fabio Panetta called the industry the Wild West, dubbed the dominant narrative in the industry "illusory," and even stated that...

European Commission receives 10,000+ comments on digital euro, most in opposition

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Steve Kaaru

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24 April, 2022

European Commission receives 10,000+ comments on digital euro, most in opposition

The comment period has been open for just two weeks, but the comments have been piling up, with Germans dominating...

EU committees approve new draft rules to increase monitoring of digital asset transactions

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Jon Southurst

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1 April, 2022

EU committees approve new draft rules to increase monitoring of digital asset transactions

Two EU Parliamentary Committees have approved draft legislation to allow greater traceability and monitoring of blockchain wallet transactions that some...

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