The finance minister of Cyprus, Harris Georgiades, said that the country’s blockchain regulation draft will be ready this year. The finance minister of Cyprus, Harris Georgiades, has said that the country’s blockchain regulation draft will be ready this year. English-language local finance news outlet FinancialMirror reported the news on July 4. Per the report, Georgiades […]
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Sina Finance, financial website owned by China’s major tech firm Sina Corp, silently launched crypto index on its mobile app. Sina Finance, a finance-focused website owned by China’s major tech company Sina Corp, has added crypto index into its mobile app, China-focused online Twitter resource Cnledger reported on July 3. The new index on China’s […]
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Ripple’s investments arm Xpring reports that it has invested around $500 million on XRP initiatives so far. Ripple incubator and investment arm Xpring has spent $500 million on XRP projects since its launch in May 2018, according to an official blog post on July 2. These funds have reportedly been distributed to over 20 companies, […]
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Academic researchers at the University of Cambridge have launched a real-time index that tracks the total electricity consumption of the bitcoin network. Academic researchers at the University of Cambridge (UoC) have launched a real-time index that tracks the total electricity consumption of the Bitcoin network. The news was revealed in an announcement posted by the […]
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The UN is developing blockchain solutions for development in Afghanistan. The United Nations is working on blockchain solutions for sustainable urban development in Afghanistan, according to a report from tech news site The Sociable, published on July 2. Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General reportedly told The Sociable that the United Nations Office of […]
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The current bitcoin-tether relationship continues a standard historical trend, Jesse Powell told the media. Bitcoin (BTC) is benefitting from inflows of fiat currency as stablecoin Tether (USDT) increases its supply, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken told finance news channel TD Ameritrade Network on July 1. In an interview, Jesse Powell took issue with suspicions […]
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Pressures from the banking industry? Some are suspect of the FATF’s motivation behind putting its “travel rule” in the new guidance. “Travel rule” was a term frequently heard at the V-20 Summit, which took place in parallel with the G-20 meeting in Osaka, Japan from June 28 to 29. Regulators and Virtual Asset Service Providers […]
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Dutch ministers have called on the government to introduce new regulations on money laundering that would include cryptocurrency-related stipulations. Dutch ministers have urged the government to regulate cryptocurrencies and certain cash payments over money laundering concerns in a statement on July 1. The officials said that the government should ban cash payments over 3,000 euros, […]
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Russia will not develop separate regulations for Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra, according to the country’s Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev. Russia will not develop a separate regulation for Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra, according to Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev, Interfax reported on July 1 Moiseev stated that Russia will not introduce separate legislation for Libra as there […]
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Facebook is reportedly seeking a New York BitLicense to comply with state regulations pertaining to Libra. Social media giant Facebook has applied for a cryptocurrency business license to use its announced virtual currency Libra in New York, according to a report by Reuters on June 28 New York requires a special license for crypto operations […]
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