French consumers can now buy Tezos from 10,000 mini-marts, tobacco stores, and petrol stations using prepaid coupons or cards. French crypto startup Digycode has introduced support for Tezos (XTZ) purchases through its prepaid vouchers and gift cards. The integration is the product of a partnership between Digycode and the research and development team from Nomadic […]
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Today is the deadline for Dutch crypto companies to register with the Dutch Bank per new AML rules. The deadline is here: On May 18, unregistered Dutch crypto firms could face penalties if they do not fall into line with the Netherlands’ new anti-money laundering (AML) laws, passed by the Dutch Upper House on April […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic is making cash-based societies all over the world sink into oblivion with the help of decentralized technologies. Technology has always been one of the main drivers that has boosted social changes. Of course, there have been other reasons: wars, natural cataclysms and disasters, plague pandemics and more. Speaking of such, the current […]
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Advantages and challenges in the usage of blockchain in digital services provided by governments: Overview with a close look at Brazil. In a recent trend survey made by DMEXCO and presented at an event in Cologne, Germany, it was determined that although the world is currently suffering economically, the digital economy may greatly benefit after […]
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Binance founder CZ sees the African continent as an untapped environment for exchanges to drive cryptocurrency adoption. Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, otherwise known as CZ, believes that the African continent holds some unique opportunities for cryptocurrency adoption and development. The Binance leader provided a number of interesting insights during an exclusive “ask me […]
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As FATF’s purported deadline for the travel rule is just a few weeks away, crypto regulation expert Siân Jones argues that its adoption could take years. Last year, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) asked global jurisdictions to adopt its anti-money laundering, or AML, guidelines for crypto. As the apparent deadline is just a few […]
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Gibraltar’s minister for digital and financial services spoke to Cointelegraph about regulating market manipulation in the blockchain sector. The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, a pioneer of blockchain-friendly regulations, will introduce a new regulatory principle for the DLT sector addressing market manipulation risks in the coming months. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Albert Isola, Gibraltar’s […]
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Former CFTC royalty and current leaders of a U.S.-based think tank to promote a digital dollar talk privacy in new AMA. As part of the virtual conference Consensus 2020, three leaders of the Digital Dollar Project held an AMA on May 11 in which they went at length into their thoughts for the future of […]
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Regulation is one of the biggest hurdles for crypto in India as exchanges continue the legal battle to establish a clear framework. It was early in March when India’s Supreme Court delivered a historic verdict on a landmark case that promised a new era for crypto in India. The Supreme Court moved to lift the […]
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Traditional finances could be dramatically changed in the near future, and central bank-issued digital currency is the first step. Once a niche enthusiasm with the launch of Bitcoin (BTC), digital money powered by blockchain technology has matured rapidly in just a few short years. The market is now highly diverse. For example, audited stablecoins, along […]
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