Solid crypto regulations would be a long time coming for Kyrgyzstan. The central bank for the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan is working on a draft law to regulate the cryptocurrency industry in the country. According to an announcement on Nov. 13, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic is developing a draft law that […]
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The Ukrainian government is making serious steps toward crypto to make the country a leader in Eastern Europe. Ukraine is ranked as the world’s leader in the Global Crypto Adoption Index 2020, according to a research published by Chainalysis earlier this fall. Despite this, cryptocurrencies still remain a gray area in the economy. Since 2014, […]
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Connecting DeFi with traditional financial instruments will give a massive boost to the whole market. With over $13 billion in total value locked, decentralized finance has truly shaken the crypto world in the last year. It has provided a new way to profit from the crypto market. Meanwhile, DeFi right now is only a niche […]
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One of Argentina’s youngest deputies is prepping new legislation to provide a national framework for crypto, which will reportedly hit the parliament next week. Argentine congressman Ignacio Torres plans to present a bill addressing cryptocurrencies to the Argentine Parliament. Cointelegraph en Español spoke with Efraín Barraza, Operations Manager of Athena Bitcoin in Argentina, and Alberto […]
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A blockchain-based project aims to collect weather data generated in West Africa. Will the region be open to data sharing? West Africa is home to an estimated 381 million people and counting. Unfortunately, the region was also found to be a hotspot for climate change, which will likely impact crop yields and food production while causing […]
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“Monero aligns with the ideals America was founded upon. It is America 2.0 — a protocol to preserve liberty in the digital age,” said Tuman. Douglas Tuman, a crypto enthusiast and host of the Monero Talk podcast, has lost in his bid to represent New York’s 4th District in the U.S. Congress. According to election […]
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Are a raft of recent FUD events coincidental, or are global authorities targeting unregulated crypto exchanges? The mood of fear, uncertainty and doubt, otherwise known as FUD, that has gripped some of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges since October heightened last week — and it had nothing to do with the United States presidential election. “Weird […]
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With a new Senate bill on the table, New Jersey is getting closer to introducing a state-level licensing framework for crypto firms. The New Jersey Senate is set to consider a new bill that proposes the creation of a new, mandatory licensing framework for all cryptocurrency firms operating in the state. Introduced on Nov. 5, […]
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Regulation can add value by strengthening the reputation of a marketplace and creating the conditions to unlock innovation and enhance it. Regulation is sometimes positioned as the enemy of innovation, an antagonistic force that reduces progress in the name of bureaucracy. However, when implemented sensitively and proportionately, regulation can strengthen a private sector’s reputation by […]
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With the election taking all the air out of the room, we look at what new appointments at the DoJ could mean. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note Are you over the election? I’m over the election. But you can […]
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