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Vanuatu passes long-awaited crypto laws that won’t be ‘light touch’
1.4.2025
Vanuatu has passed laws to regulate digital assets and provide a licensing regime for crypto companies wanting to operate in the Pacific island nation, which a government regulatory consultant has called “very stringent.” The local parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service...
Vanuatu passes long-awaited crypto laws that won’t be ‘light touch’
1.4.2025
Vanuatu has passed laws to regulate digital assets and provide a licensing regime for crypto companies wanting to operate in the Pacific island nation, which a government regulatory consultant has called “very stringent.” The local parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service...
Vanuatu expects to pass long-awaited crypto bill in September
27.6.2024
A Vanuatu policy consultant tells Cointelegraph the bill had been ready for a few years but had been delayed due to several cabinet changes
Vanuatu to require physical presence of brokers
12.10.2022
Vanuatu, which happens to be one of the much-favored destination points for brokers of various kinds and is involved in multiple verticals of businesses, has tweaked the rules a mite regarding running their operations on their soil. This new diktat will be officially in force starting from October...
An In-Depth Look at Satoshi Island — A Crypto-Centric Residential Community in Vanuatu Where Land Titles Are NFTs
28.3.2022
According to reports, there’s a 32 million square-foot island located in Vanuatu that’s in the midst of being constructed into a crypto-centric residential community by the island’s owners: Satoshi Island Holdings Limited. So far, more than 50,000 individuals have applied...
Vanuatu Prime Minister says yes to Satoshi Island crypto project
25.3.2022
The Vanuatu government announces its support for Satoshi Island Community Project, a private crypto island where fiat isn't invited
Africrypt Bitcoin Heist: Contradicting Reports About the Directors Whereabouts Surface
27.7.2021
In a new twist to the Africrypt saga, two different reports have made contradicting claims about the whereabouts of Raees and Ameer Cajee, the two directors of the collapse bitcoin investment firm. However, both reports suggest the Cajees brothers had planned their escape prior to the alleged...
Chainalysis Report on PlusToken ‘Scammers’ Blamed for Monday’s Crypto Selloff
16.12.2019
As bitcoin and ether prices fell below technically significant levels, some traders are citing fear emanating from a report about the alleged PlusToken Ponzi scheme as the reason for the plunge
Oxfam Readies Phase Two of Dai-Based Vanuatu Disaster Relief Program
27.9.2019
After successful initial trials, Oxfam will soon test DAI as a means to provide financial assistance in Tanna
Vanuatu Extradicts Six Chinese Citizens Allegedly Involved in Crypto Scheme
11.7.2019
Six suspects in an alleged cryptocurrency scheme have been extradited to China from Vanuatu