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IMF Tells Governments: Spend as Much as You Can and Then Spend More

17.1.2021
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on countries worldwide to spend as much as they can and then spend more. She admitted that this is a “very unusual” policy for the IMF but it is needed to revive economies. Many people are interpreting her statement as very...

India Seizes Bitcoins Worth $1.2 Million From Hacker of Government Website and Crypto Exchanges

17.1.2021
Indian police have seized $1.2 million in bitcoin from a hacker who allegedly hacked a government website, online game portals, and cryptocurrency exchanges. He was previously arrested for stealing $1.5 million from an Indian state government. Indian Police Seize Bitcoins From Hacker The Bengaluru...

Coinbase users can now report their crypto taxes using CoinTracker

15.1.2021
Filing 2020 taxes may be slightly less complicated for Coinbase users than it was before

British financial advisor calls on the gov’t to ban crypto transactions

15.1.2021
Veteran financial advisor Neil Liversidge came to the U.K. Government and Parliament with a petition to ban crypto transactions

China’s blockchain project BSN to pilot global CBDC system in 2021

15.1.2021
China is building a new system to integrate international central bank digital currencies as part of its national blockchain project, the BSN

Bitcoin bubble will pop sooner or later, says famous Russian BTC critic

15.1.2021
Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma suggested that global jurisdictions should ban Bitcoin as a payment method

Treasury backs down: Crypto monitoring rule will wait until new administration

14.1.2021
A big win for the crypto industry today, which was unanimous in opposition to a new anti-money laundering rule that many saw as rushed and draconian

South Korea’s tourist hotspot launches DLT-based app tracing COVID-19

14.1.2021
Jeju Island and blockchain company Iconloop are proceeding with a full rollout of their COVID-19 contact tracing app following successful pilots

Indian Doctors Warn of Illegal Covid-19 Vaccine Sales for Bitcoin: Citizens Urged to Wait for Government Approved Vaccine

14.1.2021
Indian doctors have warned that the sale of unauthorized Covid-19 vaccines on the black market, where vendors ask for bitcoin as payment, is illegal. According to the doctors, the unsanctioned marketing of the vaccine to the elite is prevalent in the state of Karnataka. Some doctors say the Indian...

An online future for finance is inevitable, says OCC's Brooks

13.1.2021
Brooks considers the migration of the financial system onto the internet "inevitable."

Digital ruble could be still vulnerable to fraud, Russian banks warn

13.1.2021
The Association of Russian Banks is worried about regulators being unable to track illicit transactions of an offline-enabled digital ruble

US Navy awards $1.5M jet fighter contract to blockchain project

13.1.2021
SIMBA Chain has been tapped to beef up the supply chain of the United States Navy after receiving a $1.5 million research grant

Visa abandons $5.3B Plaid acquisition in the face of DoJ antitrust suit

12.1.2021
The Justice Department's November suit has reversed the planned merger

OCC's Brian Brooks thinks that DeFi can root out bias and fraud in traditional banking

12.1.2021
Brooks is optimistic that regulators will find it easier to work with algorithms than with bankers

Seven times that US regulators stepped into crypto in 2020

12.1.2021
From capping off the era of ICOs to tightening regulations on private wallets, U.S. financial watchdogs waded deeper into the crypto land than ever in 2020

UK Government Asks Crypto Industry to Provide Insights on Its Regulatory Approach

12.1.2021
Her Majesty’s Treasury in the U.K. issued a document that details a series of proposals addressing the crypto community. With the consultation, the Treasury is initiating a “regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins” for 2021 following the Brexit turmoil. Special Focus...