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Donald Trump’s VP Contenders: A Look at Polymarket Odds and Favorites
23.6.2024
With the 2024 election set for November, there’s growing curiosity about whom former President Donald Trump will select as his vice-presidential candidate. Currently, the decentralized prediction market Polymarket is featuring bets on a wide array of potential candidates, with this weekend...
Libertarian VP nominee: No new regulatory structure needed for crypto
10.6.2024
Mike ter Maat spoke with Cointelegraph on the role digital assets might play in the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, the Fed looking into CBDCs, and Donald Trump’s conviction
Ghana’s Vice President Says His Government Aims to Become the First to Be Powered by Blockchain
14.5.2024
The Ghanaian government’s next phase in its digitalization drive is set to be the adoption of blockchain technology, according to the country’s vice president. He stated that his administration aims to become one of the few governments worldwide powered by blockchain, and the first in Africa....
Extradition Papers Completed For Fled Nigerian Binance Exec Nadeem Anjarwalla, INTERPOL Africa VP Says
1.5.2024
Extradition papers for fled Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla have been finalized, Vice President Garba Umar from the Nigerian Central Bureau (NCB) of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) confirmed Tuesday. News of Anjarwalla's potential extradition comes just over a week...
Venezuelan Prosecutors Arrest Former Vice President in ‘Crypto Plot’ Probe
11.4.2024
Venezuelan prosecutors say they have arrested former Vice President Tareck El Aissami, the alleged “ringleader” of a “crypto plot” to embezzle money from state oil sales.
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Indonesia’s Presidential Election Sees Crypto-Friendly Team in the Running
14.2.2024
Indonesia former Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has declared victory in the presidential election following unofficial vote counts indicating a significant lead, potentially securing a single-round win in his third bid for the presidency. Subianto, along with his pro-crypto running mate Gibran...
Binance Welcomes Back Steve Christie as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer
6.2.2024
Binance has welcomed back Steve Christie, its former Senior Vice President of Compliance, as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer. Binance Bolsters Compliance Team, Welcoming Steve Christie Back to Leadership Role Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the return of Steve Christie, its former...
El Salvador Stands Firm on Bitcoin, Defying IMF’s Renewed Call to Drop BTC as Legal Tender
4.2.2024
El Salvador has reaffirmed its commitment to embracing bitcoin despite the International Monetary Fund’s repeated calls for the country to drop the cryptocurrency as legal tender. The Salvadoran vice president emphasized that not only will El Salvador’s bitcoin law be maintained...
Steve Christie’s Return to Binance Signals Strong Compliance Push
3.2.2024
Binance has rehired Steve Christie, its former Senior Vice President of Compliance, as the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer. In a recent announcement, the exchange said Christie’s primary responsibility will be to enhance Binance’s compliance framework by collaborating with regulators...
Crypto Leaders in Argentina Want Radical President to Dismiss FATF Travel Rules
11.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock As Javier Milei assumes leadership in Argentina, the cryptocurrency community is already voicing expectations for swift changes in the country’s economic trajectory. In a publication on December 10 by Cryptonoticias, the Bitcoin community outlined three specific requests...
Shopify COO: Expect Surprising Progress in Our Crypto Implementation
4.12.2023
Source: Adobe / boumenjapet People will be surprised by the fast progress being made with crypto implementations at e-commerce platform Shopify, according to a senior executive at the company. Writing on social media platform X on Sunday, Kaz Najatian, Vice President of Product and Chief Operating...
OpenAI Scrambles to Prevent Staff from Leaving, Having “Intense Discussions” – Report
21.11.2023
Source: Unsplash Top management of artificial intelligence company, OpenAI, are scrambling to “reunify” the organization following the dramatic ousting of co-founder, Sam Altman. According to a report by Bloomberg News, OpenAI’s Vice President for Global Affairs, Anna Makanju, assured...
Hashing It Out: Roofstock onChain vice president explains how Web3 and real estate interact
2.11.2023
Sanjay Raghavan believes that the tokenization of real estate could bring Web3 adoption and provide a diversification alternative for crypto natives
Spain Moves to Adopt MiCA Six Months Before Deadline, Cites Investor Protection: Here’s More
31.10.2023
Spain has unveiled plans to reduce the transition period before the application of the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. A recent publication from the government shows a meeting with the first vice president Nadia Calvino and Verena Ross, the President of the European Securities...
El Salvador’s Pro-Bitcoin President Registers for Re-election in 2024
30.10.2023
El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele has formally filed for re-election in next year’s polls, a move critics say is against the country’s constitution. Bukele and his running mate Vice President Ulloa officially registered as his party’s candidate before the deadline...
Binance Latam Regional VP: ‘We Intend to Become Regulated in Argentina’
24.10.2023
Min Lin, Latam regional vice president at Binance, referred to the intention of the institution to become regulated in Argentina after a specific law to license crypto brokers is approved. Lin stated the exchange is talking with regulators to introduce innovation in regulatory frameworks...
Latam Insights: Argentine Digital Currency Bill to Be Introduced ‘as Soon as Possible,’ Bitfinex Free P2P Exchanges
23.10.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The Central Bank of Argentina is pushing for the introduction of the digital currency “as soon as possible,” Bitfinex makes P2P transactions free...
Salvadoran Vice President Felix Ulloa: Bitcoin Adoption Fueled El Salvador’s ‘Rebirth’
17.10.2023
The Salvadoran vice president, Felix Ulloa, has given his opinion about the relationship between the “rebirth” of the country and the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender in a recent interview. For Ulloa, bitcoin has been an important factor, alongside others, in this revamp of...
El Salvador's Vice-President Attributes Country's Economic Rebirth to Bitcoin Adoption
16.10.2023
In an interview with Forbes On Sunday, El Salvador's Vice-President Ulloa credited the nation's recent economic resurgence to its adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender.
This comes after various reports have highlighted positive impacts on the country's economy, security, and tourism, all influenced...
Gemini Appoints Sachin Ranlani as Vice President and Head of India for Market Expansion
10.10.2023
Leading global cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has taken significant steps in its Indian expansion strategy by hiring Sachin Ranglani, a former senior vice-president of product management at fintech giant Paytm, as the head of operations for its Indian subsidiary....
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