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Kazakhstan Amends Registration Rules for Cryptocurrency Miners
5.5.2022
The government of Kazakhstan has revised the registration requirements for persons and companies involved in crypto mining. The updated regulations come amid an ongoing clampdown on the industry in the Central Asian nation, where the influx of miners has been blamed for persisting electricity...
Argentinian Digital Bank Brubank Includes Crypto Purchases in Its Platform
5.5.2022
Brubank, one of the first Argentinian digital banks approved by the central bank of the country, is getting into the cryptocurrency business. The company announced it is now allowing customers to make cryptocurrency investments via its platform, giving them the ability to purchase crypto assets...
US Central Bank Raises Rates by Half a Percentage Point, Fed’s Powell Says Similar Hikes Are on the Table
4.5.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday and the increase was the biggest rate hike in two decades. “Inflation is much too high,” the central bank’s chair Jerome Powell said after the Fed raised rates by 0.5%. FOMC Decides to Hike Rate by 3/4...
Fed hikes interest rates by 50 basis points in effort to combat inflation
4.5.2022
The May Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting concluded with the largest single rate hike in over two decades
Fed Targets Inflation With Expected Half Point Hike, Will Reduce Assets
4.5.2022
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, to 0.75%-1%, in line with what analysts expected and what Fed Chair Jerome Powell has previously communicated. (This is a developing story and is being updated.)...
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Uganda Central Bank Tells Licensed Entities to Stop Facilitating Crypto Transactions
4.5.2022
The Ugandan central bank has warned licensed entities and the public against facilitating crypto-related transactions as well as the practice of converting cryptocurrency into mobile money and vice versa. The central bank warned it will not hesitate to act against entities found to be in breach...
Report: 100,000 Cubans Are Using Cryptocurrencies to Bypass Financial Sanctions
3.5.2022
On May 2, 2022, a report stemming from the broadcast television and radio network the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), 100,000 Cubans are leveraging crypto assets. The report says increased crypto usage is due to the fact that Cubans cannot use certain payment vehicles due to the sanctions...
Crypto Bahamas: Regulations enter critical stage as gov't shows interest
3.5.2022
SALT’s Crypto Bahamas brought together traditional financial players with crypto companies and industry experts to discuss the future of digital assets
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2.5.2022
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Eurosystem Seeks Providers of Prototype Payment Solutions for Digital Euro
1.5.2022
Eurozone’s monetary authority, the Eurosystem, is looking to enlist financial companies willing to develop front-end solutions for the digital euro. The plan is to carry out a “prototyping exercise” this year to test transactions to the back-end developed by the regulator....
Bahrain Central Bank Issues New Regulations Governing Operations of Crowdfunding Platforms
1.5.2022
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has said new regulations compelling operators of crowdfunding platforms to ensure their products are suitable for clients are set to replace existing rules which were first issued in 2017. Segregation of Client Money From Platform Operators The Central Bank...
India Exploring Commercial Uses for Central Bank Digital Currency, Says Finance Minister
1.5.2022
The Indian government is exploring “several commercial use purposes and not just financial inclusion” for its central bank digital currency. India’s finance minister clarified that the aim is for the digital rupee, which will be backed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), to...
With an ‘Aggressive’ Fed Rate Hike Expected Next Week, Stocks and Crypto Markets Lose Billions
1.5.2022
Investors will be focused on the U.S. central bank this Wednesday as Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to raise the benchmark interest rate aggressively. The top U.S. stock indexes saw significant losses at the end of the week, and the Nasdaq composite saw its worst four-month starting...
Swiss National Bank: ‘Buying Bitcoin Is Not a Problem for Us’
1.5.2022
Switzerland’s central bank, the Swiss National Bank, says buying and holding bitcoin as a reserve currency is not a problem for the bank. “We can arrange the technical and operative conditions relatively quickly, when we are convinced we must have bitcoin in our balance sheet,”...
World Bank Predicts 3% Gold Price Growth, Expert Says a $3K per Ounce ‘Is More Likely Than Not’
30.4.2022
The World Bank has said it expects the price of gold to rise by 3% in 2022 but warned the price might fall sharply if the Russian central bank decides to offload large quantities of the commodity. The Russian Factor After the price of gold surged past the $2,000 mark in early March, a new […]
Argentinian Government Advances the Creation of a National CBDC
30.4.2022
The Argentinian government has taken the first steps in the launch of its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). A new decree identified the number 207/2022 gives new faculties to the Argentinian mint to involve in the investigation, development, and issuance of digital currencies. This puts...
Central Bank of Cuba Introduces Specific Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulation
29.4.2022
The Cuban government has issued new regulations concerning the operation of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in the country. In an official resolution, the Bank of Cuba establishes specific procedures that these individuals or companies must follow to operate legally in the country, after...
Digital Yuan Giveaway: Shenzhen Residents to Receive 15 Million Yuan in Digital Currency
29.4.2022
The Chinese government is giving away 15 million yuan in central bank digital currency (CBDC) to 130,000 residents of Shenzhen this Friday. The digital yuan can be used at nearly 5,000 stores with no minimum purchase required. Digital Yuan Pilot Continues China’s central bank,...
Singapore’s Central Bank: We Want to Be a Responsible Global Crypto Hub
29.4.2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank and the regulator of the crypto sector, says that its licensing process for digital asset service providers needs to be stringent. “It needs to be because we want to be a responsible global crypto hub with...
Central African Republic Has Adopted Bitcoin as Reference Currency — Office of the Presidency
28.4.2022
Following the confusion that surrounded initial reports, a senior staffer in the Central African Republic (CAR)’s presidency has now confirmed that bitcoin will become the country’s reference currency. First Country in Africa to Officially Adopt Bitcoin A press statement supposedly...