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Indian university joins Hedera decentralized governance council
14.9.2021
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras will test use cases around the Hedera Token Service, a public blockchain for payments
El Salvador's Bitcoin wallet is '95% fixed,' President Bukele says
14.9.2021
El Salvador’s state Bitcoin wallet has continued facing major issues in a week after the official rollout
US lawmakers propose adding digital assets to 'wash sale' rule and raising capital gains tax
13.9.2021
If passed, the plan would raise the capital gains tax rate for "certain high income individuals" to 28.8%, while eliminating the "wash sale" loophole for crypto users
US Treasury reportedly in talks for stablecoin regulation
13.9.2021
Treasury officials are studying the risks if too many people decide to withdraw their stablecoins all at once
Bitcoin investors are reportedly exempt from taxes in El Salvador
13.9.2021
El Salvador is looking to attract foreign investment by adopting major tax breaks on Bitcoin trading
India’s Central Bank RBI Still Has ‘Serious Concerns’ About Cryptocurrency
11.9.2021
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das, has once again expressed concerns regarding the impact of cryptocurrencies on India’s financial stability. Crypto Presents ‘Serious Concerns’ to RBI The Indian government is currently awaiting the Cabinet to take...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin detractors: Opposition mounts despite crypto rollout
11.9.2021
Resistance against El Salvador’s move to make Bitcoin a legal tender persists even as the law comes into effect
Swiss Exchange SIX granted approval to launch crypto marketplace
10.9.2021
The Switzerland financial authority has today given the green-light for the launch of a digital asset marketplace utilising DLT
Government employee accused of mining crypto at public’s expense
9.9.2021
The New York county clerk office employee allegedly used over 40 devices to mine crypto unlawfully
Chinese Gaming Giants Lose Eight Bethesdas In Value Amid Government Crackdown
9.9.2021
Bloomberg reports that the value of China’s largest gaming companies, Tencent and NetEase, plummeted dramatically during an overnight stock selloff, resulting in losses totaling more than $60 billion between the two. To put that in perspective, that’s about eight times what Microsoft spent...
This Assurance Layer Is Bringing Trust To The World of DeFi Lending And Borrowing
9.9.2021
rade assets and derivatives, and so on. People who want to borrow against their crypto assets to make even bigger bets frequently use this collection of businesses.There are two fundamental distinctions from traditional banks. All services are for digital currencies rather than government-iss
India’s Cryptocurrency Legislation Will Be ‘Distinct and Unique,’ Says Lawmaker
9.9.2021
The chairman of India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance explains that cryptocurrency legislation in India will be “distinct and unique.” He added, “We have to balance stability and growth but we recognize how important this whole area of crypto is.”...
US crypto exchange CrossTower expands to India
9.9.2021
CrossTower is betting on the growing crypto market in India despite the uncertainty over the legal status of Bitcoin in the country
Salvadoran Government’s Chivo Wallet Experiences Hiccups, Some Residents Can’t Claim $30 BTC Reward
8.9.2021
On the day El Salvador implemented the bitcoin tender law, the official government wallet called the Chivo wallet had some initial issues for five hours on Tuesday. Residents could not leverage the application and had issues accessing the app on Apple’s App Store and Google Play....
More countries to follow El Salvador’s Bitcoin move, Cardano creator says
8.9.2021
El Salvador’s Bitcoin acceptance is a major win for the cryptocurrency industry, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes
Central Bank of Brazil Director States Government Will Know ‘Everything You Have in Bitcoin’
8.9.2021
Mauricio Moura, a current director of the Central Bank of Brazil, stated that anonymity won’t be a choice when making cryptocurrency transactions in the country. The representative stated that, sooner or later, all users would have their transactions identified by the government. These...
First Day of Bitcoin as Legal Tender: El Salvador Buys the Dip, Country’s BTC Stash Grows
8.9.2021
Bitcoin is now legal tender in El Salvador, and the country’s bitcoin stash has grown to 550 coins. The Salvadoran government started buying the cryptocurrency Monday ahead of the Bitcoin Law taking effect. On Tuesday, President Nayib Bukele said El Salvador bought the dip. El Salvador Buys...
Project Giant: Nigeria’s CBDC set for pilot rollout on Independence Day
7.9.2021
Nigeria’s central bank digital currency will go into pilot testing on Oct. 1 with a tiered AML/KYC regime for the eNaira
Bitcoin Adoption in Focus as El Salvador Enters New Era
7.9.2021
itute think tank and author of several books on money and banking, shared his skepticism about the issue.Among the many things, Selgin took aim at the popular notion that nearly everyone in El Salvador will benefit from the USD 30 that the government says will be given away to every citizen w
Russia not ready to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, says Kremlin
7.9.2021
The Russian government keeps insisting that payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin would ruin its financial system