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Coinbase Opens Office in India Despite Crypto Ban Reports

30.3.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange operator Coinbase has announced that it is establishing a business presence in India. The company has also posted several job openings for its Indian operations despite reports that the government may ban cryptocurrencies. Coinbase Sets up Shop in India Coinbase...

Digital ruble is ‘highest form of money’, Russian Bitcoin critic says

30.3.2021
The digital ruble will become an integral part of national settlements by 2023 or 2024, Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma predicted

Spanish Island Government Decides to Sell Its Bitcoin Investment by Citing ‘Ethical’ Reasons

30.3.2021
Bitcoin is not liked by everyone from the Island Council of Tenerife, Spain. At least that’s what was suggested by its president, Pedro Martín, who ordered the sale of the local government’s investment in cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Is an ‘Opaque’ Currency, Martín Says...

Activision Blizzard Hires Former Trump Administration Member Once Decried As ‘Bully’

30.3.2021
Today, Activision Blizzard announced the promotion of Blizzard chief commercial officer and the chief operating officer Armin Zerza to CFO of the whole company. What it did not announce to the public is that it has also hired a new chief administrative officer: former Donald Trump administration...

Bahamas' Sand Dollar nears commercial rollout as interoperability completed

29.3.2021
Following cybersecurity assessments, commercial institutions are being cleared to issue the world's first CBDC — the Bahamas' Sand Dollar

Indian Government Now Requires Companies to Disclose Cryptocurrency Holdings

29.3.2021
The Indian government has introduced new cryptocurrency disclosure rules. Companies dealing in cryptocurrencies will have to disclose their crypto holdings, among other disclosures, as part of their financial statements beginning April 1. New Crypto Disclosure Requirements The Indian Ministry...

Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Ray Dalio Says Government Outlawing Bitcoin Is ‘a Good Probability’

27.3.2021
The Bridgewater Associates co-founder and chief investment officer, Ray Dalio, says that there is a good probability that the government will outlaw bitcoin in the same way gold was outlawed in the U.S. in the 1930s. Ray Dalio Thinks Governments Can Outlaw Bitcoin Ray Dalio shared his view...

Former OCC official says crypto has backing but dollar ‘may not’

26.3.2021
Former OCC acting comptroller Brian Brooks claimed that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin “actually are backed by something.”

Catalytic event or unbridled optimism? Coinbase approaches public listing

26.3.2021
Is a $100-billion valuation justified? Profit margins could tighten with increased competition

Indonesian Govt To Launch Crypto Exchange to Get a Piece of Crypto Pie

26.3.2021
The Indonesian deputy minister of trade Jerry Sambuaga has announced that his ministry will launch its own crypto exchange in the near future. The initiative will allow the government to capture a share of the country’s booming crypto sector, with last year’s cryptoasset-related trade estimated...

RBI Governor Says Government and Central Bank Agree on Cryptocurrency Approach

26.3.2021
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says that there is no difference of opinion between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the finance ministry on cryptocurrencies. While the finance minister said that the government will not shut off all options and will take a calibrated position regarding crypto...

Russia’s Hermitage museum to host NFT art exhibition

26.3.2021
The NFT exhibition will be part of the “Hermitage 20/21” project

Australian government offers $6M in grants to innovative blockchain teams

26.3.2021
The Australian government has made two grants of up to $3 million available to blockchain teams targeting minerals certification and excise taxation solutions

Russian Companies, Government Losing Interest in Blockchain

25.3.2021
Interest in blockchain technology is falling among Russian companies, a new survey has found. Per a report from Kommersant, the survey was conducted by Dell Technologies and involved speaking to 200 companies from Russia last year, including firms working in the technology, oil &...