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Antsy Lithuania Latest to Anticipate EU Crypto Law With One of Its Own
6.6.2022
Ministers don’t want a crypto disaster to happen while they’re waiting for Brussels lawmakers to dot the i’s on landmark MiCA legislation, but some warn their plans could wreck the sector
USD 4.5B Crypto Fund, Less Difficult Bitcoin Mining, OTC NFT, Ethereum's Merge + More News
25.5.2022
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Ukraine Crypto Donations: Government Now Accepts Over 70 Crypto Assets
6.3.2022
Crypto payment processor Coingate and International Business Settlement (IBS) have started an arrangement with the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) that enables well-wishers to send donations to Ukraine via more than 70 different crypto assets. Calls for Widening List of Accepted Crypto Donations...
Binance US CEO Steps Down as the Crypto Exchange Faces Rising Regulatory Scrutiny
7.8.2021
Former acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks has resigned as the CEO of Binance U.S. after just over three months. He cited “differences over strategic direction.” Meanwhile, Binance is facing regulatory scrutiny worldwide, including in the U.K., Malaysia, Japan, Cayman...
Lithuania Issues Warning to Binance, Warns Investors Crypto Services Are Not Regulated
16.7.2021
Binance’s regulatory troubles continue with Lithuania being the latest country to issue a warning about the cryptocurrency exchange. Lithuania’s announcement came one day after Italy issued a similar warning. Lithuania Warns Binance Lithuania’s central bank announced Friday that...
Exchanges outdo auctions for governments cashing in criminal crypto, says exec
27.11.2020
Governments are increasingly liquidating crypto assets seized in criminal investigations
Lithuania Rakes in 6.4 Million Euros From Selling Seized Cryptocurrencies
25.11.2020
Lithuania’s tax authority has sold the cryptocurrencies it previously seized for 6.4 million euros (approximately $7.6 million). The three cryptocurrencies confiscated were bitcoin, ether, and monero. This was the first time the tax authority sold seized cryptocurrencies. Lithuania Sold...
Lithuanian tax service’s first confiscated crypto sale nets $7.6M
24.11.2020
The Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate exchanged Bitcoin, Ether and Monero for 6.4 million euro
Lithuania Makes Millions in First Sale of Seized Cryptocurrency
24.11.2020
The sale of bitcoin, ether and monero brought in €6.4 million, or $7.5 million
Belarusian crypto exchange looks to Lithuania amid political turmoil
10.9.2020
A major crypto company is offering outs to its employees as the situation in Belarus grows more tense
The Bank of Lithuania Released a Cryptocurrency, But It’s for Collector
23.7.2020
Lithuania’s central bank has issued a NEM blockchain-based collector token in homage to the country’s Act of Independence of 1918
Lithuanian Central Bank’s Commemorative Digital Token Goes Live Thursday
22.7.2020
Lithuania’s central bank is set to issue 24,000 digital tokens commemorating the re-establishment of Lithuanian independence in 1918
Bank of Lithuania Teams Up With NEM Blockchain To Launch LBCoin For Coin Collectors
11.7.2020
The Bank of Lithuania is all set to explore the opportunities and offerings of the crypto domain by the launch of its highly anticipated venture, the LBCoin Project, in collaboration with the NEM blockchain network. The product will take pride in being the world’s first digital collector coin...
Bank of Lithuania's LBCOIN is a 'Playground' for Testing CBDCs
9.7.2020
The reverse of the physical coin. While presenting their new digital coin, the first of its kind, the central bank of Lithuania said that this project serves as a type of a testing ground for a possible future central bank digital currency (CBDC).
At the press conference Thursday morning, the Bank...
Lithuania to Launch CBDC This Month — Intended for Collection Purposes, Not Trade
2.7.2020
Lithuania might become one of the first countries to issue a CBDC — but there’s a catch
Lithuania Is Trialing a CBDC No One Can Use – And That’s by Design
8.6.2020
The Bank of Lithuania's LBCoin digital collectible may be a gimmick, but its ambitions for blockchain tech are very, very real
Lithuania’s Central Bank Completes Blockchain Regulatory Research
27.5.2020
The Bank of Lithuania finished its research phase on the LBChain’s blockchain project that aims to provide a regulatory infrastructure
Bank of Lithuania Envisions Future Cross-Industry Blockchain Platform
26.5.2020
The Bank of Lithuania has revealed ambitious long-term plans to develop its blockchain platform for use beyond the financial services sector
Lithuania Central Bank: Limited Edition Digital Coin Ready for Launch
20.1.2020
The reverse of the coin. The Bank of Lithuania, the country’s central bank, has approved a sample of the LBCoin, a token that it claims will be the world’s first blockchain-powered digital commemorative coin. The bank says the token will be issued in spring this year.
The coin is made of silver...
Central Bank 'Parental Controls' Obsolete for Crypto: Bank of Lithuania
11.12.2019
Lithuania’s central bank suggested that banks should face the perceived risks of digital currencies and join the digital asset space to preserve control