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Estonia’s Government Still Wants to Implement Stricter Rules for Licensing Crypto Firms
9.2.2021
The new administration in Estonia is still planning to pursue an agenda to tighten rules for companies dealing with cryptocurrencies. The Ministry of Finance is looking to strengthen anti-laundering measures within the context of a major money-laundering scandal that involved Danske Bank. Estonia...
G7 to discuss CBDC and digital taxation this week
9.2.2021
The G7 will begin its Feb. 12 meeting on the subject of central bank digital currencies, before moving to digital taxation and accelerating global debt
Cordoba Becomes the First Argentinean Province to Impose Taxes on Crypto-Related Activities
9.2.2021
In Argentina, a provincial legislature has voted in favor of a bill to impose new taxes on gross incomes from crypto transactions. Cordoba’s central province is now the first one to impose crypto taxes in the country, which involves crypto exchange platforms and retail traders. Approved...
South Korean Central Bank: Build Legal Boundary Between CBDCs & Crypto
8.2.2021
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The South Korean central bank – the Bank of Korea (BOK) – wants Seoul to draw a line between central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and cryptoassets, and hopes the government will make an eleventh-hour adjustment to a key crypto law that promulgates next month.
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Bank of Korea: CBDCs Are Fiat Currency Not Virtual Assets
8.2.2021
Some legal changes would be needed before a potential central bank digital currency launch in South Korea, research indicates
A turn for the worse? India’s crypto plan unsettling to local industry
8.2.2021
The Indian crypto industry sees a brief panic over the government’s plans to ban “private cryptocurrencies” and explore the need for a CBDC
Bank of Korea publishes book on central bank digital currency's legal issues
8.2.2021
South Korea's central bank has issue a book on legal matters that would need to be addressed to ensure the smooth operations and usefulness of a future central bank digital currency
Hardware wallet for digital yuan debuts in Xiong’an New Area
8.2.2021
China’s first hardware wallet for the digital yuan supports dual offline payments without an internet connection
Radioteleskop Green Bank pořídil skvělý snímek místa přistání Apolla 15
8.2.2021
Radioteleskop Green Bank pořídil skvělý snímek místa přistání Apolla 15
Nigerian Central Bank Says Its Ban on Crypto Accounts Is Nothing New
7.2.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria said its warning to banks on Friday was not a new position, but a reiteration of its 2017 stance on cryptocurrencies
Central Bank of Nigeria Orders Banks to Close Accounts of Crypto Clients as Remittances via Traditional Corridors Drop by 97%
6.2.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has circulated a letter directing banks and financial institutions to identify and close accounts of cryptocurrency transacting entities. The directive, which took immediate effect, threatens “severe regulatory sanctions” to financial institutions that...
India’s Central Bank RBI Close to Digital Currency Decision as Paypal Exits Indian Payments Market
6.2.2021
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is actively working on a digital currency and will make a decision “very soon,” the central bank has reportedly confirmed. Meanwhile, payments giant Paypal is shutting down its payment services within India. RBI Near Digital Rupee Announcement As...
Russia’s regulatory sandbox and the implementation of blockchain tech
6.2.2021
The regulatory sandbox that came into effect in Russia last month is aimed at boosting innovative technology implementation
Binance Suspends Deposits in Nigeria Following Central Bank Directive
5.2.2021
Nigeria's central bank told financial institutions they couldn't provide crypto companies or users with services on Friday
Protego Becomes Second Crypto Firm to Win Bank Charter From OCC
5.2.2021
The conditional approval from the U.S. banking regulator follows Anchorage's approval last month
Nigeria’s Central Bank Orders Banks to Close Accounts of All Crypto Users
5.2.2021
Any breaches of the order would face "severe regulatory sanctions," the central bank warned
Central Bank of Nigeria bans banks from servicing crypto exchanges
5.2.2021
Nigeria's central bank has prohibited commercial banks from providing account services to crypto exchanges
Australia’s Central Bank Says Bitcoin ‘Not Really Money,’ No Risk to Financial Stability
5.2.2021
The Reserve Bank's assistant governor for financial systems, Michelle Bullock, said there is "a lot of fuss over bitcoin."
Coinbase IPO a ‘watershed moment’ for crypto regulation: Caitlin Long
5.2.2021
The CEO of pioneering digital bank Avanti Bank & Trust, Caitlin Long, has predicted the upcoming Coinbase IPO will force regulators to provide clarity to the crypto sector
Nemilosrdná řež bitevních křižníků: Bitva u Dogger Bank 1915 (1)
5.2.2021
Nemilosrdná řež bitevních křižníků: Bitva u Dogger Bank 1915 (1)