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Invest in Bitcoin, Get Residency: El Salvador’s Unique ‘Freedom VISA’
8.12.2023
El Salvador Bitcoin. Source: RawBeautyPixels/Adobe El Salvador has a new, “once in five hundred years” offer for international crypto whales: donate your BTC to the government, and you’ll earn long-term citizenship in Bitcoin country. As announced by Tether on Thursday, the “Adopting...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says He’d Close Crypto Down if He Were the Government
8.12.2023
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told U.S. senators in a congressional hearing that he would close down crypto if he were the government. Emphasizing that he has always been “deeply opposed” to crypto and bitcoin, the executive stressed that the true use case of crypto is criminals, drug...
Chinese Cities Launch End-of-Year Digital Yuan Giveaways
8.12.2023
Source: Putra/Adobe More Chinese cities will give away digital yuan tokens and discount vouchers this month, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) looks to spur CBDC adoption. The Hebei News Network reported that the PBoC’s Hebei branch and local government authorities in the province will give...
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Urges Government to Shut Down Bitcoin
7.12.2023
Source: a video screenshot During a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon expressed his strong opposition to cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin (BTC). Dimon’s remarks came in response to questioning from Senator Elizabeth Warren, where...
Judge Greenlights Plea Deal in High-Profile Binance Case; CZ Faces Sentencing in 2024
7.12.2023
A U.S. federal judge has endorsed the plea deal agreed upon between the U.S. government and Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, widely known as “CZ.” Judge Richard Jones approved the plea in a recent court document, setting the sentencing for February 2024. U.S. Federal Judge Confirms...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Crypto: “If I was the government, I’d close it down”
6.12.2023
  JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon delivered scathing remarks about the crypto industry during testimony at a Senate Banking Hearing Wednesday. Dimon “deeply opposed” to crypto “I’ve always been deeply opposed to crypto, Bitcoin, etc.,” Dimon said while fielding questions from Senator Elizabeth...
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Set to Launch Second Tokenized Green Bond in Coming Months
6.12.2023
Source: iStock/Onfokus The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is gearing up to introduce its second tokenized green bond, expected to be unveiled within the next few months. The government authority aims to leverage blockchain technology for increased efficiency and transparency in the redemption...
Indian Government Reveals 28 Crypto Service Providers Are Registered With Financial Intelligence Unit
5.12.2023
The Indian government has revealed that 28 crypto service providers are currently registered with the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit. Furthermore, the Ministry of Finance has clarified that the anti-money laundering guidelines and reporting requirements apply to offshore cryptocurrency...
SEC’s Absence at Binance Settlement Announcement Raises Questions
5.12.2023
SEC building. Source: Adobe / qingwa The recent $4.3 billion settlement between Binance and various US government agencies, announced by top Biden administration officials, has stirred controversy due to the absence of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler at the announcement....
Did Odisha Government Earn ₹6,500 Crore In Forex Profit From Software Exports?
4.12.2023
Odisha and foreign exchange worth Rs. 6500 crore from the software export industry in FY 2022-23. Odisha recorded around 22% growth from software exports in 2012-13, reaching a value of Rs. 1970 crore. This year, the state has reached another financial milestone by reaching another peak, thanks...
Chinese Firms Can Now Make Digital Yuan Housing Fund Payments
4.12.2023
Chinese firms can now use the digital yuan to pay into employee housing funds, as the nation’s banks look for new CBDC applications. Per the Guangzhou Daily (via the Guangzhou government’s website), the Guangzhou Housing Provident Fund Management Center has “launched digital yuan remittance...
Novogratz Expects Bitcoin Price to Be ‘Significantly Higher’ After SEC Approves Spot Bitcoin ETFs
2.12.2023
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz expects the price of bitcoin to be significantly higher when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). “We will see a pretty successful shift of psychology … when the government says ‘you...
More Hong Kong Banks Set to Join Digital Yuan Pilot, Gov’t Confirms
1.12.2023
Source: dmitriy/Adobe Hong Kong’s government says more banks based in the country are preparing to join Mainland China’s digital yuan pilot. Mainland China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), wants to expand its CBDC’s cross-border applications. And it seemingly wants even more...
Australia tries again to combat ‘future sectors’ crypto scams
30.11.2023
The “Proposed Scams Code Framework” consultation paper aims to delegate clear roles and responsibilities to government and private entities when combatting scams
US Deputy Treasury Secretary calls for additional tools to sanction crypto firms
29.11.2023
Wally Adeyemo cited a recent settlement with crypto exchange Binance and sanctions against crypto mixer Sinbad in calling for an expansion of the U.S. Treasury’s authority
U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean Government’s Crypto Mixer Sinbad
29.11.2023
According to a statement released Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department has placed sanctions on the government of North Korea’s crypto mixer, Sinbad. “A key-money laundering tool” Sinbad serves as “a key money-laundering tool” for the state-sponsored North Korean cyber-hacking collective...
US Treasury sanctions crypto mixer Sinbad, alleging North Korea ties
29.11.2023
The government department has previously imposed sanctions on crypto mixers Blender and Tornado Cash despite many in the space pushing back on actions against software tools
Stakeholder urges swift implementation of Nigeria’s blockchain policy
29.11.2023
SiBAN president Obinna Iwuno stressed the necessity of establishing a forward-thinking regulatory framework to accelerate the infusion of blockchain technology into diverse sectors of the economy
Hong Kong Chief Executive Expresses Willingness to Cooperate on Granting More Powers to Regulate Crypto Exchanges: Report
29.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Lee, has responded to the recent investigation into the unlicensed virtual-asset trading platform Hounax. On November 27, Chief Executive John Lee addressed the recent virtual platform supervision fraud...
Why Binance’s US plea deal could be positive for crypto adoption
28.11.2023
Is the settlement further indication that the crypto industry’s Wild West era is winding down, with a new epoch marked by regulation and taxation beginning?