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Crypto Payments May Not Help Russia Bypass Sanctions, Experts Say
26.9.2022
Russia is preparing to authorize international crypto payments but people involved in the industry doubt this would allow the country to circumvent sanctions. At the same time, the United States has been tightening the noose, recently targeting the use of cryptocurrencies to dodge the financial...
Nicolas Maduro Tempts West With an Abundance of Oil and Gas, Venezuelan President Wants Sanctions Lifted
25.9.2022
Amid the economic rumblings across the world and the energy crisis in Europe, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has said his country is ready to step up and help with oil. Despite the fact that Venezuela has the largest supply of crude oil in the world, U.S. economic sanctions imposed in 2019...
Robert Kiyosaki Says End of Fake Money Is Here — Shares 3 Lessons to Help Investors Amid Market Crashes
25.9.2022
After predicting the biggest crash in world history, Robert Kiyosaki, the famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, says the “end is here” for fake money. He reiterated three lessons that will help investors “do well in market crashes.” Robert Kiyosaki...
Could Hong Kong Monetary Authority Launching CBDC Help Digital Yuan Go Global?
21.9.2022
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the territory’s de facto central bank, is aiming to launch trials of the e-HKD, its central bank digital currency (CBDC), in the fourth quarter of this year. If successful, the initiative could facilitate the global rollout of the digital yuan, China’s CBDC...
DeFi Platform Maple Finance Aims to Help Struggling Bitcoin Miners With $300M Lending Pool
20.9.2022
The DeFi platform is launching its first fully-collateralized industry-specific lending pool as bitcoin miners are struggling to raise capital
South Korean Prosecutors Turn to Interpol for Help in Hunt for Do Kwon
20.9.2022
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South Korean prosecutors continue to turn up the heat on the Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon – and have asked Interpol to issue the man they now call a “fugitive” with a red notice.
Newsis reported that the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office’s...
How to Help Your Creator Clients Monetize Their Content with a WordPress Membership Site
20.9.2022
Learn how to create a paid membership business on WordPress websites with Memberful
One of S Korea’s Biggest Card Issuers Launches Blockchain-powered platform to Help Customers Spot Fake Goods
19.9.2022
Shinhan Card, South Korea's biggest credit card company and a global top-five credit card issuer, has launched a blockchain-powered digital warranty service used to certify the authenticity of products.
South Korean news outlet Money Today has reported that the warranty service is first coming...
Working Group to Develop Efficiency Standard for Crypto Mining in Russia
19.9.2022
Crypto industry experts have formed a working group to draft a standard for energy-efficient and profitable cryptocurrency mining in Russia. The rules will aim to help developers and data center operators offer investors increased hardware uptime. Russia Prepares to Improve Efficiency of Mining...
ECB Chooses Amazon and 4 Other Companies to Help Develop Digital Euro
18.9.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected five companies to help develop user interfaces for a digital euro. Each company will work with the ECB and focus on one specific use case of the digital euro. Amazon has been chosen to focus on e-commerce payments. ECB Collaborates With 5 Companies...
How does tokenization help transform illiquid real estate ownership into a liquid one?
15.9.2022
Tokenization provides new liquidity to the real estate market by making it easier for people to trade and invest in properties
Report: Financial Services Giant Old Mutual Appointed Manager of South African Stablecoin Project’s Cash Reserves
15.9.2022
One of South Africa’s largest financial services groups, Old Mutual, has reportedly been appointed manager of the ZARP stablecoin project’s cash reserves. Founders of the stablecoin are hopeful that the appointment of one of the country’s oldest financial services companies...
Busan signs MoU with Huobi, gets more help for local crypto exchange
14.9.2022
Huobi Global is the third major cryptocurrency exchange to pen a blockchain ecosystem development agreement with the South Korean city
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns Gas Prices Could Spike This Winter — Says ‘It’s a Risk’
13.9.2022
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that gas prices could rise again this year. “It’s a risk that we’re working on the price cap to try to address,” she stressed. “Our price cap proposal is designed to both lower Russian revenues … while also...
Nigerian Blockchain Startup Bitmama Closes $2 Million Pre-Seed Round
11.9.2022
After raising $1.65 million via a pre-seed extension, Bitmama, a Nigeria-based blockchain startup, has now closed its pre-seed funding round at $2 million, a report has said. Leading the funding round were two Africa-focused venture capital firms: Unicorn Growth Capital and Launch Africa....
Crypto Trading Network Apifiny Turns to Fireblocks to Help Make Asset Transfers Easier
9.9.2022
Apifiny Group is plugging its crypto trading network into custodial service Fireblocks in an effort to lower its asset onramps and off-ramps
Europol Sees Tools to Tackle Crime in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies
9.9.2022
Abuse expands with use in the case of cryptocurrency, Europol has acknowledged while also noting that blockchain technologies offer authorities a new opportunity to fight crime. Europe’s law enforcement agency also says they can help investigate money laundering networks. Understanding...
Law enforcement recovers $30 million from Ronin Bridge hack with the help of Chainalysis
8.9.2022
Chainalysis Crypto Incident Response team helped law enforcement trace stolen funds to cash out points and for their subsequent freeze
IMF Bailout Could Be in UK’s Future, Says Strategist
8.9.2022
Mizuho Securities’ head of global macro strategies has warned that an IMF bailout may be in the U.K.’s future. Moreover, a former chancellor of the exchequer cautioned that Britain is entering a long and severe recession, emphasizing that it’s “the worst since 1990...
Ripple to Participate in the Digital Dollar Project’s CBDC Sandbox Program
2.9.2022
The non-profit organization promoting the creation of the digital dollar, the Digital Dollar Project, has announced the launch of a sandbox program to kickstart the probe of the technical implementations of the envisaged digital currency. The fintech firm Ripple is among the four participants that...