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Binance Eastern Europe VP and Other Execs Announce Departure as Exchange Mulls Russian Exit
6.9.2023
Binance Eastern Europe Vice President Gleb Kostarev and CIS Manager Vladimir Smerkis have announced their departure from the company as the exchange considers a possible exit from Russia.
Both executives resigned amid regulatory hurdles posed by global sanctions on Russia following the country’s...
Digital euro can ward off a host of private payment service ills: ECB official
4.9.2023
Private payment services can gain a monopoly over services with no benefit to other market players or economic stability, ECB board member Fabio Panetta said
Web3’s Swiss Army knife of personal finance Changex joins Cointelegraph Accelerator
3.9.2023
Changex combines crypto trading and lending with traditional banking features that also include an upcoming Visa debit card
Today in Crypto: 5-Country Joint Advisory Report Warns About Russian Malware Targeting Crypto Users, IBM Shares 5 Points for Success of Digital Euro
1.9.2023
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IBM offers guidance for successful implementation of digital euro
31.8.2023
Five members of IBM Consulting created a list of points that the European Commission could consider to optimize its digital euro proposed legislation
Africa-Focused Remittances Fintech Lemfi Raises $33 Million in Series A Funding Round
31.8.2023
An Africa-focused remittances platform, Lemfi, recently said it has raised $33 million in a Series A round led by Left Lane Capital. Lemfi said it will use the capital raise to “expand its product offering to the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.” Making Remittances Less...
Ron Swanson Visits Half-Life 2’s Europe, Hates Every Minute Of It
30.8.2023
Park and Rec’s own Ronald Ulysses “Ron” Swanson, the internet’s favorite small-government libertarian, is the latest television character to visit a video game in a new video from talented YouTube creator eli_handle_b․wav.Read more
MiCA: The good, the bad and the ugly of the EU’s crypto rules
30.8.2023
The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulatory framework isn’t all good, but it provides a level of clarity foreign to the United States
Jacobi spot Bitcoin ETF classed as 'environmental investing' by issuer
29.8.2023
Jacobi FT Wilshire Bitcoin ETF has been defined as an Article 8 fund by its issuer firm
Google updates service policies to comply with EU regulations
28.8.2023
Google and other major platforms on the web will need to update their service policies in order to comply with EU standards in its Digital Services Act by Aug. 28
Crypto Biz: Coinbase-Circle re-alignment, Binance fiat hurdles, and USDC at Shopify
25.8.2023
This week's Crypto Biz explores the latest on Binance's global on-ramps and off-ramps, Coinbase-Circle re-alignment, Shopify's take on USDC and China's blockchain data exchange
Spanish central bank official talks about private payment services in era of digital euro
25.8.2023
Banco de España deputy governor Margarita Delgado voiced concern about financial stability issues but painted a rosy picture for nonbank financial services providers
Spain launches AI regulation agency in bid to become industry leader
25.8.2023
Spain has become one of the first countries in the European Union to establish its own task force for regulating Artificial Intelligence on Aug. 22, when the Council of Ministers approved a Royal Decree establishing the new agency
Bitcoin gains traction in West Africa with educational drive
24.8.2023
As anti-French sentiment rides high in West Africa, Bitique opens its doors, the “Bitcoin Mastermind” conference beckons and more nodes come online to verify the Bitcoin blockchain
Lessons from Europe: ‘crypto was never about institutions’
23.8.2023
The European Parliament launched earlier this year a bill that allows member banks to hold up to two percent of their capital in bitcoin or any of the other top crypto assets. While this is a clear sign that the regulatory environment across the world is improving, one crypto expert remains less...
Iman Europe and The Agenda chat mental health, music, Web3 and The Homies DAO
23.8.2023
Musician and The Homies DAO founder Iman Europe sat down with The Agenda podcast to discuss how her Web3-based project promotes wellness among music workers
SEPA-related Issues Affect Euro Withdrawals for Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange Customers in Europe – What's Going On?
22.8.2023
Binance cryptocurrency exchange customers in Europe reportedly encountered problems with fiat withdrawals due to Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) transfer issues.
In response to a complaint from a European user of Binance who asserted that they had recently purchased "a large sum of EUR" on...
Binance limits withdrawals in Europe, cites payment processor issues
21.8.2023
In a deleted customer service message, Binance said that the failed withdrawals were caused by temporarily suspended EUR transactions through SEPA
Mining Bitcoin on Household Electricity Most Profitable in Asia, Study Finds
21.8.2023
Despite significant variations in electricity rates and regulations, the Asian region as a whole has the lowest average cost of bitcoin mining for solo miners, new research shows. At the same time, the surge of energy prices due to Covid, heatwaves, and the war in Ukraine render bitcoin mining...
From the U.S. to Japan, regulators are beginning to embrace crypto
16.8.2023
Switzerland, Singapore and the EU have taken the early regulatory lead, but Japan and the UAE are coming on now. Even the U.S. may be awakening