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Bank of Spain Report Warns About Cryptocurrency Usage and Its Effect on Financial Stability
27.4.2022
The Bank of Spain has issued a new report that touches on the subject of the popularity of cryptocurrency usage and the possible effects it might have on the financial stability of the nation. In the document, the bank explains that these assets — which ostensibly don’t have any kind...
Study: Switzerland Has ‘the Most Profitable Bitcoin Traders’ Worldwide, While France ‘Is the Best Bitcoin Trading Nation’
20.4.2022
According to a recent study published by the online investing news and education platform Invezz, Switzerland currently has the most profitable bitcoin traders worldwide. That’s according to data stemming from Chainalysis, Worldometers, and Triple A, which helped Invezz assign each country...
Republic of Ireland to Prohibit Political Cryptocurrency Donations
20.4.2022
The government of Ireland is preparing to ban political parties from accepting campaign donations in cryptocurrency. The move aims to block the perceived threat of Russian interference in the European nation’s elections against the backdrop of a clash between the West and Moscow over the...
US Government Warns of North Korean Crypto Attacks After Tying Nation to $625M Hack
19.4.2022
The government said it had observed North Korean cyber actors targeting a wide range of crypto and blockchain companies, including exchanges, DeFi protocols and play-to-earn games
Snoop Dogg Launches NFT Collection on Cardano in Collaboration with Clay Nation
18.4.2022
Snoop Dogg is a well-known personality in the world of Hip Hop. Considered an epitome of West Coast Hip Hop Culture, Snoop Dogg has made his place in the music industry. His original name was Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. Snoop Dogg started his music career in 1992. Since the beginning of his career...
Vitalik Buterin Becomes Citizen of Crypto-Friendly Montenegro
14.4.2022
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has been granted Montenegrin citizenship. Buterin joins other members of the crypto community with global experience who have been invited to help the small Southeast European nation attract investments and develop its blockchain sector. Vitalik Buterin Obtains...
South Korean Bank Shinhan Launches Nation’s First Corporate Crypto-Fiat Account
9.4.2022
The South Korean commercial banking giant Shinhan has become the first bank in the nation to offer crypto account services to a corporate client.
ZDNet Korea reported that on April 7, the bank created a corporate fiat KRW account exclusively for cryptoasset transactions to the crypto exchange...
Russia’s Central Bank Slashes Benchmark Rate, Pegs RUB to Gold — Ruble Rebounds to Pre-War Levels
9.4.2022
Amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the Russian ruble has managed to rebound despite the strict sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation. The country’s central bank has taken a few steps to protect the nation’s currency as the Bank of Russia revealed a fixed price for gold...
Samson Mow introduces new nation-state adoption for crypto in Bitcoin 2022
7.4.2022
Bitcoin is already legal tender in Roatán, Honduras and Madeira, Portugal. Now a Mexican Senator wants to make it so in her country as well
Game Theory of Bitcoin Adoption by Nation-States
27.3.2022
Is the race on? This is a question that at least some people have been asking ever since El Salvador made bitcoin (BTC) legal tender in September, and with the Swiss city of Lugano doing essentially the same thing at the beginning of March, it’s arguably only a matter of time before other...
Upcoming AML Regulations in Estonia to Affect Cryptocurrency Industry
12.3.2022
Estonia is preparing to enforce a set of new anti-money laundering rules that will stiffen requirements for crypto companies operating under Estonian license. The changes come amid concerns that Russia may use crypto to evade western sanctions and an ongoing audit of the Baltic nation’s...
Japanese Regulator Wants to Amend the Nation’s Crypto Law
8.3.2022
A batch of new crypto regulations is incoming in Japan – where the nation’s top financial and crypto regulator has put forward legal amendments to payments-related legislation.
The proposals were made by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), which has proposed making alterations to two existing...
Singapore to Impose Restrictions on Russian Financial and Crypto Transactions
6.3.2022
In a rare move, Singapore is going to introduce restrictions on certain Russian financial transactions and crypto operations aimed at evading sanctions. The decision comes amid officially expressed concerns that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is a threat to the security of small states around...
Samson Mow leaves Blockstream, plans to focus on ‘nation-state Bitcoin adoption’
1.3.2022
“Now is a pivotal point in Bitcoin’s evolution — we’re on the verge of mass adoption, and I think that I can make it happen faster,” said Samson Mow
Samson Mow Exits Blockstream to Focus on Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption
1.3.2022
With Infinite Fleet close to the beta stage, Mow said he will also divert more attention to his gaming company Pixelmatic
One man's plan to orange pill a nation: Bitcoin Senegal
28.2.2022
The Senegalese Bitcoin community is flourishing: there's a homemade Bitcoin exchange, Bitcoin seminars in the local language and a growing list of merchants accepting Bitcoin in 2022
Ukraine Central Bank Limits Cash Withdrawals Amid Russian Assault
24.2.2022
The central bank of Ukraine has capped withdrawals of cash in national fiat and banned those in foreign currency. The monetary authority says the measures aim to ensure the functioning of the nation’s financial system under the martial law introduced in response to Russia’s military...
Miners Have Moved 30% of Their Equipment Out of Kazakhstan, Industry Organization Claims
24.2.2022
Authorized crypto mining businesses have already taken a third of their coin minting hardware out of Kazakhstan, according to the country’s mining association. The news comes amid electricity shortages and upcoming tax hikes that are turning miners away from the Central Asian nation. Bitcoin...
Cryptocurrency Theft Remains Key Revenue Source for North Korea, UN Report Says
6.2.2022
Cyberattacks on cryptocurrency exchanges have been a major source of funds for North Korea in the past year, a United Nations report has unveiled. According to the document, the sanctioned nation has also been developing its nuclear and missile programs. North Korea Hits Cryptocurrency Exchanges...
Belarus Moves to Allow Investment Funds to Acquire Crypto Assets
5.2.2022
The crypto-friendly nation of Belarus is preparing to permit investment funds to put money into digital currencies. A proposal to do so is part of a package of necessary legal changes tailored to attract such institutions to the country. Finance Ministry Takes Steps to Facilitate Crypto Investments...