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Brazilians acquired crypto worth USD 4B in 2021 – CBB
Brazilians have brought over USD 4 billion of cryptocurrencies to the country, according to numbers from the Central Bank of Brazil. The commercial ...
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Bakkt Holdings Set to Go Public on New York Stock Exchange
Crypto asset custodial and trading platform Bakkt has been listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BKKT from ...
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Former Boston Fed President Claims Blockchain Not Fit For Central Bank Digital Currency
Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Eric Rosengren provided some key insights as to what a central bank digital currency ...
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UK Financial Watchdog Organization Chair to Step Down a Year Early
The leader of the United Kingdom’s financial watchdog organization has said he will step down in spring 2022, a year earlier than expected, ...
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CFTC hits Tether and Bitfinex with fines totalling $42.5m
Tether has been hit with a $41 million penalty from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over misleading claim that its stablecoin was fully ...
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Iran Ex-Central Bank Chief Gets 10 Years in Prison for FX Corruption
The Iranian government today announce a 10-years jail term for its ex-Central Bank chief following corruption charges. Valiollah Seif, a former governor was ...
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Sri Lanka Central Bank expects falling remittance to reverse trend from October
Sri Lanka’s central bank expects the falling trend in foreign remittances to reverse from this month as it believes the release of US ...
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Worldnet obtains certification from Ingenico’s Self series
US-based omnichannel payment solution provider Worldnet Payments has completed a Level III EMV and Contactless certification of the Self Series from Ingenico, a Worldline brand. The ...
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Estonia Considers Revoking Crypto Licenses as Government Mulls Tougher Regulations
Authorities in Estonia are working on new legislation expected to stiffen the rules for the country’s cryptocurrency sector. The Baltic nation’s regulator for the industry ...
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LinkedIn is shutting down operations in China due to government regulations
Nearly seven years after its launch, Microsoft is shutting down LinkedIn in China, marking the end of the last major US-owned social network ...