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UK to force financial firms to publish plans for achieving Net Zero
Speaking at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, chancellor Rishi Sunak says the UK Government will force financial institutions and UK-listed companies to ...
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Brazil’s central bank to trial CBDC
Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) has announced the possibility of trailing its digital Real on Lithosphere blockchain as the bank is in discussion with ...
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EU central banks working on DLT-based asset settlement
European central banks have been ramping up their efforts to utilize distributed ledger technology (DLT), the foundation of blockchain, in central bank money ...
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Korea’s FSC confirms that NFTs will not be regulated
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) in South Korea reaffirmed in a public statement on Nov. 5 that nonfungible tokens (NFT) are not virtual ...
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Iran Blockchain Association Offers Help With Crypto Regulations, Says Regulators Are Not Qualified
The leading crypto industry association in Iran has slammed authorities for their passive stance regarding crypto regulation. The government’s inaction is a source ...
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Australian Senator Says Clear Crypto Regulations Will be Introduced Within a Year
The Australian Senator said he expects the country to establish clear crypto rules in the next 12 months. Andrew James Bragg, Australia’s senator ...
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Tunisia: BCT Seeks to Finalise Five-Year National Strategy On E-Payment, Says BCT’s Gamha
The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) seeks to finalise a five-year national strategy on e-payments in a bid to provide the Tunisian economy ...
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IDC reports digital payments will grow 162% in Southeast Asia by 2025
US-based research company IDC has released a report commissioned by Singapore-based 2C2P, showing that ecommerce spending will reach USD 179.8 billion by 2025 in Southeast Asia. ...
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Australia’s Commonwealth Bank offers limited cryptocurrency trading
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has partnered with Gemini, an US-based crypto exchange and blockchain analysis company Chainalysis to offer crypto-related services. The new service will ...
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AWS launches new accelerator for start-ups in the EMEA region
The AWS Startup Loft Accelerator will expand to include start-ups from more countries in the EMEA region in 2022. Amazon Web Services (AWS) ...