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Global: FCA allows crypto firms to trade past licensing deadline
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has allowed several cryptocurrency companies to continue trade past a licensing deadline as it continues to assess applications. Under the ...
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Global: Worldline completes deal for controlling stake in ANZ’s merchant acquiring business
Worldline has closed a A$485 million deal to acquire a controlling stake in the commercial acquiring business of ANZ, Australia’s third largest acquirer ...
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Global: Indonesian Government Sets Crypto Tax at 0.1% to Be Levied Starting in May
The Indonesian government has decided to tax capital gains income from crypto investments at 0.1% starting in May. In addition, value-added tax (VAT) of ...
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Global: Sri Lanka central bank governor submits resignation amid crisis
The governor of Sri Lanka’s central bank says he has submitted his resignation as the country faces its worst economic crisis in decades. ...
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PwC: More Than 80% of Central Banks Are Considering Launching a CBDC
The vast majority of central banks are considering launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to analysts at accounting firm PwC. “CBDCs ...
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Global: Metaverse Economy Estimated to Hit $13trn
A global investment company, Citi, is the latest banking behemoth to give an optimistic forecast for the metaverse, which envisions the internet’s future ...
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Global fintech industry set to hit a valuation of US$310 billion this year
The global fintech industry is projected to reach a valuation of US$310 billion this year, growing at 25% CAGR, according to US-based Toptal. ...
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Global: Over 50% of Americans Believe Crypto Will Be The Future of Finance (Survey)
More than half of the surveyed US participants think cryptocurrencies represent the “future of finance.” According to a recent poll conducted by StarkWare, ...
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Global: Japan Considers Stricter Crypto Regulations in Light of Russia Sanctions
Authorities in Japan are planning to introduce tougher new rules for crypto operators as part of efforts to prevent Russia from using cryptocurrencies ...
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Global: Barclays addresses potential CBDC fragmentation in new paper
Barclays’ paper sets out a methodology for the mitigation of potential fragmentation risk presented by central bank digital currency (CBDC), through an architecture ...
