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Bitoasis Secures Full VASP License From Dubai’s VARA
10.12.2024
Bitoasis, a leading virtual asset platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has received a full virtual asset service providers (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Securing the full VASP License marks the final step in VARA’s licensing...
Bitcoin Permabull Max Keiser Hints at Muslim World Petrobitcoin Announcement
9.12.2024
Max Keiser, an international journalist and cryptocurrency advisor to the Bukele administration in El Salvador, has hinted at an upcoming announcement for the Muslim world regarding bitcoin. On social media, Keiser, now in Abu Dhabi, recalled the first time he declared that bitcoin complied with...
Iranian Crypto Holdings Equal a Third of National Gold Market
9.12.2024
Iranian crypto holdings, valued between $30 billion and $50 billion, constitute about a third of the national gold market, according to economist Mohammad Sadegh Alhosseini. Daily cryptocurrency trading in Iran is approximately $143 million (100 trillion rials). The Central Bank of Iran (CBI)...
Iran Embraces Crypto Regulation to Counter Economic Sanctions
9.12.2024
Iran is shifting its stance on digital currencies, focusing on regulation rather than imposing restrictions, according to Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati. Speaking at a Tehran event, Hemmati highlighted the government’s plan to mitigate the economic risks of digital currencies while leveraging...
A Crypto Tax Paradise? Czech Republic Pioneers Tax-Free Crypto Policies
8.12.2024
Czech lawmakers have approved a groundbreaking tax reform exempting bitcoin and other digital assets from capital gains tax if held for over three years, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Additionally, annual crypto income below CZK 100,000 ($4,000) will be tax-free. Prime Minister Petr Fiala highlighted...
Coinbase-Backed Yellow Card Seeks Nigerian License After South African Regulatory Win
6.12.2024
Yellow Card, an African stablecoin platform, is taking steps to secure a license from Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after obtaining a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license in South Africa. The CASP license has enabled Yellow Card to operate within South...
Bolivian Attorneys Spearhead USDT Index Proposal to Energize a Dollar-Starved Economy
6.12.2024
Bolivian attorneys Iver von Borries and Javier Romero Mendizabal proposed introducing Tether’s USDT, the largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market, as an index asset for commercial and civil contracts. The submission aims to link USDT’s value in global markets to the national...
Phantom Wallet Gets a Boost, Adds Support for Sui
6.12.2024
Phantom Wallet, one of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets in the market, has recently announced that it will add support for Sui, an agile blockchain platform offering users fast processing times and low transaction fees. The wallet, which boasts a monthly active user base of over 7 million...
FBI Cracks $8.3M Crypto Fraud: Launderer Sentenced to Prison and $2.3M Repayment
6.12.2024
A Maryland Heights man, Richard Charles Appelbaum III, has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to repay $2.3 million for his role in laundering millions through cryptocurrency. Appelbaum, 40, conspired with others to funnel proceeds from Business Email Compromise (BEC) and romance...
Putin Confirms Digital Ruble Integration in Russia’s Federal Budget
6.12.2024
Russia is set to integrate its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital ruble, into its federal budget system starting next year, with nationwide adoption targeted by July 1, 2025, President Vladimir Putin announced at the 15th VTB Russia Calling! Investment Forum. Highlighting ongoing...
Trump Appoints David Sacks as AI and Crypto Czar
6.12.2024
President-elect Donald Trump has announced via Truth Social the appointment of entrepreneur and investor David O. Sacks as the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.” In this newly created role, Sacks will lead policy initiatives in artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, areas Trump describes...
$1.2B TVL Milestone: Fluid Superapp Makes Waves in Decentralized Finance
5.12.2024
Fluid, a decentralized finance (defi) superapp, has attracted $1.2 billion in total value locked (TVL) through its innovative money market and decentralized exchange (dex). The platform delivers groundbreaking features such as smart debt and collateral management. As part of its evolution, Fluid...
BIT Mining Acquires Ethiopian Data Centers and Mining Machines
5.12.2024
BIT Mining (NYSE: BTCM) has agreed to acquire 51-megawatt crypto mining data centers and 17,869 bitcoin mining machines in Ethiopia for $14.28 million. The consideration comprises a cash payment of $2.265 million and the issuance of Class A ordinary shares of the Company with a par value...
Crypto Scam Collapses: Icomtech Founders Sentenced for Ponzi Scheme Fraud
4.12.2024
David Brend and Gustavo Rodriguez, key figures in the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Icomtech, have been sentenced to 10 and eight years in prison, respectively, for defrauding thousands of investors. Icomtech falsely marketed itself as a crypto trading and mining company, promising guaranteed daily...
China Stands Firm With BRICS Amid US Tariff Threats
4.12.2024
China has strongly defended the BRICS coalition against the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats, emphasizing its principles of openness and inclusiveness. Responding diplomatically, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reiterated that BRICS does not target third parties...
XRP on Fire: Falconx Reports Explosive 10x Growth in Trading
4.12.2024
XRP trading has surged dramatically, with Falconx, an institutional digital asset prime broker, reporting a tenfold increase in volumes during Q4, driven by institutional investors. Austin Reid, global head of revenue and business at Falconx, stated: “XRP trading is on fire. We’ve...
Alex Mashinsky Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Celsius Collapse Scandal
3.12.2024
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky pleaded guilty to commodities fraud and a fraudulent scheme to manipulate the price of Celsius’s native token, facing up to 20 years in prison. Arrested in 2023, Mashinsky was accused of defrauding customers by misrepresenting Celsius’s financial health to secure...
Brazil Groups Stablecoins With Foreign Currency in New Regulatory Draft
3.12.2024
The Central Bank of Brazil has opened a public consultation on a regulatory draft that correlates the treatment of dollar-pegged stablecoins with foreign currency. The proposed rules, which will now be discussed with relevant stakeholders in the national cryptocurrency ecosystem, would require...
Indian Expert Questions Legality of US Sanctions on BRICS Over Dollar Exit
3.12.2024
Duvvuri Subbarao, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, cast doubt on Donald Trump’s proposal to impose 100% tariffs on BRICS nations if they abandon the dollar, calling it legally and practically uncertain. He questioned whether U.S. laws allow sanctions based solely on shifting away...
Brazil Pushes Back on Trump’s BRICS Tariff Threat While Championing Single Currency Vision
3.12.2024
Brazilian officials dismissed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on BRICS countries as unlikely, characterizing them as rhetoric rather than actionable policies. The Brazilian foreign ministry referenced Trump’s prior unfulfilled tariff threats against China, Mexico...