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Russia Proceeds With Efforts to Legalize Crypto Amid Sanctions Over Ukraine
Authorities in Russia are continuing their work to establish a comprehensive legal framework for crypto transactions. The efforts, which started before the military invasion of Ukraine, go on amid warnings that Moscow may use…
Citadel Plans to Start Making Markets in Crypto in Coming Months, CEO Ken Griffin Says
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, a bitcoin skeptic, admits he has not been right on his crypto call. He now says: “It’s fair to assume that over the months to come, you will see us engage in making markets in…
Central Bank of Brazil Chooses Nine Institutions to Study Digital Real Possibilities
The Central Bank of Brazil and Fenasbac, the National Federation of Associations of Central Bank Servers, decided to select nine projects to monitor and support their different proposals for the application of a hypothetical Brazilian…
Bank of Israel: Adoption of CBDC Will Not Materially Affect the Banking System
Israel’s central bank says the public’s adoption of the digital shekel is not expected “to materially affect the banking system.” The bank, however, warns that any issuance of such digital currency will likely…
South Korean Crypto Exchanges Restrict Russians’ Access Over War in Ukraine
Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have introduced restrictions for Russian users, effectively joining western sanctions over Moscow’s military invasion of Ukraine. The measures include blocking IP addresses originating…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Approaching $40,000 Support on NFP Day
Following three consecutive sessions of declines, BTC was fast approaching its support level of $40,000 on Friday, as markets prepared for February’s nonfarm payrolls report. This came as ETH also fell lower, and is approaching its…
Infura Mistakenly Leaves Venezuelan Users Without Metamask Support
Infura, the service provider of Metamask, one of the most used smart contracts-based wallets, blocked the access of Venezuelans to the Ethereum blockchain. Reports about this happening circulated on social media, attributing it to the…
GAIMIN Poised for Significant Growth and Technology Advancement in 2022
March 6th sees GAIMIN enter its fifth and most exciting year:
GAIMIN’s distributed data processing application which rewards users for participation in the network will be launched in April 2022.
GAIMIN’s…
Charles Schwab Files for ‘Crypto Economy ETF’ With SEC
Charles Schwab is launching a crypto economy exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to the company’s filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), “Schwab Crypto Economy ETF” will trade on the NYSE…
Crypto’s Sanction-Slipping Power: Why Bitcoin’s Neutrality Is Its Greatest Humanitarian Asset
Decentralized networks such as Bitcoin’s don’t know national allegiance, they only know math. And when you’re trying to get your savings out of an ATM, or send a payment to relatives in a war-torn environment, someone…