After the widely publicized crackdown by the Chinese government on anything that has to do with cryptocurrency, one of China’s most popular instant messaging and calling apps – WeChat – has banned cry...
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NYC Mayor Adams Opposes Mining Legislation, Calls for ‘Goals Not Bans’
As New York’s crypto mining bill aims to limit environmental impact by capping proof-of-work mining, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to reportedly ask Governor Kathy Hochul to veto the bill pass...
United Arab Emirates bans Pixar’s new Buzz Lightyear movie from theaters
Tim Allen and Tom Hanks voice Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody in Pixar’s “Toy Story.” Disney DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Disney Pixar’s animated movie “Lightyear”...
Roadside Suction Vent Touted As Anti-Pollution Tech That Could Prevent Motor Vehicle Bans
Roadvent in action. Roadvent Roadside pollution suction technology could be a “viable alternative to banning [motor] traffic,” says a public health expert. Frank Kelly, the Battcock Chair in Community...
Beijing, Shanghai reimpose some bans
People wait in line for nucleic acid tests to detect COVID-19 at a testing site on June 9, 2022, in Beijing, China. China says it has generally controlled recent outbreaks in Beijing after hundreds of...
Ethiopia Bans Digital Currencies, Warns Citizens Against Engaging In Illegal Transactions
Ethiopia’s Central Bank has cracked the whip on digital currencies, releasing a statement terming cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as illegal and prohibiting the use of any other currency except the B...
New York Attorney General Bashes Crypto As The State Bans Mining
New York Attorney General Letitia James recently warned investors against trading crypto, amid recent volatility in the space. James’ comments came shortly before the New York Senate voted in favor of...
Europe Bans 90% of Russian Oil – Trustnodes
Oil prices have risen another 3.5% to $123.70 for brent crude oil as the European Union finally moves to ban most Russian oil. Russian oil imports that arrive from the sea, accounting for 2/3rd of all...
STEPN Bans Users From China, Tokens Price Drops
7 hours ago | 2 mins read NFT News Only 3% of the STEPN user population belongs to China. GMT & GST price drops as the effect of the functionality stops. STEPN dapp is planning to prohibit the use...
Why is STEPN (GMT) Dumping? Move-to-Earn App Bans China Users
The price of STEPN (GMT) has dropped by near 40% following news that the Solana-based Move-to-Earn application will ban users from mainland China. According to a Thursday Twitter post, the ban was imp...
Amid Mining Bans, China Still Commands World’s Second-Largest Share of Bitcoin Hashrate – Mining Bitcoin News
New data stemming from the latest Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) report on bitcoin mining indicates that China still holds the second position in terms of global hashrate. While China...
Central Bank of Argentina Bans Private Banks From Offering Cryptocurrency Services – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Argentina has taken steps to ban private banks from offering cryptocurrency services to customers in the country. The action comes after two banks had started offering cryptocurren...
Argentina bans banks from offering crypto services
Argentina’s central bank has banned operations that allow bank clients to purchase crypto just two days after Banco Galicia, Argentina’s largest private bank, and digital bank Brubank announced they w...
Amid IMF Pressure, Argentina Bans Crypto Sales Through Banks
Key Takeaways Argentina’s central bank has banned financial institutions from offering services related to unregulated crypto assets. Since no crypto assets are regulated in the country, the mov...
EU Bans Russian Oil — Sort Of — And What That Will Achieve.
Oil storage tanks in Siberia. Getty Images When the Russian army left behind their raping and pillaging communities around Kyiv, but continued the complete demolition of cities like Mariupol, and the ...
Beijing city bans in-restaurant dining as China’s Covid controls tighten
As part of the latest Covid controls, China’s capital city of Beijing banned in-store dining as a five-day holiday kicked off, prompting restaurants to sell food outside. Kevin Frayer | Getty Im...
Wikipedia Bans Crypto Donations
Alex Dovbnya The Wikimedia Foundation has granted the community’s request to ban cryptocurrency donations The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, has ha...
Binance Bans Accounts Tied To Russian Gov’t Officials’ Relatives – Will It Hurt Them?
Crypto asset exchange of digital assets Binance has suspended accounts with ties to Russian government officials’ relatives. Faced with escalating international sanctions in response to Russia’s invas...
Oklahoma Set To Outlaw Abortion After Lawmakers Pass Two Texas-Style Bans In One Day
Topline Oklahoma is poised to ban nearly all abortions, as the state legislature passed two bills Thursday copying Texas’ controversial law against the procedure, which will likely cut off abortion ac...
Ukraine Bans Cryptocurrency Purchases in Local Currency
In brief Ukraine has received millions in crypto donations since the Russia invasion. But the government is banning its citizens from buying crypto with local currency to prevent capital flight. Ukrai...
Ukraine bans Bitcoin purchases with local currency amid martial law
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) continues taking measures to prevent capital outflows amid martial law by enforcing major restrictions on cryptocurrency purchases. The Ukrainian central bank offici...
Ukrainian Central Bank Bans Bitcoin Purchases Using National Currency
The National Bank of Ukraine issued a statement on Thursday clarifying that cryptocurrency purchases using the native currency are temporarily banned. This is part of a wider effort to keep capital wi...
Ukraine’s central bank bans purchasing cryptocurrency using local currency
Ukraine’s central bank has banned the purchase of cryptocurrencies using the country’s local currency, invoking martial law, which has been in effect since the invasion by Russia. The National Union B...
Ukraine bans Bitcoin purchases with local currency as martial law takes effect
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is still taking measures to ensure no capital outflows following the negative economic effects caused by the Russian invasion. The country is now restricting cryptoc...
Ukraine bans purchase of crypto with fiat 1
TL; DR Breakdown Ukraine halts purchase of crypto with fiat The country plans to eliminate the outflow of capital Banks have previously banned crypto purchases The National bank of Ukraine has announc...
National Bank of Ukraine Temporarily Bans Cross-Border Crypto Purchases With Hryvnia – Regulation Bitcoin News
The central bank of Ukraine has introduced additional restrictions on international transactions that will prevent Ukrainians from buying crypto assets abroad with the national fiat. The measures are ...
Ukraine’s Central Bank Bans Crypto Purchases in Local Currency
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Wimbledon Bans Russian And Belarusian Tennis Players — Here’s Who’s Affected
Topline Two of the world’s top tennis players—Daniil Medvedev and Aryna Sabalenka—will be banned from Wimbledon this year after the famed British grand slam tournament organizers announced Wednesday t...