Mar 14, 2022 at 09:21 // News Whenever a country is sanctioned, its traditional banking institutions are the number one target. This is the same thing that happened recently with Russia when the EU, N...
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Centralised finance cripples Russia as Visa and Mastercard withdraw from country
Mastercard and Visa have announced that they will no longer operate inside Russia. With Russia already cut off from the SWIFT network and PayPal, the impact of exclusive reliance on centralised financ...
Pushing Russia out of crypto one country at a time: Singapore, Switzerland and Japan will join in the sanctions
Ukraine’s call on banning Russians from the crypto market was rejected by crypto exchange giants like Binance and Coinbase unless law required it. Even though there are no official decrees forcing exc...
S&P Dow Jones is removing Russia stocks from indices, stripping country of emerging market status
An employee looks at a stock price index graph showing plunging stock prices on an electronic information screen at the headquarters of the Micex-RTS Moscow Exchange. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Gett...
Bitcoin Agenda Successful In El Salvador: The Country Experiences Boom In Tourism
El Salvador announced last year that it would make Bitcoin tender legal. El Salvador became the first nation where anyone could walk into any organization or store and purchase anything using cryptocu...
‘Help Ukraine’ Scams Appear as Country Seeks Crypto Donations, Report Reveals – Bitcoin News
Scams have started exploiting the desire of many in the crypto community to support Ukraine’s efforts to withstand Russia’s military assault and help its citizens endure the conflict. As the country i...
Dogecoin community donates $53K to Ukraine as country hints at upcoming airdrop
With the price of the meme-based token Dogecoin higher than that of the Russian ruble, Ukraine opened to DOGE donations for the first time. Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation Mikhail ...
Russia allegedly issues a temporary ban on foreigners pulling money out of the country
As Russia’s economy continues to plunge under the pressure of the harsh Western sanctions, Western companies have been rushing to pull out their investments from the country. Russia’s Prime Minister h...
France is the most visited country in the world. Here’s why
You might think a large country like the United States is the most visited in the world, but you’d be wrong — France takes that honor. About 90 million international visitors traveled there in 2...
Crypto donations for Ukraine: NGO to finance country with medicines and weapons using crypto
TL;DR Breakdown • NGO launches crypto project to support Ukrainians.• Crypto donations will be accepted in BTC, ETH, and USDT. Since the onset of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, different org...
A Mexican lawmaker wants the country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender
Bitcoin adoption as a legal tender could spiral to a new high as several governments around the world are already looking at the practicality of adopting the flagship digital asset within their jurisd...
Mexican Senator Hints His Country Might Be Next To Legalize Bitcoin
El Salvador continues to champion crypto adoption among other nation-states. Inspired by this Central American country, Indira Kempis, a Mexican Senator, has said that Mexico needs Bitcoin to be legal...
India’s Finance Minister Confirms That The Country Would Not Legalise Or Ban Cryptocurrency At This Time
During her Budget speech, the finance minister said that bitcoin income will be taxed at a rate of 30%. Many people believe that the Indian government has legitimised cryptocurrencies because of the t...
Texas led the country in new renewable energy projects last year
Transmission towers are shown on June 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which controls approximately 90% of the power in Texas, has requested Texas residen...
Walmart May Soon Become The Largest Primary Care Provider In The Country
Over the years, Walmart has proven time and again its deep-rooted resilience, ability to adapt, and commitment to innovation. For decades now, the company has been known as a retail powerhouse, consis...
UK Crypto Firm Chief Warns Country Could ‘Fall Behind’ EU in Innovation and Licensure
The head of the UK’s biggest crypto company has accused the country’s finance watchdog of stifling innovation, suggesting Britain will fall behind its EU rivals as a consequence. Peter Smith, CEO of B...
Fitch downgrades El Salvador – What next for the country?
Traditional finance is bringing all to bear on the small Central American country of El Salvador that had the temerity to step out of line and adopt Bitcoin alongside the US dollar as legal tender. Fi...
Crypto Owners in Serbia Reach 200,000 as Country Regulates Digital Assets – Coinotizia
The number of cryptocurrency holders in Serbia has climbed to around 200,000 with interest in cryptocurrencies increasing alongside growing crypto markets. The country’s decision to legally recognize ...
India Declares That Bitcoin Will Never Be Legal Tender In Its Country
The government of India has stated that cryptocurrencies will never be considered as legal tender. India’s finance secretary, T.V. Somanathan, clarified while speaking with Asia News International tod...
India Announces 30% Tax on Crypto Profits, the Highest Tax Band In the Country
Profits derived from trading Crypto Assets will attract 30% taxes, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made an announcement while addressing the budget session earlier today, February 1. This c...
Could a New Latin American Country Be Adopting BTC in Next 6 Months?
American broadcaster and film maker Max Keiser says that a new Latin American country will adopt Bitcoin as its official legal tender in Q2 2022. Following El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as the cou...
New Latin American Country to Adopt BTC by Q2 2022
American broadcaster and film maker Max Keiser says that a new Latin American country will adopt Bitcoin as its official legal tender in early 2022. Following El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as the ...
El Salvador’s President Responds to IMF After the Institution Advises Country To Drop Bitcoin As Legal Tender
President Nayib Bukele is responding to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) warning that El Salvador should remove the legal tender status of Bitcoin (BTC) with a meme. Back in September of last y...
Russia is unlikely to ban crypto as Putin says mining benefits the country
Vladamir Putin, Russia’s President, has given crypto enthusiasts in the country a ray of hope after the central bank proposed a ban on cryptocurrencies and mining. A report unveiled this news earlier ...
Meet The Man Behind The Best Whisky Hotel In All Of Scotch Country
Piers Adam, proprietor of the Craigellachie Hotel in the Speyside of Scotland Daniel Lindegren If you’re a fan of fine scotch you ought to know Piers Adam. Although an Englishman by birth, his heart a...
State Department Orders Families Of U.S. Embassy Staff In Ukraine To Leave Country
Topline The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered the families of American diplomats and embassy personnel in Ukraine to leave the country, amid mounting fears of a Russian invasion. An Aerial view ...
The Stats Are In, Here’s The World’s Most Pro-Dogecoin Country
Dogecoin had a rollercoaster of a year in 2021. It went from being a relatively disregarded cryptocurrency to the leading meme coin in the space, racking up a valuation as high as $40 billion at one p...
Islamic Organization In Indonesia Issues New Decrees Against Cryptocurrencies That Could Shape Usage In The Country ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Cryptocurrencies have been declared haram by the Tarjih Council and the Central Executive Tajdid of Muhammadiyah. The Islamic group claimed that cryp...
Middle Eastern country Morocco’s largest bank joining RippleNet
In order to gain optimum benefits of technology, Attijariwafa bank partnered blockchain network Ripplenet RippleNet is US based payments and currency exchange, Ripple’s payment service provider protoc...