Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal is outlining the cryptocurrency exchange’s approach to sanctions in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a blog post, Grewal says the exchange giant in...
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Malaysia rejects to accept crypto as legal tender
Malaysia formally rejected the notion that cryptocurrencies may have money-like properties on Thursday. The Malaysian central bank, Bank Negara, is likewise not convinced, according to the Minister, a...
Swiss City moving forward to make Bitcoin and Tether as Legal tender
The City Mayor said that crypto legalization would be de facto as the Swiss Franc will remain the legal tender Lugano city inside the European country Switzerland is aiming to become the Bitcoin capit...
Lugano Has Made Cryptocurrency And Fiat Currency Legal Currency, Aiming To Make Switzerland A Next Cryptocurrency Utopia
Lugano, which has a population of just over 60,000 people, could face a severe labour shortage if it is able to recruit even a percent of the companies it hopes to attract. According to Pietro Poretti...
This Move By The FTC Is The Latest Action Against BurgerIM.
A Calabasas-based chain of fast-food restaurants, BurgerIM, and its owner, Oren Loni, have been sued by the US FTC (Federal Trade Commission) for allegedly enticing consumers to buy franchises using f...
Lugano Switzerland Will Declare BTC Or Dollar De Facto Legal Currency
The measure goes well beyond the actions of a number of other Swiss municipalities that have been taking cryptocurrency for tax payments for quite some time. Lugano, like El Salvador, wants all of its...
Malaysia Rejects Crypto As Legal Tender, Citing Lack of Money Traits
On Thursday, Malaysia officially rejected the idea that crypto could exhibit characteristics of money. Addressing Parliament member Nurul Izzah Anwar (PH – Permatang Pauh) in Dewan Rakyat about the go...
Chagit Leviev On Her Family’s Legal War With ‘The Tinder Swindler’
Shimon Hayut aka ‘The Tinder Swindler’ conned his victims out of more than $10 million. Photo Courtesy of Netflix. Long before the world heard of the Netflix NFLX documentary The Tinder Sw...
The city of Lugano will accept Bitcoin, Tether and LVGA tokens as ‘de facto’ legal tender
Switzerland’s southern city of Lugano plans for many local businesses to accept some cryptocurrencies as “de facto” legal tender as part of a partnership with Tether. Speaking at the city’...
Switzerland aims to become the next crypto utopia as Lugano makes Bitcoin and USDT legal tender
The Swiss city of Lugano has announced today that it will recognize cryptocurrencies as legal tender. According to Michele Foletti, the mayor of the City of Lugano, Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), and L...
Swiss Town Of Lugano Adopts Bitcoin And Tether As Legal Currency In Significant Crypto Adoption Boost ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Residents of Lugano, the biggest city in Switzerland’s Ticino canton, will soon be able to buy houses, cars, and even pay taxes with bitcoin, Tether ...
Bitcoin and Tether Become “De Facto” Legal Tender in Swiss Town
Alex Dovbnya Lugano has fully embraced cryptocurrencies after partnering with Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer. However, it didn’t go as far as El Salvador Lugano, the largest city in Switzerland...
Lugano Introduces Bitcoin, Tether, LVGA as Legal Tender
Key Takeaways Bitcoin, Tether, and LVGA will become official currencies in The City of Lugano. The Swiss city is partnering with Tether to make Lugano a blockchain hub in an initiative dubbed “L...
Malaysia won’t recognize crypto as legal tender, says Deputy Finance Minister
TL;DR Breakdown Malaysian Deputy Minister says that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender and therefore not valid financial option He also mentioned that they may be looking into regulating them in th...
GT Group has named Anthia Christodoulou as its new Head of Legal and Compliance, effective from March 2022.
GT Group has named Anthia Christodoulou as its new Head of Legal and Compliance, effective from March 2022. Finance Magnates has recently learned from LinkedIn that AnthiaChristodoulou, who is experie...
tZERO Promotes Alan Konevsky to VP and Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer
tZERO announced that it has promoted Alan Konevsky as executive VP and Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer, effective from March 2022. In a recent press release shared with Finance Magnates, A...
Ukraine to issue legal demands on crypto exchanges to freeze Russian accounts
Ukraine plans a legal push to force crypto exchanges to freeze Russian accounts following Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. After Mykhailo Fedorov, vice prime minister and minister of digital...
XRP Army Asserts “Game Over For SEC” As Ripple Continues To Clinch Victories In Legal Battle ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Key Takeaways Ripple files response to the SEC’s motion for reconsideration of DPP ruling. The response has sparked optimism among XRP supporters. Ri...
US and El Salvador clash over Bitcoin legal tender
The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has responded with a harsh tweet to the United States, which has been accused of interfering with the decision taken by the Central American state in Septem...
Mexican Senator Aims to Introduce Bitcoin Legal Tender Bill
Mexican senator for the State of Nuevo León, Indira Kempis, has stated that she wants to make the country second after El Salvador to adopt Bitcoin. However, the chances of this actually happening are...
senator proposes law to make Bitcoin legal tender
Mexico could be the second state in the world, after El Salvador, to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. At least that would be the intention of a bill presented in recent days, by the Mexican senator of t...
Sidney Powell And ‘Kraken’ Attorneys Must Undergo Legal Education For Attempt To Overturn 2020 Election For Trump
Topline Far-right attorney Sidney Powell and her co-counsel will have to undergo additional legal education thanks to their failed post-election lawsuit challenging Michigan’s presidential election re...
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...
Tonga planning to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in Q2 2023
A former member of parliament in Tonga, Lord Fusitu’a, has given the timeline for when the country will adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Fusitu’a, a renowned supporter of the cryptocurrency sector, has ...
Ripple Notches Another Legal Victory As Judge Quashes SEC’s Latest Bid To Strike Fair Notice Defense ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Ripple has netted yet another win in its ongoing legal scuffle as the court has denied the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) motion to file...
Biden administration pausing new oil and gas leases amid legal battle
An oil pumpjack (L) operates as another (R) stands idle in the Inglewood Oil Field on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Biden administration is delaying decisi...
Mexico Senator Proposes Bitcoin Legal Tender Bill—But It’s Unlikely to Pass
In brief Indira Kempis is pro-Bitcoin. Mexico’s president is not. Moreover, Kempis is a member of an opposition party, so her efforts are less likely to gain traction. Indira Kempis, a senator f...
Mexican Senator to Propose Law Making Bitcoin Legal Tender: Report
A Mexican senator says she will propose a new law to make top crypto asset Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender in Mexico after a visit to Central American nation El Salvador. Indira Kempis, who represents the ...
Former SEC Exec Convinced There’s ‘A Good Chance’ The Government Agency Will Lose XRP Legal Brawl With Ripple ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Blockchain payments firm Ripple has been making great strides in its long-standing legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....
‘We need Bitcoin as legal tender’
Amid El Salvador reporting on cases of the positive impact of the country’s Bitcoin (BTC) adoption, a government official in Mexico has once again urged that the country should follow El Salvador’s ex...
El Salvador Tourism Increases 30% Since Bitcoin Became Legal Tender
Tourism in El Salvador has increased by 30% since bitcoin was introduced as legal tender. on Sept 7, 2021. The country’s Minister of Tourism revealed the information, saying that there was an increase...
El Salvador’s Tourism Rises 30% After Bitcoin Became Legal Tender – Coinotizia
El Salvador’s tourism has grown more than 30% after adopting bitcoin as legal tender, according to the country’s ministry of tourism. “Cryptocurrency multiplies the opportunities to do business with m...