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Bitcoin Not a “Viable Workaround” to Russia Sanctions Says US Official – Trustnodes
A senior administration official has stated that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are not a viable workaround for Russia to bypass sanctions. “On Russia, in particular, the use of cryptocurrency we do not...
Official Sales Launch – iFX EXPO International 2022
Exciting news… the iFX EXPO is now taking bookings for sponsorships and booths at the iFX EXPO International 2022 taking place in Limassol, Cyprus! It’s back at the Spyros Kyprianou Athlet...
BRISE token soars to new highs after the official launch of BitGert Chain
The cryptocurrency ecosystem as a whole has taken a back seat to events in the larger world but this is not stopping developers from building. One project that has recently begun to gain traction than...
Binance Announces the Official Launch of Bifinity
To enhance its presence in the global payment ecosystem, digital exchange Binance has officially launched Bifinity, the company’s fiat-to-crypto payments provider. Bifinity is a payments technology co...
Official Says Switzerland May ‘Target’ Crypto Assets Belonging to Sanctioned Russians – Regulation Bitcoin News
Neutral Switzerland may target crypto assets within its territory that belong to sanctioned Russian entities, a report has said. The report quotes an official who explains that the move is designed to...
Former MLB Union Official Gene Orza Weighs In On Latest Labor Strife, Says Players More United Than Ever
Gene Orza, the former MLB Players Association COO, during labor negotiations in 2002 when the threat … [+] of a work stoppage loomed. ASSOCIATED PRESS The 1994 Major League Baseball players’ str...
OKX is now the official crypto exchange partner of a soccer club
OKX is one of the leading crypto spot and derivative exchange platforms. Currently the exchange is offering cryptocurrency services to more than 20 million users across 200 nations globally. Recently,...
Swiss City Lugano to Make Bitcoin and Tether its Official De Facto Currency
Lugano, a city in southern Switzerland, has introduced Bitcoin and Tether in addition to its own LVGA Points token as legal tender. The initiative was backed by the collaboration between Tether Operat...
OKX Becomes the Official Cryptocurrency Exchange Partner of Manchester City
OKX has joined the growing number of digital asset trading platforms partnering with prominent representatives of the sports industry. The company has collaborated with Manchester City and has become ...
Crypto Allows Ukraine to ‘Operate Internationally,’ Official Says – Bitcoin News
Amid ongoing hostilities with advancing Russian forces, Ukraine has been increasingly relying on cryptocurrency donations to solve humanitarian problems and finance its defense efforts. Crypto helps t...
Dow Jones Up As Fed Official Touts Rate Hikes; Putin Says Invasion Is ‘Going To Plan’; Kroger Explodes
The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched higher despite a senior Fed official saying the Ukraine war has increased the need for rate hikes. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the invasion...
Rwanda May Not Reach Decision on CBDC Issuance Until End of 2022 — Central Bank Official – Fintech Bitcoin News
The Rwandan central bank may not know whether it can issue a digital currency until December 2022, when it completes a study that looks at the benefits and risks that come with such a currency, the ba...
Newly appointed SEC official remind the strict regulations making new amendments in crypto lending policy
US SEC has recently appointed Gurbir Grewal as new enforcement director at the commission Crypto lending has turned out to be an effective alternative to the loan provisions in the traditional financi...
Starlink satellite dishes arrive, official thanks Elon Musk
SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 29, 2021. Nacho Doce | Reuters A shipment of SpaceX’s Starlink satellit...
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Donations Flood Crypto Wallet Owned by Ukraine’s Official Twitter Account
The crypto community is sending millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Tether (USDT) to Ukraine as the nation faces military aggression from Russia. The surge in donations come...
stc Bahrain launches official Chainlink node
stc Bahrain, a leading telecommunications provider, has become the first digital enabler in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to launch an official Chainlink (LINK/USD) node. The node wil...
Ukraine’s official Twitter account posts pleas for crypto donations amid Russian invasion
Ukraine’s official Twitter account issued direct appeals for cryptocurrency donations on Saturday amid the ongoing invasion by Russian military forces. As of press time, the official account, @U...
Russia to seize retail deposits if sanctions go too far, official warns
In the event of harsh Western sanctions as Russian forces invade Ukraine, retail customers could be at risk to lose their savings. Russians’ savings could be confiscated in response to sanctions again...
SEC Will Lose Lawsuit Against Ripple, Former SEC Official Predicts
In December 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Ripple and its chief executives, Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen. According to the SEC, Ripple traded $1.3 billio...
Five key takeaways from the official Indian crypto ads guideline
The Advertising Stands Council of India (ASCI) released a set of 12 guidelines for promotions and advertisement of virtual digital assets (VDA), including cryptocurrencies, on Wednesday. The chief adv...
Former SEC official predicts regulator ‘will lose on the merits’ of case against Ripple
A former executive from the Securities and Exchange Commission believes the regulator has a good chance of losing its $1.3 billion lawsuit against Ripple “on the merits” of the case. Attorney Joseph H...
Los Angeles Expected To Ease Indoor Mask Mandate This Week, County Official Says
Topline Los Angeles County—the nation’s most populous county and one of two places in California that still requires masks indoors—plans to let vaccinated people take off their masks later this week i...
Argentina Set to Raise Key Rate to 42.5% Thursday, Official Says
(Bloomberg) — Argentina’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 250 basis points to 42.5% on Thursday, further tightening monetary policy to align with goals set out in the governme...
Official Tax Plans Boost India Crypto Exchanges as Sign-Ups Surge
India’s proposal to tax cryptocurrency profits 30% has proven to be a boon for the country’s crypto exchanges, having provided a tacit approval of the digital assets. Since the government unveiled tax...
UEFA Champions League chooses Socios as Official Fan Token Partner
UEFA has signed an agreement with Socios.com to become the Official Fan Token Partner of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Super Cup. The brand of ...
Digital Yuan Impact Negligible, Says PBOC Official
The impact of the digital yuan on the financial sector has been negligible so far, according to an official from the People’s Bank of China. The total balance in digital yuan amounts to only 470 milli...
Ronaldinho becomes an official global ambassador of Graph Blockchain
41-year-old Brazillian Ronaldinho, one of our greatest soccer players of all time signed an agreement with Graph Blockchain’s Canadian-owned organization New World Inc. (“New World”). One of the main ...
Treasury official touts the ‘flexibility’ of bank charters for stablecoin issuers during Senate hearing
In its push for greater stablecoin oversight, the US Treasury Department is trying to soften its central proposed regime. This was particularly apparent in a hearing before the Senate Banking Committe...
Coinbase Hires Former SEC Official as VP of Global Regulatory Policy
The leading cryptocurrency trading venue appointed Scott Bauguess as the newest member of its policy team. The American spent 11 years as a top executive at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (...
India Central Bank Official Calls for Crypto Ban
Key Takeaways Shri T. Rabi Sankar, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, called for a crypto ban during a speech today. He argued that cryptocurrency poses various threats and that objections ...
LooksRare Official Team Cashed Out $30 Million Worth of Ethereum, Community Gets Mad
The team of one of the largest NFT marketplaces in the NFT industry, LooksRare, has confirmed the cash-out of $30 million worth of Ethereum coins, which made the community furious. Here’s how th...