German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday rejected calls from Ukraine’s president to sanction Russia now, saying that Moscow should not be sure “exactly” how the West will respond to...
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Canada Sanctions 34 Crypto Wallets Tied to Trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’
As part of the Emergencies Act, Canada is broadening the scope the country’s anti-money laundering/anti-terrorist financing rules, which will now include crowdfunding platforms and the payment s...
Spain removes sanctions for holding cryptocurrencies abroad
In Spain, two days ago, in consultation with the Spanish Parliament, the Ministry of Finance initiated the amendment of the “ley contra la fraude fiscal,” in the part that refers to the declaration of...
Sanctions May Be The Driving Force For An Increased Number Of Countries Adopting Bitcoin As Legal Tender ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Bitcoin has come a long way from being a fringe asset to being adopted by an entire country. However, it still has a lot to do for nation-states to b...
China’s Digital Currency Could Subvert US Sanctions, Enhance Surveillance Capabilities – Regulation Bitcoin News
A U.S. senator has warned about China’s central bank digital currency. “Analysts have raised the eCNY’s potential to subvert U.S. sanctions, facilitate illicit money flows, enhance China’s surveillanc...
Wartime Sanctions Could Squeeze Russian Space Programs
A Fregat rocket launches a Glonass-K satellite in October 2020. Roskosmos photo If Russian President Vladimir Putin pulls the proverbial trigger and orders his troops to widen Russia’s war on Ukraine,...
Russia Sanctions Bill At ‘1-Yard Line,’ Says Key Senator
Topline Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Sunday a bipartisan economic sanctions package against Russia could soon pass through the Senate, as th...
British MPs Call For Sanctions Against Bahrain Officials Accused Of Torture
The Houses of Parliament at night, London, UK getty Several dozen members of the UK parliament have called on their government to impose ‘Magnitsky’ style sanctions on Bahrain officials accused of tor...
How U.S. economic sanctions work
Economic sanctions remain one of the most powerful tools the United States has in its foreign policy arsenal. And as Russian forces continue to amass along the border with Ukraine, officials in the U....
North Korea Test Fires Another Missile, Threatens Strong Action Over U.S. Sanctions
Topline North Korea on Friday fired an “unidentified projectile” in what is believed to be its third missile test this month, according to the South Korean military, in a launch that comes just hours ...
Pakistan: Central bank-led committee calls for ‘ban’ on cryptos and sanctions
Cryptocurrencies’ growing popularity and dominance threatens financial stability, according to different regulatory watchdogs across the globe. In fact, quite a few countries have banned the use of di...