Tether will build renewable energy facilities in Uruguay and El Salvador, the new CEO told Cointelegraph.
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Coinbase tracks 6% rise in info requests from law, government agencies The requests are increasing in number and coming from more jurisdictions every year.
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Solomon Islands, Soramitsu team up for Bokolo Cash CBDC proof-of-concept The Solomons join tiny island nations worldwide at the forefront of CBDC development.
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Brazilians may soon need to stump up taxes on crypto held abroad The new rules would make crypto income from exchanges outside Brazil taxable at the same rate as local income.
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Estonian court nixes extradition of accused crypto scammers to US Ivan Turogin and Sergei Potapenko are suspected in a $575 million fraud case, but they can’t be exposed to U.S. detention conditions.
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BIS advises central banks to plan in advance for CBDC security From legal issues to hackers, launching a CBDC is fraught with risks, and BIS has a big list of them to consider.
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SEC seeks public input on Franklin Templeton, Hashdex Bitcoin ETFs The requests for public comment are standard for ETFs under review and have an open period of 35 days.
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Coinbase warns customers about subpoena in apparent CFTC Bybit probe Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit restricts use in the United States, although it may be possible to get around it.
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Stablecoins will remain ‘indispensable’ in Argentina under new president — Ripio CEO Regardless of what changes Javier Milei brings to Argentina’s monetary system, stablecoins are likely to have an unshakable place in the economy, Sebastián Serrano said.
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New Zealand dollar stablecoin goes live through local crypto exchange Easy Crypto launched the aptly named New Zealand Dollar Stablecoin (NZDD) in partnership with an Australian blockchain development firm.
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Binance settles with US government: Timeline of enforcement actions United States government agencies spent months, sometimes years, investigating Binance in the lead-up to unsealing an indictment against the exchange.
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Cambodian digital currency bakong amps up use case with Alipay agreement The CBDC-like bakong provides digital payment services in riel and the U.S. dollar. It has been steadily extending its regional scope.
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Canadian regulator seeks feedback on crypto asset exposure disclosure requirements The Canadian Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions is following a Basel model for its disclosure requirements.
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‘Primitive’ stablecoin lacks mechanisms that maintain fiat stability: BIS report The answer again is regulation, although this time, the suggested regulation looks a lot like central bank co-option.
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Public needs to know blockchain use cases, AI needs regulation now — Andrew Yang The former presidential candidate spoke at NABS about opportunities the United States may be missing to blockchain and AI for the public good.
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Tether plans major expansion into BTC mining with $500M investment: Report Tether has ambitions to reach 1% of BTC mining computing power under new CEO Paolo Ardoino. New facilities in South America will be part of the push.
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US House Financial Services subcommittee looks for answers on crypto and crime Reports on crypto funding terrorism and blockchain forensics were confusing, but everyone agreed on the need for collaboration and regulation.
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APEC finance ministers to share perspectives on crypto at meeting in San Francisco U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is looking forward to hearing from the finance ministers of some of the world’s most crypto-forward countries.
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CBOE to launch BTC, ETH margin futures trading in January with 11 firms supporting The new trading capability comes simultaneously with a surge in interest in crypto financial products in the United States.
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Ethics watchdog rats out Circle for links to Tron in letter to Senators Warren, Brown The Campaign for Accountability wanted to let the anti-crypto senators know that the threat of terrorist financing with crypto was worse than they thought.
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Singapore startup dtcpay launches retail crypto payments system with Chinese partners Dtcpay, formerly Digital Treasures Center, is MAS-registered and already provides some point-of-sale and online crypto payment services.
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Hodlnaut heading for liquidation after failure of restructuring, sale efforts Recovery from the crypto winter is proceeding, but Hodlnaut seemingly won’t survive it. A sealed court order in Singapore appears to spell its doom.
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Court confirms Celsius bankruptcy exit plan, $2B in crypto to go to creditors The decision ends the complex case with a creditor-approved plan that will see their partial reimbursement and make them shareholders in a new company.
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BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust registered in Delaware The new corporate entity could be a signal of an upcoming SEC filing.
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Rep. Tom Emmer proposes to defund SEC’s crusade against crypto Rep. Tom Emmer added a provision in the House GOP spending bill that would block the SEC from using government funds to pursue crypto companies until Congress weighs in on who has jurisdiction over crypto.
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Progmat stablecoin platform takes shape as wallet, liquidity providers join Progmat Coin hopes to issue yen- and dollar-pegged “trust-type” stablecoins next summer to accommodate around-the-clock settlement.
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Ripple, Onafriq partner for new payment corridors for Africa, UK, Australia and Gulf The deal aims to enable faster, cheaper payments between 27 African countries, working with three Onafriq partners.
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US CFPB proposes supervising digital app providers, including crypto wallets The proposal would affect retail transactions carried out from crypto wallets, but not crypto trading.
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Coinbase beefs up its global advisory council with 4 national security experts Coinbase is getting wonky with prominent names in national security from both sides of the U.S. political divide. They will join former lawmakers and other strategists.
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Moody’s unveils service that uses AI to predict stablecoin depeggings Moody’s Analytics will use machine learning and a host of indicators to compile and analyze large-cap stablecoins and identify probable depeggings.