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Cyprus registers Binance as a cryptocurrency service provider.

Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, will be able to provide services for virtual currencies in Cyprus as a result of the platform's recent registration with the nation's securities regulator. The...

More than 24,000 ATMs in Brazil will offer USDT through Tether and Smartpay.

Usdt, the largest dollar-pegged stablecoin on the market, was created by Tether, a company. Tether recently announced that...

To solve the blockchain modularity issue, Celestia raises $55 million.

The project Celestia, which seeks to address the alleged centralization issue in the current monolithic blockchains, has announced...

Hong Kong considers removing the “Professional Investor-Only Requirement” and allowing retail investors to trade cryptocurrency.

Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong's director of licensing and head of the fintech division both...

A Societe Generale subsidiary in France, the third-largest bank, has been registered as a provider of digital asset services.

The third-largest bank in France's subsidiary, Societe Generale-Forge, has been registered as a provider of digital asset services...
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Indonesian Regulator Prohibits Financial Firms From Facilitating Crypto Trading

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) has prohibited financial firms from using, marketing, and/or facilitating crypto trading. The financial regulator also cautioned the public to...

UnionBank of the Philippines chooses IBM and Metaco as its cryptocurrency custody providers.

Crypto-friendly UnionBank of the Philippines will be using cryptocurrency safekeeping technology from IBM and Swiss custody specialist Metaco, the companies said Thursday. Metaco has been...

Binance is launching a cryptocurrency exchange in Indonesia.

Binance has formed a joint venture with a consortium led by Telkom Indonesia’s $830-million venture capital arm. Binance aims “to expand the blockchain ecosystem...

Binance is shutting down its cryptocurrency exchange in Singapore.

Crypto exchange Binance is winding down its exchange operation in Singapore after the company decided to withdraw its application with the Monetary Authority of...

India will impose a ban on cryptocurrency payments, as well as a deadline for declaring crypto assets and KYC rules, according to a report.

The Indian government has reportedly proposed banning the use of cryptocurrency for payments and setting a deadline for investors to declare their crypto holdings....

Cryptocurrency will be regulated in India, not banned, according to Cabinet documents.

Indian crypto investors will reportedly be given a certain time frame to declare their crypto holdings, and must then hold their assets on crypto...
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