Tag: crypto assets
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Russians can still access cryptocurrency exchanges. Report Unveils New EU Sanctions Despite
Following the most recent round of EU sanctions, a number of cryptocurrency exchanges, including international platforms, did not impose any new limitations on Russian users, according to Russian crypto media. In an effort to put more pressure on Russia in the midst of an intensifying conflict in Ukraine, the latest European sanctions target a variety…
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400 cases involving cryptocurrencies are being looked into by Russia’s financial watchdog, the director informs Putin
According to the agency’s head, Rosfinmonitoring is looking into hundreds of cases involving cryptocurrencies. The top regulator also informed the Russian president that hundreds of thousands of Russians participate in cryptocurrency transactions overseas. 400 cases involving cryptocurrencies are being looked into by Russia’s financial watchdog, the director informs Putin According to the agency’s head, Rosfinmonitoring…
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Bitcoin Is a Commodity, According to SEC Chair Gensler — “That’s the Only One I’m Going to Say”
Bitcoin, according to Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is a commodity. He emphasized that the SEC, the CFTC, and banking regulators will work together to oversee the cryptocurrency industry. In an interview with Mad Money host Jim Cramer on CNBC on Monday, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler clarified his views…
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Russia has proposed a law that would impose fines for the unauthorized issuance and exchange of digital assets.
The Russian parliament has received a bill that would impose monetary fines on those who erroneously issue or exchange digital currency. The legislation was proposed by the author of another bill that would have prohibited using them as a form of payment. A bill that was recently submitted to the State Duma, the lower house…
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Tanzanian officials want international clarity on CBDCs and cryptocurrencies.
Tanzanian financial sector officials have called for a more defined global agreement on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and crypto-assets. Officials agreed that more discussions were needed before a final decision could be made. Interoperability of CBDCs Just under a year after the Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan asked the country’s finance chiefs to prepare…