South Africa Moves to Bring Cryptocurrencies Under Capital Flow Controls
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced plans to end the country’s crypto regulatory vacuum by drafting new rules to integrate digital assets into the national capital flow management regime. Closing the Regulatory Vac
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Russian businesses are trading in cryptocurrencies despite the absence of regulations, officials admit
Due to their limited access to international finance, Russian businesses have started transacting in cryptocurrencies with their international partners. Even though these are still relatively small payments, government officials have notice
October 10, 2022
Buenos Aires may use blockchain technology to process payments for social assistance
In order to make social aid payments more transparent, Buenos Aires lawmaker Dario Nieto has proposed a bill that would use blockchain technology to do so. Nieto has expressed dissatisfaction with the various middlemen who profit from these
September 12, 2022
By 2023, Buenos Aires will operate Ethereum nodes.
In 2023, the city of Buenos Aires will set up several Ethereum validator nodes. Diego Fernandez, the city's secretary for innovation and digital transformation, made the comments. He clarified that this deployment will pursue exploratory an
August 15, 2022
Regulatory Body for Moroccan Capital Markets Opens Fintech Portal
The Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC), which oversees the country's capital markets, recently declared the opening of a fintech portal on its website. To make communication between the regulator and "companies involved in the innovat
August 11, 2022
The Colombian Financial Superintendence has unveiled a project to regulate cryptocurrency service providers.
A project from Colombia's Financial Superintendence aims to clarify how future interactions between banks and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) will be managed. Before accepting virtual asset service providers as clients, banks must f
July 20, 2022
Russia's Financial Watchdog Declares Crypto Payments Acceptable in International Trade
According to Yuri Chikhanchin, the agency's head, the Russian financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring is prepared to accept the use of cryptocurrencies in cross-border transactions. The declaration strengthens the argument for legalizing intern
July 10, 2022
Bank of Russia is prepared to legalize cryptocurrency mining if miners export coin production
The legalization of cryptocurrency mining would be supported by the Central Bank of Russia, provided that the earnings from the activity are converted to fiat currency outside of Russia. The regulator's most recent stance on the subject fol
July 04, 2022
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 f
June 24, 2022
A Chinese court has ruled that a virtual currency-based sale agreement is invalid.
A virtual currency cannot circulate in the market as a currency, so a vehicle sale contract in which the buyer agreed to pay in a privately issued digital currency is void, according to a Chinese court. A virtual currency, according to the
June 18, 2022
A Code of Conduct for VASPs has been introduced by the Nigerian Blockchain and Crypto Association.
The Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association in Nigeria (SIBAN), a Nigerian blockchain and crypto advocacy group, recently announced the introduction of a code of conduct for Nigerian virtual asset service providers. All Nigerian V
June 06, 2022
Janet Yellen Admits Crypto Has Advantages and also mentions that Treasury is working on crypto regulation.
Cryptocurrency has advantages, according to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Yellen said that cryptocurrency has grown by leaps and bounds and is now "playing a significant role" in many Americans' investment decisions and that the Treas
March 27, 2022