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Ghana’s vice president declares Africa should embrace digital currencies

Ghana’s vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia believes that African governments need to embrace digital currencies to facilitate trade throughout the continent. As reported by Ghanaweb

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Digital currency may be an answer to help the unbanked, Sen. Warren says

Senator and former United States presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren believes that the digital asset industry may be a tool to tackle some challenges in the

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Law professor calls for crypto mining regulation during US Senate hearing

Tuesday’s crypto hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs also included a call for stricter regulations on cryptocurrency miners.

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Regulators scrutinizing Tether’s commercial paper reserves: Comptroller of the Currency

The firm behind the world’s leading stablecoin, Tether, is facing more regulatory pressure this week with U.S. financial watchdogs scrutinizing the composition of its reserves.

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Powers On… Why the fear of ICO enforcement and liability is coming to an end

Powers On… is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the

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Sen. Warren urges Treasury Secretary Yellen to combat rising crypto threats

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, has called on United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other regulators to develop a “comprehensive and coordinated”

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Binance CEO wants to ‘work with regulators’ as the exchange expands

Changpeng Zhao, the chief executive officer of Binance, has said he wants the major cryptocurrency exchange to work with local regulators as it establishes regional

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Pennsylvania legislature mulls crypto task force bill

A bill to establish a crypto task force in Pennsylvania has been introduced in the state’s General Assembly. According to the details of HB1724 published

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Huobi winds down former exchange operator in China

Stakeholders in the Chinese firm that was founded to operate cryptocurrency exchange Huobi have resolved to dissolve the entity, according to publicly available records. The

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Kazakhstan to reportedly allow banks to process crypto purchases

The Kazakhstan government is reportedly planning to officially authorize local banking institutions to open bank accounts for cryptocurrency transactions. Several banks in Kazakhstan will soon