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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law: Understanding alternatives to government intervention

Last year, El Salvador dominated headlines as the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. The move is controversial both in and outside of

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What’s shaping the future of the institutional crypto market?

2021 was a big year for cryptocurrency. El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. In November 2021, the price

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P2P payments spurred crypto adoption across Venezuela in 2021

For Venezuela, 2021 has been a year of considerable changes at the microeconomic level, where even more than in 2020, the results of powerful catalysts

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Laundering via digital pictures? A new twist in the regulatory discussion around NFTs

On Feb. 6, the United States Department of the Treasury released a report under the headline “Study of the facilitation of money laundering and terror

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Why Singapore is one of the most crypto-friendly countries

In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging technologies and sustainability, and provides the

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Here’s why Bitcoin traders shouldn’t overanalyze US inflation data

Analysts and pundits will scramble to find some angle to explain intra-day price action whenever important economic numbers are published and this practice is commonplace

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India’s finance minister waiting for consultations to decide whether to ban or regulate crypto

Yet another statement by a top Indian official suggests that regulatory uncertainty around the status of digital assets in the country will persist in the

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Sustainable Bitcoin miner uses waste heat to dry wood

Norway is a bastion for renewable energy management in Europe. As much as 99% of Norway’s energy derives from hydropower while the grid often enjoys

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EU finance chief says digital euro bill coming in early 2023

The European Commission has announced that a bill for a digital euro will be proposed in 2023. As first reported by Politico, EC finance chief

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China’s Metaverse plans: Decentralization not required

Experts say that China’s corner of the Metaverse is likely to evolve very differently to other international markets and that decentralized infrastructure may not be