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CIA director says agency currently has ‘a number of different projects’ focused on crypto

Current director of the Central Intelligence Agency William Burns said his predecessor at the government agency initiated projects focused on gathering intelligence on cryptocurrency. Fielding

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Crypto City: Guide to Austin

This “Crypto City” guide looks at Austin’s crypto culture, the city’s most notable projects and people, its financial infrastructure, which retailers accept crypto and where

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India to set maximum penalty for violating crypto norms at fine of $2.7 million or 1.5 years in jail

On Tuesday, BloombergQuint (Bloomberg India) reported that the penalty for non-compliance with the Indian government’s crypto policies could range from a maximum fine of 20

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Smart crypto policy could keep India’s tech dominance on top

There’s no denying that the Indian government shares a contentious relationship with cryptocurrencies, as was made clear recently when the government indicated that it plans

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Russia’s largest bank struggles to register its digital asset platform

Sber, Russia’s largest bank, is apparently struggling to obtain a regulatory approval for its digital asset issuance platform as the company continues delaying registration plans.

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Gibraltar’s government plans to bridge the gap between public and private sectors with blockchain

The government of Gibraltar, a British territory at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, has started a pilot program aimed at utilizing blockchain technology

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Japan’s financial regulators may propose legislation in 2022 restricting stablecoin issuance

According to The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei), one of the world’s largest financial newspapers and the entity behind the Nikkei 225 stock index, Japan’s Financial

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Law Decoded: Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are put on the spot again, Nov. 29–Dec. 6

Do you remember the time when a fleeting mention of Bitcoin, stablecoins, or even central bank digital currencies by a top-ranking government official was considered

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Bank of International Settlement calls the rise of decentralized finance ‘an illusion’ in latest quarterly review

On Monday, the Bank of International Settlement, or BIS, a financial institution owned by central banks worldwide, published a report scrutinizing the development of the

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Major Indian bank breaks ‘banking ban’ with WazirX crypto exchange deal

Kotak, India’s leading private bank, has reportedly become the first to open its gates to the crypto community, as per a report published in Economic