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Residents of the Argentine capital now have access to decentralized digital IDs on their mobile devices, powered by the scaling protocol ZKsync Era.
2024-10-22 21:30 | |
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A bill exempting foreign residents from capital gains taxes on crypto sales, and lowering tax on stock-options-like crypto options for employees has passed a preliminary reading in the Knesset.
2023-7-6 21:24 | |
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Multiple reports indicate that citizens of El Salvador have taken to the streets to protest against the Bitcoin Law which the government plans to implement by September 7. According to a Reuters reporter on the ground, late last week in the capital of the country, San Salvador, hundreds of Salvadorans – including workers, veterans, and […]
2021-9-5 16:45 | |
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Leading Chinese banks have introduced digital yuan withdrawals at more than 3,000 ATM locations in Beijing. Residents of the capital city will now be able to exchange their e-CNY funds for cash and vice versa.
2021-6-18 18:30 | |
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Low energy costs, high inflation and restrictive capital controls have pushed residents of Argentina to mine bitcoin in their homes.
2021-6-1 19:28 | |
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The Canadian anti-money laundering agency, Fintrac, says it recorded official capital inflows originating from Hong Kong that totaled more than $34 billion in the past year. The outflows, which are the highest since 2012 when the earliest Fintrac records are available, “are the first evidence of a significant flight of capital overseas from the Asian […]
2021-3-31 15:30 | |
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Nanjing, the capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province, which also functioned as the national capital during part of the Ming dynasty, has adopted distributed ledger technology (DLT) for the issuance of “consumption vouchers” to residents, as part of palliative measures aimed at helping the masses to cushion the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, accordingRead MoreRead More.
2020-6-23 15:07 | |
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Mass unrest in Lebanon due to allegations of political corruption and heavy handed capital controls has carried over into the new year, with reports pointing to a notable uptick in bitcoin trading from the embattled nation.
2020-2-28 11:22 | |
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The island country of Saint Kitts and Nevis, located in the West Indies, recently passed a bill that legalizes digital currency assets like bitcoin cash. The act is cited as the Virtual Asset Bill 2020 and it aims to provide the regulation of cryptocurrencies for Saint Kitts and Nevis businesses and residents.
2020-2-7 07:15 | |
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Two years ago, on September 4, 2017, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) shut down local cryptocurrency exchanges over concerns that unregulated assets like bitcoin allow residents to bypass strict capital controls.
2019-9-5 22:19 | |
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Right now, thousands of citizens from Hong Kong are protesting certain leaders and opposing a proposed extradition law. Alongside the protests, the country’s political issues are reportedly pushing wealthy Hong Kong residents to move their capital offshore.
2019-6-17 00:45 | |
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Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland wants to issue its own cryptocurrency as the digital currency trend continues to spread, Public Technology reports May 14, 2019. Belfast’s City Council plans to use the cryptocurrency as a way of encouraging residents to patronize local merchants and also to promote a sense of civic duty amongRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-16 19:00 | |
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The city council of Belfast, Northern Ireland, has announced it is introducing a Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency for local goods and services. The technology is currently being trialled, during which the council hope to attract “an ecosystem of stakeholders.
2019-5-15 15:00 | |
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Andrei Poliakov is the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry, one of Canada’s premier digital currency platforms. His company is the first in Canada to partner with a government municipality.
2019-4-23 17:42 | |
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It was like navigating traffic in an electric-powered egg on wheels. The canton of Schaffhausen is just 30 minutes away from the Swiss capital of Zurich, but the municipality of 81,000 residents is home to less than one percent of the country’s population.
2019-2-18 20:45 | |
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Cryptocurrency mobile wallet provider BRD wants to accelerate its international expansion, and it has secured $15 million to do it. The Series B funding round was raised from SBI Crypto Investment, a subsidiary of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings.
2019-1-26 20:04 | |
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The Manila Residents Will Be Paid In Ethereum For Cleaning Up The Polluted Beaches The residents of Manila will soon be rewarded in Ethereum if they clean up some of the heavily polluted beaches that are found in the capital city of this nation.
2018-12-1 22:59 | |
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Moscow has an estimated 1 percent or 120,000 people actively using cryptocurrency, according to a new survey from Yandex. Moscow Has 120,000 Bitcoin Users? The survey was a joint project from the local Information Technology Department (DIT) and payments service Yandex.
2018-11-15 22:00 | |
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Galaxy Capital–backed BlockFiis taking its loan services to the global stage. According to a statement shared with Bitcoin Magazine, the platform is expanding its services to an international audience.
2018-10-31 17:17 | |
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Financial savings have long been the foundation of wealth and asset building. However, we are now in a time when the growing obsolescence of financial institutions has forced certain technologies out of date, created high fees, revealed structural inefficiencies and, ultimately, meant that some standard investment solutions now fail to place consumer needs first.
2018-10-6 16:37 | |
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Norwegian bitcoin miner Kryptovault is facing a shutdown of its operations due to extensive noise complaints from locals and a lack of proper paperwork. The company, which is headquartered in a former paper mill in Norway’s capital of Oslo, uses more than 40MW of power to drive an arsenal of nearly 10,000 computers.
2018-8-24 23:36 | |
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This week’s top stories include two feature interview: one with Kavita Gupta, founding managing partner at ConsenSys Ventures; and another with electronic dance music DJ Justin Blau (aka DJ 3BLAU) who is launching a decentralized music festival.
2018-8-13 20:52 | |
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The BATM is a two-way device that will accept euro, dollar and Bulgarian lev deposits. Also read: Eastern Europe: Regulation Postponed, Tax Abandoned, Banks Enlightened Two-Way Bitcoin ATM in Sofia The new BATM will be available to residents and visitors of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, from Monday. The teller machine supports two-way transactions for
2018-7-22 06:46 | |
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Despite that finding, and other obstacles, another study confirms the recently reported increase in capital raised through coin offerings this year. Also in today’s Bitcoin in Brief, the Swiss city of Zug concludes successfully its experimental vote on blockchain.
2018-7-4 18:46 | |
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Some potential investors find the process of acquiring cryptocurrencies rather complicated, according to a new survey conducted among US residents. Despite that finding, and other obstacles, another study confirms the recently reported increase in capital raised through coin offerings this year.
2018-7-4 16:37 | |
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Coinbase dominated headlines across the space this week with a pair of significant developments. The San Francisco–based exchange announced on Monday, June 11, its intention to add Ethereum Classic to its trading platform and then quickly followed the news on Tuesday with the official opening of a crypto index fund.
2018-6-14 01:32 | |
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Prosegur, a global leader in security solutions, has announced the launch of its inaugural Bitcoin bunker in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prosegur Crypto’s strategic expansion into the Latin American crypto asset custody industry has reached a key milestone, as revealed in a detailed press release to Cointelegraph in Spanish.
Argentina’s National Securities Commission (CNV) has proposed a new regulatory framework for Virtual Asset Service Providers (PSAVs), opening a 30-day public consultation period. This initiative aims to establish clear guidelines for the operation of PSAVs in the country, inviting stakeholders to contribute their thoughts and recommendations through a “Participative Elaboration of Standards” approach. The proposed […]
The opposition too has claimed victory in a nation where the dependence on crypto is fueled by multiple crises.
Argentina’s plummeting economy has seen citizens turn to Bitcoin as a store of value. The legislature passes friendly laws as the pro-Bitcoin president has his hands full with the crisis.
Javier Millei lost to Sergio Massa who took around 37% of the vote.
Worldcoin project has remained controversial right from its announcement and is currently facing regulatory trouble in multiple jurisdictions where it has launched.