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Russia is actively using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to counteract the impact of Western sanctions on its economy, Reuters reported on Dec. 25. The report cited Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, who recently stated that Russian companies have begun to utilize digital currencies, particularly Bitcoin mined within the country, for international transactions.
2024-12-26 21:08 | |
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Bitcoin is a free and open monetary network, accessible by anyone — which makes sanctions quite ineffective.
2022-4-1 02:00 | |
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Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela have been accused of circumventing financial blockades imposed by the U. S. government. According to local reports, Maduro’s regime evades sanctions with cryptocurrency alongside an airline application called Jetman Pay.
2019-7-26 23:15 | |
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Several countries across the world have joined the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency bandwagon, either in full or partial capacity. China, Russia, and Iran have made news in the cryptocurrency industry either due to positive adoption or because of integrating the ingrained technology for their own use cases.
2019-7-14 22:00 | |
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The Trump administration has been responsible for the recent wave of economic sanctions placed on several countries. The most notable on this list has been Iran. The two country’s tense history around the accumulation of resources needed for atomic weapons has also added an element of global concern.
2019-7-15 21:00 | |
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Iran will adopt a strangely paradoxical stance on Bitcoin as it legalizes mining while maintaining a ban on trading. Central Bank: Bitcoin Mining ‘Should Be Done’ According to local media outlet Press-TV and others, Iran’s central bank plans to allow cryptocurrency mining some legal freedom following an uncertain few months.
2019-7-11 13:00 | |
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Former antivirus software guru and 2020 Libertarian presidential “hopeful” John McAfee is a controversial figure, polarizing opinion in politics and culture, and taking a bold stand against the U.
2019-7-11 15:00 | |
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Interesting developments in Cuba have led to John McAfee offering his expertise in cryptocurrency to the Cuban government. Earlier this week, Cuba said they would study the use of cryptocurrency to circumvent U.
2019-7-7 16:00 | |
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In a bid to find out the best possible ways to effectively weather America’s severe economic sanctions, the Cuban government has begun studying cryptocurrency in collaboration with blockchain experts and academics, according to a Reuters report on July 3, 2019.
2019-7-5 13:00 | |
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A lot has been debated about whether Bitcoin would eventually disrupt traditional systems, or whether the latter would just embrace the technology. The decentralized ledger technology has undoubtedly garnered the attention of skeptics, as industry giants are looking forward to revolutionizing the existing system by leveraging the underlying tech or jumping into the cryptocurrency ecosystem […] The post Bitcoin’s decentralized nature will render military superiority, economic sanctions irrelevant appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-7-2 01:30 | |
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A special trade vehicle designed to allow limited trade between the EU and Iran is now up and running, that will avoid sanctions from the United States. Following a meeting of the six world powers and Iran to the 2015 nuclear deal that the US abandoned last year, European External Action Services said that this […]
2019-6-30 22:14 | |
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As sanctions imposed by the United States continue to bite reducing government revenues and widening the budget deficit, Iran has turned its ire to Bitcoin mining operations in the country that are mooching off the country’s heavily subsidized power.
2019-6-29 14:35 | |
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By CCN Markets: A Florida judge ordered Craig Wright — the self-proclaimed inventor of bitcoin — to put up or shut up if he wants to prove that he’s Satoshi Nakamoto. In a June 14 motion to compel, federal magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart ordered Wright to produce a list of all the bitcoin he mined prior to December 31, 2013.
2019-6-16 20:41 | |
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While the sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States has undoubtedly taken a severe toll on the nation’s economy, the embargo has also stimulated the creativity in Tehran civil engineers. According to June 3, 2019, reports from ArchDaily, they have now built an innovative skyscraper that doubles as a cryptocurrency mining facility and aRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-5 17:00 | |
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U. S. citizen Morgan Rockcoons has been sentenced to fines and prison time for running unlicensed money exchange services on LocalBitcoins. Advertising himself on the peer-to-peer bitcoin trading network, Rockcoons made more than 1,000 transactions with hundreds of different users.
2019-6-1 18:55 | |
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The popular peer-to-peer bitcoin trading network LocalBitcoins has shut down all trading operations for Iranian users. LocalBitcoins’ website offers a variety of pages for users of different nations and, as of May 24, 2019, the Iranian page displays a message that “LocalBitcoins is currently not available in your selected region,” in English only.
2019-5-25 20:14 | |
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The Finnish crypto P2P exchange now bans Bitcoin trading in Iran, most likely due to sanctions imposed by the US
2019-5-24 14:30 | |
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Thanks to Trump, Iran is between a rock and a hard place. As US sanctions squeeze the country tighter, inflation rises, and war drums echo in the distance, its people are flocking to Bitcoin. Storm Clouds Are Gathering Over Iran Powered by an erratic, unpredictable man egged on by extremist advisors, this US administration is playing a dangerous game.
2019-5-20 16:00 | |
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Nestled in the exhibition room at this year’s Consensus conference, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had a message for conference goers as they weaved in and out of booths representing various projects and startups in the space: “Be on the lookout for virtual currency fraud” and if you see it, let us know.
2019-5-17 19:00 | |
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One of the major talking points in the crypto space has been bitcoin’s ability to continually dodge government regulations. And while the protocol is resistant to almost all sanctions, the businesses built on top of the technology aren’t.
2019-5-15 22:59 | |
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As the government of the United States continues to impose sanctions on Iran, the people of the country have decided to use Bitcoin in order to escape the international sanctions. This week, the president of the U.
2019-5-11 02:52 | |
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An official announcement published on April 29, 2019, has revealed that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has temporarily suspended the trading of shares in Bitcoin Generation (BTGN), a blockchain-based company out of Oklahoma.
2019-4-30 16:11 | |
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On April 24, 2019, the first bitcoin ATM in the Islamic Republic of Iran was revealed at the 12th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance in Tehran.
2019-4-27 21:31 | |
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The president of Venezuela has issued an open call for foreign investors to buy up the country’s notorious state-issued cryptocurrency, despite international sanctions. Maduro ‘Welcomes’ Petro Buyers On April 25, Nicolas Maduro stated that overseas cash was needed to shore up Venezuela’s failing economy.
2019-4-25 19:00 | |
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North Korea could pose a threat to countries across Southeast Asia as it looks to exploit cryptocurrency exchanges due to gaps in regulatory frameworks, according to a new report.
2019-4-25 17:04 | |
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A recent RUSI report states that Kim Jong-un is using Bitcoin along with other crypto to pay for developing nuclear weapons and to avoid global sanctions North Korea has been discussed for a long while.
2019-4-23 10:58 | |
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An intelligence branch of the Russian government used bitcoin to fund its cyberwarfare efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election, the Mueller Report claims.
2019-4-19 23:21 | |
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For anyone thinking of promoting bitcoin as an investment, Russia might not be the ideal place to set up shop. According to the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM), around 65% of Russians consider bitcoin to be a “disadvantageous investment.
2019-4-10 18:48 | |
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A public opinion poll in Russia has shown that only one-third of people in the country do not think Bitcoin (BTC) is a viable investment. This survey result comes as recent reports claim Russian oligarchs are buying up BTC to bypass US sanctions.
2019-4-9 22:00 | |
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The US President has declared that an elite military force in Iran is a foreign terrorist organization. As the sanctions from the international community pile up for the Iranian government, Bitcoin and other cryptos could save their citizens from financial woes.
2019-4-9 15:55 | |
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The lightning torch of Bitcoin will burn out soon, ending a worldwide payment experiment with hundreds of tech giants in participation like Jack Dorsey the CEO of Twitter, and users from different parts of the world in countries that are restricted by economic sanctions.
2019-4-6 17:14 | |
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Russian economist, Vladislav Ginko, is out with another bold claim. This time he says that some companies and wealthy individuals in Russia have bought 1. 8 million bitcoin (about $8. 6 billion).
2019-4-3 22:00 | |
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In a bid to survive the harsh sanctions imposed on it by the government of the United States, blockchain-based digital assets such as bitcoin (BTC) have now become legal tender in the Iranian tourism sector, and the nation’s authorities are also working hard to launch a state-backed cryptocurrency, reports AL-Monitor on March 21, 2019.
2019-3-24 22:00 | |
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In this edition of The Daily we cover a planned U. S. regulated cryptocurrency exchange from Riot Blockchain, the arrest of a hacker in Japan who allegedly stole 15 million yen of monacoin, and a couple of new investors in Coinflex.
2019-3-17 15:01 | |
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With the United States government threatening to prohibit payment companies from processing transactions in Venezuela, citizens may be forced more than ever before to adopt Bitcoin. No More Visa and Mastercard Payments for Venezuelans According to Bloomberg, U.
2019-3-15 17:30 | |
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According to a UN report released on March 12, 2019, North Korea has amassed hundreds of millions in cryptocurrency to circumvent sanctions. While there are many that have believed that North Korea was involved in various cryptocurrency cyber-attacks, the fact that the country is stockpiling cryptocurrency is a new development.
2019-3-15 14:00 | |
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The U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Moscow-based Evrofinance Mosnarbank. The Russian bank was allegedly involved in Venezuela’s attempts to bypass financial sanctions using the petro.
2019-3-14 19:45 | |
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North Korea, an Asian country known for its military nuclear weapons program, is using cyber attacks and the nascent blockchain technology to dodge economic sanctions, acquire much-needed foreign currency, and cover its tracks, reported the Nikkei Asian Review on March 8.
2019-3-11 16:29 | |
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Bitcoin Can Help Kim Avoid Sanctions In a recent U. N. Security Council meeting, a panel of industry experts claimed that North Korea could have upwards of $670 million worth of currencies that isn’t the nation.
2019-3-9 03:49 | |
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The U.N. Security Council has heard that North Korea uses cyberattacks and blockchain technology to evade economic sanctions and obtain foreign currency. Through hacking, the reclusive Republic has raked in around $670 million in foreign exchange and cryptocurrency, a panel of experts told the Security Council’s North Korea sanctions committee, ahead of the council’s annual […] The post UN Panel: North Korea Hacked $571M From Asian Crypto Exchanges appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-3-9 23:25 | |
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North Korea has Cryptocurrency. A lot of it. In a piece from Nikkei Asian review, it was reported that experts have testified to the UN that Kim Jong Un’s regime is sitting upon more than half a billion US dollars’ worth of Crypto.
2019-3-9 18:55 | |
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Bitcoin skeptic Vladimir Putin has set a July 2019 deadline for crypto regulations to be put in place in Russia. Putin made the announcement on the Kremlin website in a February 27 notice. In his order, President Putin told the Russian State Duma and the Council of the Federation of Russia to adopt cryptocurrency rules by July 1.
2019-3-1 00:52 | |
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Is There Any Truth to the Recent Rumor That Russia Has Just Bought a Million Bitcoin (BTC) Coins? If controversial crypto commentator Vladislav Ginko is to be believed, the Russian government has recently purchased a massive total of 1 Million BTC tokens from unknown sources. Ginko, who claims to be a tenured professor at the […]
2019-2-24 19:24 | |
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Iran’s plans to launch a national cryptocurrency continue to move forward. Just a few weeks after lifting the ban on bitcoin and other digital currencies, the country announced the launch of PayMon, a local digital currency that is backed by national gold reserves.
2019-2-19 01:57 | |
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Iran has unveiled a new state-backed cryptocurrency called ‘Payman’. The cryptocurrency will be used by Iran to try and circumvent sanctions imposed on it by the United States. Due to the sanctions, the country’s financial network has been isolated from SWIFT, making it almost impossible for it to operate its imports and exports.
2019-2-8 16:04 | |
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The Iran Blockchain Community, a local NGO dedicated to developing blockchain technology in the country, welcomed the Central Bank’s draft policy on cryptocurrencies as it could help citizens bypass the sanctions imposed by the U.
2019-2-5 19:00 | |
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Nicholas Maduro’s government in Venezuela is going through tough times. In the midst of shockingly high inflation levels, the US has imposed new sanctions on the country’s state-backed oil firm PDVSA and has urged the country’s military to help with the peaceful transfer of power.
2019-1-31 22:24 | |
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Iran is exploring various options, including holding negotiations with other countries to introduce cryptocurrency in global trade, as the Islamic state moves to sidestep U. S. economic sanctions.
2019-1-30 05:01 | |
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Iran could unveil its state-backed cryptocurrency by the end of the week, as the country keeps looking for ways to avoid the harsh sanctions imposed by the U. S. , Al Jazeera reported on January 27, 2019.
2019-1-29 16:00 | |
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The Labour government said the bill will give owners of bitcoin and other digital assets greater legal protection.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed Tulip Siddiq as the City Minister, a role that oversees financial services including crypto.
Taiwan's crypto advocacy body, the Taiwan Virtual Asset Service Provider Association, has been formally established and the founding meeting held with 24 cryptocurrency-related entities.
The exchange could return as a FIU-registered firm after paying the fine, the report added.
This is the third test for the Province's new tool to combat money laundering.
The Federal Reserve continues to pilot a central bank digital currency, but will not issue one without executive branch and Congressional support, the report said.
India's most controversial crypto tax, the 1% TDS levy deducted at source, should be lowered to 0.01%, according to the findings of a new study.