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South Africa to explore stablecoins for digital payments
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28 February, 2024

South Africa to explore stablecoins for digital payments

In its new budget proposal, South Africa pledged to explore stablecoins, blockchain, and the tokenization of real-world assets over the...
Thai SEC wants to revoke Zipmex license
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27 February, 2024

Thai SEC wants to revoke Zipmex license

The Thai securities regulator wrote to the finance minister proposing that he revoke the Zipmex license over its failure to...
Binance banned in Nigeria over ‘sophisticated heist’ against the economy: report
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27 February, 2024

Binance banned in Nigeria over ‘sophisticated heist’ against the economy: report

The Nigerian ‘crypto’ market is in uproar after government officials banned exchanges like Coinbase and Binance over their alleged “sophisticated...
Argentina rushes to regulate digital assets as FATF evaluation looms
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27 February, 2024

Argentina rushes to regulate digital assets as FATF evaluation looms

Reports say that President Milei will issue an emergency decree to bring all ‘crypto’ activity under regulatory oversight before FATF’s...
Kenya forms ‘crypto’ working group after addition to the FATF grey list
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26 February, 2024

Kenya forms ‘crypto’ working group after addition to the FATF grey list

Kenya joins neighbors Tanzania and Sudan and regional heavyweights South Africa and Nigeria on the grey list, with digital assets...
EU’s new AML watchdog to be based in Frankfurt
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26 February, 2024

EU’s new AML watchdog to be based in Frankfurt

Frankfurt beat bids from Madrid, Paris, Rome, and five other cities to host AMLA, a new 400-member agency whose anti-money...

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