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Taiwan cracks down on non-compliant digital currency exchanges under new guidelines
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12 September, 2023

Taiwan cracks down on non-compliant digital currency exchanges under new guidelines

Taiwan’s financial regulator is set to issue 10 guidelines for the industry, including requiring segregation of customer funds and enhanced...
Kenyan lawmakers grill Worldcoin CEO, call the project ‘a gang of criminals’
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12 September, 2023

Kenyan lawmakers grill Worldcoin CEO, call the project ‘a gang of criminals’

Worldcoin CEO Alex Blania appeared before an ad hoc parliamentary committee to defend his project, which had invested $17 million...
Singapore’s new president is a digital asset sceptic who once called crypto ‘slightly crazy’
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11 September, 2023

Singapore’s new president is a digital asset sceptic who once called crypto ‘slightly crazy’

Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who won over 70% of the votes to become president, is a former MAS chair and IMF executive...
Linus Financial settles SEC charges over digital asset lending product
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11 September, 2023

Linus Financial settles SEC charges over digital asset lending product

Linus Financial offered interest-bearing accounts to U.S. investors, which the securities regulator says is a securities contract, but it took...
Google updates digital asset policy to allow NFT gaming ads
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11 September, 2023

Google updates digital asset policy to allow NFT gaming ads

Google now permits ads from games that use NFTs to allow users to purchase in-game items to enhance experience, although...
Visa: Blockchain is entering its ‘broadband era’
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11 September, 2023

Visa: Blockchain is entering its ‘broadband era’

Just like the internet, blockchain will take over payments despite being dismissed and that it’s leveraging multiple blockchains for payments,...

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