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Ukraine weighs new bill aligning its ‘crypto’ laws with EU
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15 August, 2025

Ukraine weighs new bill aligning its ‘crypto’ laws with EU

Ukrainian parliament’s finance committee is in the final stage of drafting the bill, which would legalize crypto ownership but not...
Digital IDs can disrupt human trafficking industry: TBI
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15 August, 2025

Digital IDs can disrupt human trafficking industry: TBI

While tech such as encrypted payments and dark web sites has fueled human trafficking, other tech such as digital IDs...
HK eyes bigger AI investment, tech predicted heaviest downpour
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15 August, 2025

HK eyes bigger AI investment, tech predicted heaviest downpour

Hong Kong’s weather department says its AI system predicted the downpour 10 days in advance; it’s the heaviest the city...
Visa tests digital payments at world’s busiest cargo hub
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14 August, 2025

Visa tests digital payments at world’s busiest cargo hub

Visa partnered with Airport Authority Hong Kong and Shanghai Commercial Bank for the pilot, introducing a card-based system targeting freight...
Vietnam logs 12B transactions; Turkmenistan upgrades customs
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14 August, 2025

Vietnam logs 12B transactions; Turkmenistan upgrades customs

Vietnam’s per capita cashless payments hit $11.3 trillion (26x the country’s GDP) and are now only second to China as...
China warns against Worldcoin’s iris-scanning
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14 August, 2025

China warns against Worldcoin’s iris-scanning

The Ministry of State Security says that companies scanning irises and collecting other biometric data with ‘crypto’ incentives pose a...

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