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Article by Steve Kaaru

EU wants banks to back every digital asset held with fiat in new prohibitive measures
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30 January, 2023

EU wants banks to back every digital asset held with fiat in new prohibitive measures

EU legislators voted in favor of a draft bill that seeks to impose new prohibitive measures to curtail banks’ involvement...
France adopts softer approach to digital asset regulations
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29 January, 2023

France adopts softer approach to digital asset regulations

Lawmakers in France voted for an amendment that gives VASPs more time to comply with European regulations, overturning a proposed...
South Africa agency tackling financial disputes now takes Bitcoin complaints
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29 January, 2023

South Africa agency tackling financial disputes now takes Bitcoin complaints

The FAIS Ombud will consider and resolve complaints relating to digital assets, but only if they happened after October 19,...
UK on the hunt for CBDC lead as it ramps up digital pound efforts
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28 January, 2023

UK on the hunt for CBDC lead as it ramps up digital pound efforts

U.K. Treasury is looking for a Head of Central Bank Digital Currency who will lead its work on a potential...
Hydro-Quebec CEO behind push to ban new power allocation to BTC miners to leave post
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28 January, 2023

Hydro-Quebec CEO behind push to ban new power allocation to BTC miners to leave post

Sophie Brochu has been the CEO of Hydro-Quebec for three years and during her tenure, she called on regulators to...
Hackers take over Robinhood Twitter account to promote BNB Chain scam token
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27 January, 2023

Hackers take over Robinhood Twitter account to promote BNB Chain scam token

The hackers took over the account for a short time to promote RBH, a scam token on the Binance BNB...

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