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Singapore signs new digital trade deal with EU
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2 June, 2025

Singapore signs new digital trade deal with EU

The new deal is the first between the EU and an ASEAN nation and will reduce compliance burden on Singaporean...
South Africa: Digital assets not subject to forex controls
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30 May, 2025

South Africa: Digital assets not subject to forex controls

In a case pitting South Africa’s largest bank against the central bank, a court ruled that digital assets are not...
Ugandan executive kidnapped, tortured for ‘crypto’
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30 May, 2025

Ugandan executive kidnapped, tortured for ‘crypto’

The Ugandan is the founder of a local ‘crypto’ token and was allegedly kidnapped by criminals posing as security agents...
Michigan’s new bills ban CBDC, permit state to invest in ‘crypto’
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29 May, 2025

Michigan’s new bills ban CBDC, permit state to invest in ‘crypto’

One of the four proposed bills also wants the state to permit BTC mining in abandoned oil and gas sites,...
South Korea to permit corporations to sell digital assets
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29 May, 2025

South Korea to permit corporations to sell digital assets

The FSC will lift a 2017 ban on institutions and exchanges selling digital assets, but it will enforce stringent AML...
Pakistan sets up new authority for ‘crypto’ oversight
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28 May, 2025

Pakistan sets up new authority for ‘crypto’ oversight

The Finance Ministry has endorsed the PDAA, which will oversee exchanges, license VASPs, promote block reward mining, and foster blockchain...

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