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Brazil: Senate bill seeks to legalize digital currencies
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25 February, 2022

Brazil: Senate bill seeks to legalize digital currencies

The bill has been in the works for three years and was unanimously approved by a Senate committee. It legally...
South Korea’s largest bank to launch a digital asset investment fund
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25 February, 2022

South Korea’s largest bank to launch a digital asset investment fund

Kookmin Bank plans to launch the exchange traded fund once there are regulations in place for such a product and...
Russian investors will have to take an exam to invest in digital assets
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24 February, 2022

Russian investors will have to take an exam to invest in digital assets

The Ministry of Finance submitted a new draft bill in parliament that will license exchanges, make Bitcoin a legal asset,...
Jamaica on track for Q1 CBDC rollout, central bank says
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24 February, 2022

Jamaica on track for Q1 CBDC rollout, central bank says

The Bank of Jamaica says that it’s seeking to add the number of banks doing onboarding, have the local currency...
China: Beware of scammers in the ‘deceptive’ metaverse, banking watchdog warns
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24 February, 2022

China: Beware of scammers in the ‘deceptive’ metaverse, banking watchdog warns

The watchdog warned about the various scams in the metaverse, including illegal fundraising for pump-and-dump tokens and overhyped virtual real...
India: Authorities arrest 11 in $5.3M Ethereum scam
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23 February, 2022

India: Authorities arrest 11 in $5.3M Ethereum scam

The authorities arrested the leaders of Ether Trade Asia, which lured investors to its Ether investment funds and then made...

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