
Article by Steve Kaaru
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7 January, 2025
Nigeria: SEC says some VASP applicants don’t meet requirements
Nigeria SEC chair says the agency will disqualify some VASP applicants as they have not met its standards, even as...
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China targets digital asset transactions with stricter forex laws
China’s forex regulator has demanded that banks flag any risky trade, including those related to ‘crypto’ as it intensifies its...
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6 January, 2025
Cyprus orders VASPs to prove compliance by January 10
CySEC has granted a grace period for MiCA compliance until July 2026 but wants VASPs to prove they were operational...
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Turkey steps up ‘crypto’ AML rules; Malaysia targets Bybit
Malaysia has added Atomic Wallet to its list of unauthorized operators and ordered Bybit to halt operations for operating without...
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6 January, 2025
Nokia files Chinese patent for digital asset encryption device
Nokia’s patent application describes a “device, method, and computer program” that encrypts digital assets, indexes them, and more, but the...
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30 December, 2024
Russia’s CBDC faces opposition; T-Bank dabbles in tokenization
Consumer-to-business payments will be free over the next year, while B2B and C2C payments will be free permanently. Banks say...
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