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G7: Facebook’s Libra must not launch until it’s properly regulated
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15 October, 2020

G7: Facebook’s Libra must not launch until it’s properly regulated

Financial regulators in the world’s seven biggest economies will continue to oppose the launch of Facebook’s digital currency Libra until...
Jimmy Nguyen speaks at India’s first Bitcoin SV meetup
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14 October, 2020

Jimmy Nguyen speaks at India’s first Bitcoin SV meetup

The virtual meetup was organized by Indian digital currency exchange BuyUCoin and focused on introducing the audience to the opportunities...
BitMEX hires Malcom Wright as chief compliance officer following US criminal charges
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14 October, 2020

BitMEX hires Malcom Wright as chief compliance officer following US criminal charges

Malcom Wright brings three decades’ worth of experience in compliance and anti-money laundering practices to embattled BitMEX.
Bank of Japan publishes a CBDC report, to start pilot programs in 2021
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14 October, 2020

Bank of Japan publishes a CBDC report, to start pilot programs in 2021

The Bank of Japan believes that there’s a possibility of a surge in public demand for a CBDC, considering the...
China’s Shenzhen city giving away $1.5M in digital yuan to boost adoption
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14 October, 2020

China’s Shenzhen city giving away $1.5M in digital yuan to boost adoption

Luohu district in Shenzhen will distribute 50,000 digital ‘red packets’, each containing 200 yuan ($29.7) in a lottery.
Dutch central bank licenses first digital currency startup since crackdown
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14 October, 2020

Dutch central bank licenses first digital currency startup since crackdown

Regulator De Nederlandsche Bank adopted the European Union’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) in April 2020.

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