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WHO: AI could undermine safety and privacy in healthcare
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11 December, 2025

WHO: AI could undermine safety and privacy in healthcare

In a report based on responses from 50 countries, WHO’s European arm revealed that AI is reducing human burden and...
QCAD receives green light as Canada’s first regulated stablecoin
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10 December, 2025

QCAD receives green light as Canada’s first regulated stablecoin

Issued by Stablecorp and backed by Coinbase and Circle, QCAD is the first stablecoin pegged to the Canadian dollar as...
‘Crypto’ ATMs grow in Kenya; regulators warn of unlicensed ops
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9 December, 2025

‘Crypto’ ATMs grow in Kenya; regulators warn of unlicensed ops

Less than a month after Kenya’s VASP Bill became law, ‘crypto’ ATM operators are installing machines in malls across Nairobi...
IMF maps out how tokenized reserves support settlement systems
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4 December, 2025

IMF maps out how tokenized reserves support settlement systems

IMF’s new report explored the opportunities, risks and policy implications of tokenized reserves and how they could preserve the role...
UAE, China executes first CBDC transaction on mBridge
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2 December, 2025

UAE, China executes first CBDC transaction on mBridge

The heads of the UAE, Chinese central banks jointly commissioned the first cross-border transaction on mBridge as they get started...
Brazil to tax digital assets in foreign exchange transactions
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1 December, 2025

Brazil to tax digital assets in foreign exchange transactions

Brazil’s central bank has proposed a framework that taxes FX transactions settled in digital assets, while the taxman has adopted...

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