
Article by Wahid Pessarlay
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10 March, 2023
India expects digital currency firms to comply with national money laundering legislation
Firms offering digital currency services in India are now covered by the PMLA of 2002, under which they are mandated...
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10 March, 2023
Pakistan banks to develop blockchain-based eKYC platform
eKYC platform Consonance will rely on blockchain to provide banks and financial institutions with a standardized framework to carry out...
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10 March, 2023
Iran moves ahead with CBDC development after completing pre-pilot phase
The Central Bank of Iran revealed that the pre-pilot phase skimmed through legal, regulatory, and technological implications for an Iranian...
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9 March, 2023
BIS wraps up cross-border retail CBDC ‘Project Icebreaker’
The Bank for International Settlements’ "Project Icebreaker" project delved into the benefits and risks of launching retail central bank digital...
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9 March, 2023
Singapore opens new investigation against Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs
Law enforcement authorities in Singapore are probing Terraform Labs for evidence of fraudulent activity or complicity in the de-pegging of...
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9 March, 2023
Brazil’s digital real makes its debut on a public blockchain
The experiment was conducted by digital currency exchange Mercado Bitcoin and Stellar protocol designed to promote low-cost and real-time settlement...
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