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Polymarket: CFTC fines and orders digital currency betting service to shut down
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7 January, 2022

Polymarket: CFTC fines and orders digital currency betting service to shut down

Polymarket allowed its users to bet on events such as who wins the U.S. presidential elections or the number of...
Binance booted out of Ontario while India subsidiary busted over alleged tax evasion
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6 January, 2022

Binance booted out of Ontario while India subsidiary busted over alleged tax evasion

In Canada, the Ontario securities regulator announced that Binance wasn’t authorized to offer services in the province; meanwhile in India,...
Bank of Jamaica completes CBDC pilot, schedules Q1 2022 national rollout
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6 January, 2022

Bank of Jamaica completes CBDC pilot, schedules Q1 2022 national rollout

The Bank of Jamaica first announced it was testing a prototype of the Jamaican dollar and kicked off the pilot...
China’s digital yuan wallet launches on app stores for 11 select cities
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6 January, 2022

China’s digital yuan wallet launches on app stores for 11 select cities

The wallet is available for users in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Chengdu, Qingdao, Suzhou and six other cities, as well as those...
Ira Kleiman attorneys beg court for new trial
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5 January, 2022

Ira Kleiman attorneys beg court for new trial

Ira Kleiman and his attorneys have filed a motion for a new trial in their case against Dr. Craig Wright...
South Korea to tax inherited and donated digital currencies starting 2022
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5 January, 2022

South Korea to tax inherited and donated digital currencies starting 2022

South Korea’s tax agency will use data from the Big Four exchanges to determine the daily average price upon which...