
Finance
India’s UPI sees phenomenal growth as digital payments soar
India's digital payments ecosystem flourished in 2024 with the growing popularity of UPI in daily transactions not just within the...
Ukraine eyes legalization of digital assets in early 2025
Lawmakers in Ukraine are deliberating on a new proposal—which the IMF was involved in drafting—that would legalize and tax digital...
Macau plans to launch CBDC and link it to digital yuan, e-HKD
The Macau government has published its white paper for a retail e-pataca, with plans to connect it to mainland China...
Ukraine lost $200M in taxes from ‘crypto’ exchanges: report
Global Ledger estimates that since 2021, Ukrainian exchanges accounted for 2.5% of global ‘crypto’ traffic, made $1.12 billion, and should...
Hong Kong bares stablecoin bill; Iran to regulate digital assets
Stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong must obtain a license, segregate their reserves and hold them in local banks, and have...
Nigeria, South Africa lead in global digital currency ownership
The report by Consensys revealed that 3 in 4 Nigerians own and have owned digital assets and 99% have heard...