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Judge calls COPA’s claimed legal costs excessive, reduces award by 33%
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11 February, 2022

Judge calls COPA’s claimed legal costs excessive, reduces award by 33%

The U.K. High Court has rejected a costs proposal by Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) with regard to rulings issued...
Venezuela to levy 20% tax on digital currency transactions as adoption rises
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11 February, 2022

Venezuela to levy 20% tax on digital currency transactions as adoption rises

To protect the bolivar, the government is reportedly going after digital currency users, imposing a 20% tax on BTC transactions...
CoinGeek Backstage: Muhammad Salman Anjum talks about blockchain adoption in the Middle East
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11 February, 2022

CoinGeek Backstage: Muhammad Salman Anjum talks about blockchain adoption in the Middle East

Muhammad Salman Anjum discusses how the Middle East is becoming a tech hub for BSV blockchain, how the government deals...
Myanmar: Military gov’t mulls digital currency but World Bank shoots it down
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11 February, 2022

Myanmar: Military gov’t mulls digital currency but World Bank shoots it down

The country’s military government said recently that it’s considering launching a digital currency to boost its economy, but the World...
Russia to treat Bitcoin as a currency, weeks after proposed blanket ban
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11 February, 2022

Russia to treat Bitcoin as a currency, weeks after proposed blanket ban

A new document by the Russian government, supported by the central bank, has dispelled fears of a blanket ban, weeks...
Eswar Prasad: The cryptocurrency revolution will touch us all
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10 February, 2022

Eswar Prasad: The cryptocurrency revolution will touch us all

On this week’s CoinGeek Conversations, Tolani Senior Professor of International Trade Policy at Cornell University Eswar Prasad says he is...