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14 July, 2023

CBDCs could end SWIFT, Russia’s central bank executive says

First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia Olga Skorobogatova said the digital ruble project will advance in stages, modeled...

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Steven Stradbrooke

27 June, 2023

Binance hiring top money laundering lawyer = US criminal charges imminent

Neither the SEC's suit nor the CFTC civil suit filed against Binance/CZ includes money laundering charges—suggesting that the DoJ's long-anticipated...

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Wahid Pessarlay

17 June, 2023

Russia’s largest commercial bank allows customers access to tokenized assets

Russian banking giant Sberbank’s new offering will commence before the end of June and will cater to the needs of...

Rosbank to allow use of digital currencies in settling cross-border transactions

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Wahid Pessarlay

11 June, 2023

Rosbank to allow use of digital currencies in settling cross-border transactions

Russia pushes ahead with using digital currencies amid economic sanctions, with Rosbank devising plans to use them as cross-border transactions...

Georgian banking regulator to tighten AML screws for digital currency firms

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Wahid Pessarlay

6 June, 2023

Georgian banking regulator to tighten AML screws for digital currency firms

Acting Governor of the NBG Archil Mestvirishvili confirmed that the Georgian central bank would float new anti-money laundering (AML) directives...

Russian gov’t shelves plan for national digital currency exchange

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Wahid Pessarlay

3 June, 2023

Russian gov’t shelves plan for national digital currency exchange

The previous national digital currency exchange plans drew criticisms over its infrastructure risks and antitrust issues, as well as privacy...

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