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Facebook ban sought in Thailand over digital currency scam failures
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23 August, 2023

Facebook ban sought in Thailand over digital currency scam failures

Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society aims to ban Facebook due to digital currency scams highlighting signs of fake...
Australia’s Bendigo Bank bans high-risk digital currency payments for 2.3M clients
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8 August, 2023

Australia’s Bendigo Bank bans high-risk digital currency payments for 2.3M clients

Bendigo Bank admitted that the ban would also affect genuine payments, but it’s a risk it must take following similar...
Kuwait issues blanket ban on digital currency transactions
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25 July, 2023

Kuwait issues blanket ban on digital currency transactions

The digital currency transaction ban is the government’s latest attempt to crack down on money laundering rings operating in Kuwait.
Thailand: Digital currency firms banned from offering staking, lending services
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8 July, 2023

Thailand: Digital currency firms banned from offering staking, lending services

The new rules include a requirement for digital currency exchanges and brokers in Thailand to include warnings on the danger...
IMF says banning digital assets may not be effective in the long-term
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27 June, 2023

IMF says banning digital assets may not be effective in the long-term

Banning digital assets may not be the best way of mitigating the associated risks, said the IMF, a few months...
Australia’s largest bank blocks payments to digital asset exchanges
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10 June, 2023

Australia’s largest bank blocks payments to digital asset exchanges

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced that it’s blocking ‘certain’ payments to some exchanges to curb scams but didn’t reveal...