Digital currency ads make a return to Google
The updated policy, which was first outlined in June, allows advertisers to market their digital currency services to audiences in the United States, provided they meet specific requirements.
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Huobi to dissolve digital currency exchange in China
The move sees Huobi join fellow digital currency exchange OKEx in closing down its Chinese arm, following the People’s Bank of China ban on ICOs and fiat-to-digital currency trading enacted in 2017.
India wants digital currency exchanges to put standardized disclaimers on ads
The Delhi High Court has issued notices to regulators and some of the leading exchanges as it seeks to reign in what it believes are misleading ads on television and other digital media.
Shenzhen-based BIT Mining raises money to expand overseas
BIT Mining Limited has raised $50 million in additional capital through a private placement to expand its overseas operations as China continues to tighten restrictions on blockchain based.
India’s ICICI bank shuts out remittance users from digital currencies
ICICI Bank has been gradually shutting out digital currency ties in recent months, in line with actions taken by its peers including Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank.
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 52: UN commission warns El Salvador on BTC, TikTok banks crypto promotions, and Satoshi Block Dojo’s quest for BSV ideas
A United Nations commission weighs in on El Salvador’s move to accept BTC as legal tender, warning the Latin country of economic, financial and legal challenges ahead.
Anhui Province shuts down block reward miners, cites power shortage
Anhui cited a directive by the State Grid Corporation of China, the national electricity distributor, which has urged authorities to shut down block reward miners.
TikTok bans digital currency ads as UK regulator puts them on ‘red alert’
In an update to its policies, the social media platform prohibited branded content relating to financial services such as digital currencies, foreign exchange, forex trading, and investment services.
Texas court bans BTC platform PaxForex, imposes $374K penalty
The company is accused of engaging in illegal, off-exchange transactions in these digital currencies as well as foreign currencies and precious metals without registering with the regulators.
People’s Bank of China ramps up digital currency crackdown
Authorities from the People's Bank of China recently issued a notice warning local institutions not to provide digital currency-related companies' services.
Iranian block reward miners ordered to stop all mining amid energy shortages
The instruction came from first vice president of Iran Eshaq Jahangiri, who said all of the country’s licensed mining companies should halt production.
China shuts down software maker as crackdown on digital currency mining intensifies
Beijing Qudao Cultural Development Company, a marketing and public relations firm registered in 2016, is accused of “providing software services to crypto trading activities.”