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Thailand is exploring plans to allow tourists to pay in crypto via linked credit cards.
The country is also considering merging its separate legislation covering digital assets and conventional…
Ripple's Metaco pushes into TradFiRipple v. SEC: New developments The World Economic Forum (WEF) has mentioned Ripple and XRP as leaders of financial markets tokenization.A recent report by WEF, “Asset…
Cryptocurrency lender Ledn is removing support for ether and will begin offering a bitcoin-only loan model starting July 1 as it looks to simplify its product and sharpen its…
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Operation RapTor resulted in 270 arrests across 10 countries and the seizure of $200 million in cash and crypto, making it the largest enforcement action under the DOJ’s JCODE…
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the powerful House Financial Services Committee, introduced legislation Thursday that would prevent the president, the vice president, members of Congress, and their…
Newly updated guidelines from Dubai’s crypto regulator include provisions on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and clarify rules for issuers. On May 19, Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) released its updated…
Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance has reportedly endorsed the creation of a dedicated body to regulate blockchain-based financial infrastructure in the country.The Pakistan Digital Assets Authority (PDAA) will serve as a…
Bitcoin became the world’s fifth-largest asset after hitting a new all-time high on Wednesday, which pushed its market cap to $2.16 trillion.Though the crypto’s price consolidated lower after hitting…
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Genesis has filed two lawsuits accusing DCG and key executives of orchestrating fraudulent transfers and misleading creditors as it neared collapse.
The complaints accuse DCG of using Genesis as a…
Blockchains are a technical marvel, but in this vastly competitive landscape, I’ve come to see the social consensus and ecosystem around blockchains as by far their most important strategic asset.…