2020-10-31 20:54 |
The government of Cuba has announced that Western Union will have to close its 407 offices on the island and cease operations following a new round of sanctions imposed by the U. S. government. The sanctions, revealed to the public on Oct 27 by the U. origin »
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The Iranian government has made it compulsory for bitcoin (BTC) miners in the country to sell their coins to the state, so authorities can use the digital currency to pay for imports amidst crippling international sanctions, according to reports on October 30, 2020.
2020-10-31 20:00 | |
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Brian Klein, Virgil Griffith’s attorney, has filed a motion to dismiss charges against the Ethereum developer. A report unveiled this news on October 26, noting that the lawyer filed for dismissal after the US government charged Griffith with violating sanctions laws.
2020-10-26 15:40 | |
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The government of Venezuela has floated a new use case for cryptocurrencies, President Nicolas Maduro said during a recent speech, one that highlighted the possibility of using digital assets in tradeThe post Crypto to bypass sanctions? Yes, says Venezuela's President Maduro appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-10-1 19:57 | |
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The U.S. government is charging ahead in its pursuit of privacy tokens, according to its latest sanctions.
2020-9-17 20:05 | |
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Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange Paxful is shutting down its operations in Venezuela, apparently, to comply with U. S. economic sanctions against the leftist government of disputed president Nicolas Maduro.
2020-9-17 13:00 | |
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Iran is one of the few countries that has embraced cryptocurrency mining as a legal business in a bid to increase revenues and escape the tough economic U.S. sanctions placed on the country. In a bid to regulate the crypto mining industry and eliminating confusion within the industry, the government will place monitoring controls on […]
2020-7-8 17:34 | |
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Venezuela has made a major change to its policy which offered subsidized fuels to its citizen amid a shortage of fuel across the country due to American sanctions. The policy change would mean that now, Venezuelans would have to pay for the fuel which they got almost for free under subsidies of the government. The […]
2020-6-3 21:34 | |
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The fallout between the United States and the Iranian government, which led to the implementation of strict sanctions by the United States has begun to intensely affect the performance of the Iranian currency.
2020-5-7 14:33 | |
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The coronavirus outbreak is doing a better job of undermining Iran's government than Trump's airstrikes and sanctions ever could. The post Coronavirus Is Doing More to Topple Iran’s Regime Than Trump Ever Could appeared first on CCN.com
2020-3-3 00:42 | |
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The Ugandan Ministry of Finance have once again issued a warning about investing in crypto-assets, over concerns of rising Ponzi and pyramid schemes. Local sources say the Government is now updating its Penal Code Act to outlaw these types of scams Crypto Ponzi schemes are pilfering Ugandan investors Uganda’s State Minister of Finance, David Bahati, spoke to Uganda’s Parliament yesterday, and asked the government to publish public warnings to Ugandan investors about the risks ofRead More The post appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
2020-2-6 05:00 | |
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The U.S. government's charges against Virgil Griffith are overblown, says one attendee of the North Korean conference that led to the ethereum developer's arrest.
2019-12-3 12:00 | |
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Ethereum Foundation member Virgil Griffith was arrested on Thursday for traveling to North Korea to hold presentations regarding crypto and blockchain technologies and their use for evading sanctions.
2019-11-30 13:40 | |
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The government in Iran recently decided to raise the price of gas by 50% as they ration gas, and it hasn’t sat well with the locals. The changes seem to be connected to the limitations by US sanctions on Petro Dollars, which meant that the country had to reduce their subsidies. The new was given […]
2019-11-18 16:32 | |
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Hardline regulations have a tendency to light a fire under refuseniks, who find ways to circumvent sanctions and evade red tape. It’s been that way since the dawn of centralized government and can be seen today in the cryptosphere, where regulatory overreach is prompting innovative solutions to America’s restrictive trading environment.
2019-10-29 13:24 | |
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In an effort to dig out the country from the deep hole of hyperinflation, sovereign debt and sanctions from other economies, President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, is set to implement an aggressive strategy focused on its national cryptocurrency – Petro.
2019-10-17 01:08 | |
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Germany‘s new ‘security catalog’ — which is expected to be released later this week — will not exclude Huawei from supplying equipment for the country’s 5G mobile networks, Reuters reports. The US blacklisted Huawei back in May over its alleged ties with the Chinese government and imposed export sanctions on the company’s products.
2019-10-14 15:37 | |
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The largest retailer in Venezuela, Traki, installs its first ever Bitcoin ATMs that allow customers to buy two cryptocurrencies, BTC and Dash (DASH). As the country crumbles under hyperinflation and sanctions from various countries across the globe, the government is turning to cryptocurrencies as a stable form of payment. Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, announced the […]
2019-10-7 17:24 | |
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The Venezuelan government is one of the most crypto friendly countries as it looks for ways to sustain its hyper-inflated economy and sanctions from various governments. The government is focused on promoting its oil backed crypto, Petro dollar, to its citizens with the latest debit card release by government sanctioned exchange, CriptoLAGO. The debit card […]
2019-10-4 17:34 | |
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The North Korean government has set out to create its own cryptocurrency. As reported by Vice News, a government representative has recently affirmed that this new crypto would be used to avoid international sanctions and to help in the circumvention of the global financial system, which is currently controlled by the United States, one of […]
2019-9-19 22:59 | |
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Cuba has long been subjected to American sanctions for long-standing problems with the communist government. According to sources at Reuters, Cubans are using cryptocurrencies as a means of overcoming the barrier of economic sanctions and participating in international trade, September 13, 2019.
2019-9-13 15:00 | |
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The Iranian government has authorized the mining of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin as an industrial activity on the sidelines of a gloomy economic outlook. Mehr News reported today that miners would need to obtain required licenses from the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade.
2019-7-29 16:00 | |
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Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela have been accused of circumventing financial blockades imposed by the U. S. government. According to local reports, Maduro’s regime evades sanctions with cryptocurrency alongside an airline application called Jetman Pay.
2019-7-26 23:15 | |
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The Palestinian Authority believes issuing a sovereign cryptocurrency token will reduce Palestine’s reliance on the Israeli shekel. Palestinian Authority: First Money, then Power Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh recently announced that his government will use cryptocurrency to bypass sanctions levied by Israel.
2019-7-23 06:58 | |
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Irans Head of Economic Commission has announced to Mehr News Agency that the government now officially acknowledges the cryptocurrency industry. Seemingly, with a primary motivation to alleviate the weight of sanctions imposed by the U.
2019-7-23 02:18 | |
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The crypto markets have been flooded with a torrent of news regarding how top government officials in the US feel about Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies, with U. S. President Donald Trump saying that he is “not a fan” while his Treasury Secretary, Steve Mnuchin, explained that crypto is a “national security” issue.
2019-7-19 01:00 | |
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Former antivirus software guru and 2020 Libertarian presidential “hopeful” John McAfee is a controversial figure, polarizing opinion in politics and culture, and taking a bold stand against the U.
2019-7-11 15:00 | |
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Interesting developments in Cuba have led to John McAfee offering his expertise in cryptocurrency to the Cuban government. Earlier this week, Cuba said they would study the use of cryptocurrency to circumvent U.
2019-7-7 16:00 | |
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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered that every branch of the Banco de Venezuela should allow citizens to buy and trade El Petro, the state-issued cryptocurrency he’s so intent on pursuing.
2019-7-5 13:54 | |
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In a bid to find out the best possible ways to effectively weather America’s severe economic sanctions, the Cuban government has begun studying cryptocurrency in collaboration with blockchain experts and academics, according to a Reuters report on July 3, 2019.
2019-7-5 13:00 | |
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As a result of a decline in aid from Venezuela and strict US sanctions, the Cuban government plans to research the possible use of cryptocurrency to boost the nation's struggling economy.
2019-7-3 21:33 | |
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Cuba eyeing the use of cryptocurrency in national and international commercial transactions, aiming at decentralization as well This is part of the country’s measures to boost its economy amid crisis, exacerbated by US sanctions Cuba’s Communist government has been studying the potential use of cryptocurrency as part of the measures to boost its economy amidst […]
2019-7-3 20:20 | |
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Cuba‘s government is eyeing the potential use of cryptocurrency to boost its economy. The proposal forms part of a series of measures seeking to improve the country’s deepening criss exacerbated by US sanctions.
2019-7-3 12:03 | |
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Is there any other currency that can be used to pay for pineapple pizzas and escape the economic sanctions imposed by the most powerful country in the world. Yes, there is. According to Reuters, the communist government of Cuba announced on July 2 that it was mulling the “potential use” of cryptocurrencies, in order to […] The post Cryptocurrency transactions could be the savior as Cuba mulls over ways to evade US-imposed sanctions appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-7-3 12:00 | |
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As sanctions imposed by the United States continue to bite reducing government revenues and widening the budget deficit, Iran has turned its ire to Bitcoin mining operations in the country that are mooching off the country’s heavily subsidized power.
2019-6-29 14:35 | |
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Venezuelan Petro Moves Towards A New Phase The Petro is now accepted in many shops in the country, according to Ricardo Baptista, the director of the Latin American Cryptoeconomy Corporation, the Venezuelan government wants to help the economy by promoting the use of virtual currencies, including the government-backed Petro. The goal is to solve the […]
2019-6-10 02:49 | |
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By CCN: According to local reporting, Facebook’s Global Coin might soon be used to value barrels of oil, according to one wide-ranging article about the impact of technology on the Russian economy.
2019-6-7 08:05 | |
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U. S. citizen Morgan Rockcoons has been sentenced to fines and prison time for running unlicensed money exchange services on LocalBitcoins. Advertising himself on the peer-to-peer bitcoin trading network, Rockcoons made more than 1,000 transactions with hundreds of different users.
2019-6-1 18:55 | |
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The popular peer-to-peer bitcoin trading network LocalBitcoins has shut down all trading operations for Iranian users. LocalBitcoins’ website offers a variety of pages for users of different nations and, as of May 24, 2019, the Iranian page displays a message that “LocalBitcoins is currently not available in your selected region,” in English only.
2019-5-25 20:14 | |
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One of the major talking points in the crypto space has been bitcoin’s ability to continually dodge government regulations. And while the protocol is resistant to almost all sanctions, the businesses built on top of the technology aren’t.
2019-5-15 22:59 | |
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As the government of the United States continues to impose sanctions on Iran, the people of the country have decided to use Bitcoin in order to escape the international sanctions. This week, the president of the U.
2019-5-11 02:52 | |
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On April 24, 2019, the first bitcoin ATM in the Islamic Republic of Iran was revealed at the 12th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance in Tehran.
2019-4-27 21:31 | |
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An intelligence branch of the Russian government used bitcoin to fund its cyberwarfare efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election, the Mueller Report claims.
2019-4-19 23:21 | |
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The US President has declared that an elite military force in Iran is a foreign terrorist organization. As the sanctions from the international community pile up for the Iranian government, Bitcoin and other cryptos could save their citizens from financial woes.
2019-4-9 15:55 | |
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In a bid to survive the harsh sanctions imposed on it by the government of the United States, blockchain-based digital assets such as bitcoin (BTC) have now become legal tender in the Iranian tourism sector, and the nation’s authorities are also working hard to launch a state-backed cryptocurrency, reports AL-Monitor on March 21, 2019.
2019-3-24 22:00 | |
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As per an all new circular issued by the US Government earlier today, Venezuelan banks will now be faced with an all-new set of sanctions that will make it even harder for their clients to “mobilize their assets for everyday purposes”.
2019-3-23 18:46 | |
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With the United States government threatening to prohibit payment companies from processing transactions in Venezuela, citizens may be forced more than ever before to adopt Bitcoin. No More Visa and Mastercard Payments for Venezuelans According to Bloomberg, U.
2019-3-15 17:30 | |
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This action signals an increase in US pressure on the Venezuelan government.
2019-3-14 20:18 | |
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Leading Chinese electronics and cell-phone manufacturer Huawei is reportedly preparing to sue the government of the United States of America over the latest development in an ongoing trade war between the US and China.
2019-3-4 20:03 | |
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Eight tons of gold has been taken out of the vaults of Venezuela’s central bank as tightening sanctions push President Nicolas Maduro to take extraordinary measures to remain solvent. Per opposition legislator Angel Alvarado and anonymous government sources, the gold was removed from the central bank vaults last week.
2019-3-2 17:05 | |
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Traditional remittance giants like Western Union and MoneyGram are struggling to keep pace in an evolving financial ecosystem increasingly shaped by stablecoins. According to Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, downloads of remittance giants apps have dropped significantly, with Western Union seeing a 22% decline and MoneyGram experiencing a 27% reduction.
Global money transfer powerhouse Western Union is boldly venturing into the dynamic and rapidly evolving realm of cryptocurrencies, marking a significant and strategic move in its financial landscape.
PayPal and Western Union have each filed three new trademark applications in the United States covering a wide range of crypto services.
Политик из Тонги, небольшого островного государства в Океании, планирует разработать и утвердить в парламенте законопроект о принятии биткоина законным платежным средством по примеру Сальвадора.
Users of Cabital can now change their Euro to cryptocurrency, thanks to a recent integration by the digital asset institution. The Single Euro Payments Area facilitates such changes, plus making cashless payments in EUR through direct debit and credit transfer.
The mystery of the Chivo wallet persists. And Bitso comes into the picture as part of a more credible report confirmed through official channels. It seems like NewsBTC was right to doubt Forbes’s article about BitGo being behind the Chivo wallet.
На минувшей неделе президент Сальвадора утвердил президентский законопроект, который признает биткоин платежным средством на территории страны. Однако, как уточняет агентство Reuters, местные компании не спешат переходить на биткоин-транзакции.