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Hong Kong's ZA Bank revealed plans to provide specialized banking services for stablecoin issuers, a strategy it expects to boost local web3 adoption.
2024-4-8 21:38 | |
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Singapore-based crypto exchange Crypto.com is set to launch services in South Korea, two years after acquiring local crypto exchange OK-BIT. Crypto.com announced in a blog post on Apr. 2 that it’s planning to launch the Crypto.com App in South Korea…
2024-4-2 10:12 | |
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Crypto.com is launching a crypto trading platform in South Korea after its acquisition of OK-BIT, a local crypto exchange.
2024-4-3 08:52 | |
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Indonesia’s regulatory agency has issued a new rule that could potentially affect crypto assets in the country. According to local reports, firms must introduce their products to the Financial Services Authority (OJK)’s Regulatory Sandbox.
2024-3-29 04:00 | |
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Crypto exchange Binance said it would discontinue all services associated with the Nigerian local fiat currency, Naira (NGN), in a phased approach this week, according to a Mar. 5 statement. The Richard Teng-led crypto platform stated that its Nigerian users would not enjoy several NGN-related services, including deposits, withdrawals, conversions, spot trading, P2P, Auto-invest, and […] The post Binance ends Nigerian Naira services amid government crackdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2024-3-5 16:50 | |
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Over the past three years, the number of crimes involving virtual assets in Hong Kong has almost tripled. According to a local media report, Financial Services and Treasury Minister Hui Ching-yu said that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission…
2024-2-22 12:49 | |
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The Financial Services Agency had ordered the local arm of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange to halt operations until December following a withdrawal halt.
2022-11-11 17:45 | |
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The license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore will allow Hashkey Capital's local arm to conduct fund management services.
2022-11-4 08:00 | |
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The conversion of tether to Brazilian reals and vice versa will be managed by local crypto services provider SmartPay in conjunction with TecBan, which owns the ATMs.
2022-10-21 18:55 | |
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The US-based crypto exchange firm, Coinbase has expanded its services to Australia. The company plans to grow a local entity in the area and provide various services for retail investors while focusing on institutional investors in the long term. Coinbase…
2022-10-5 14:50 | |
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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority warned Sam Bankman-Fried's firm may be providing financial services or products to local customers without its authorization.
2022-9-20 14:01 | |
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The central bank warned against the "wholesale" banning of clients over risk after a number of local banks moved to terminate services to crypto exchanges and other intermediaries in previous years.
2022-8-19 15:13 | |
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The head of the country's Financial Services Commission said 13 bills related to virtual assets are to be debated in parliament, a local news outlet reported.
2022-8-11 13:55 | |
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Binance has received approval as a Virtual Asset Services Provider (VASP) in Spain, the leading crypto exchange and trading platform said on Friday. The company, which already boasts registration in France and Italy via local subsidiaries, announced its VASP license in Spain was granted via Moon Tech Spain.
2022-7-8 19:15 | |
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Kraken cryptocurrency exchange has today become the first of its kind to receive a full financial license from the Abu Dhabi Financial Services Regulatory Authority to operate in the region. It is thus planning to establish local trading and investment services and a regional headquarters there.
2022-4-26 21:48 | |
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If the license application is accepted, the bank would be authorized to offer exchange and crypto-asset services.
2022-4-21 08:47 | |
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America’s largest exchange suspended some payment services on its newly launched Indian exchange due to pressure from the local payment regulators.
2022-4-12 06:01 | |
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On July 1, 2020, the popular eatery and bar in Japan, Brewdog Tokyo, started accepting bitcoin cash payments for products and services. The establishment is the third Brewdog bar to accept bitcoin cash, as the cryptocurrency is accepted at the London and Budapest locations as well.
2020-7-2 19:10 | |
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Indian commercial banks refusing services to local cryptocurrency exchanges may soon have a case to answer following a recent clarification offered by its central bank. Tweeting on Sunday, Indian crypto insider Crypto Kanoon (@cryptokanoon) published a document released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stating that no prohibitions against banks servicing crypto-businesses exist.
2020-5-27 07:15 | |
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Brazil’s national competition regulator is about to decide the fate of its investigation on whether some of the largest banks in the country wrongly locked local crypto brokers out of financial services.
2020-5-21 17:51 | |
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Venezuelans will now be able to use bitcoin to pay for goods and services at more than 20,000 point-of-sale (PoS) terminals throughout the struggling South American country. This follows a deal between Panamanian crypto exchange Cryptobuyer and local payments processor Mega Soft to connect some of Venezuela’s biggest retail chains for this purpose.
2020-5-19 01:30 | |
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Irish cryptocurrency firms are having troubles accessing local banking services due to regulatory issues
2020-5-14 17:28 | |
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Crypto valley firm Bitcoin Suisse has announced plans to sell a 20% stake in the company. The sale is expected to raise 46 million Swiss francs ($47. 38 million). Bitcoin Suisse said it intends to use the money to expand its portfolio to banking services in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, according to local media reports.
2020-5-9 22:15 | |
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OKCoin, a fiat-cryptocurrency exchange with service in 184 countries, announced today the completion of its registration with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau as a Virtual Currency Exchange Service Provider based on Japan’s Payment Services Act for its OKCoin Japan K.
2020-3-31 00:47 | |
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Tim Draper plans to back local startups now the Indian supreme court has overturned a ban on financial services for crypto companies.
2020-3-24 15:16 | |
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The Malta Financial Services Authority has denied reports Binance has ever fallen under local jurisdiction.
2020-2-22 15:48 | |
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A recently passed law in Germany appears to have created a rush to market with a local paper stating 40 licensed banks have applied to offer crypto custody and services.... The post 40 Banks Apply To Offer Bitcoin and Ethereum Services appeared first on Trustnodes.
2020-2-9 20:16 | |
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Zebpay is returning to India more than a year after closing down local crypto exchange operations due to the banking ban imposed by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Under a new leadership team, the exchange has also revealed a number of upcoming new services, including a crypto-to-crypto exchange and a way […] The post Crypto Exchange Zebpay Announces Relaunch in India Ahead of Supreme Court Decision on RBI Ban appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-1-30 16:00 | |
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Switzerland, a nation that’s been quite positive towards crypto business, is facilitating the integration between its traditional financial sector and the blockchain industry. With greater regulatory clarity and stability coming, established banks are plucking up the courage to offer digital asset products and services helped by local fintechs.
2020-1-28 12:30 | |
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Ledger closed a partnership with FLETA, which is a blockchain platform for decentralized applications (dapps) based in South Korea, to offer custodian services that comply with the local laws. Ledger has created Ledger Vault in an attempt to offer its institutional-lever services to more clients.
2020-1-23 20:36 | |
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Cryptocurrency payments, as convenient as they can be, are still something most governments are trying to wrap their heads around and regulate. Local authorities, however, being closer to the citizens they are called upon to serve, are often quicker to adopt novelties that make their lives and the lives of ordinary people much easier.
2019-8-6 17:46 | |
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The Indian government has blocked all communication channels including mobile networks, internet, broadband, and landlines since last night in some parts of the northern state of Jammu & Kashmir.
2019-8-5 11:58 | |
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Singapore is currently making a move that may help the local crypto community a lot. The country is planning to exempt some digital currencies from a tax called Good and Services Tax. The idea is that this could benefit several crypto-related businesses and help the growth of the industry in the country. An expert from […]
2019-7-30 06:17 | |
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Thailand grants 5th bitcoin exchange license to Huobi » CryptoNinjas Thailand’s Ministry of Finance has officially granted the 5th digital asset trading license to bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange company Huobi.
2019-7-26 20:01 | |
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At Google’s developer conference in May 2018, the company had announced an Android TV soundbar in partnership with JBL. Now, the device is finally on sale for $399. The soundbar can connect to your TV and drive your streaming needs with apps for popular services like Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu.
2019-7-24 14:08 | |
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Coinspeaker Singapore Proposes Dropping VAT on CryptocurrenciesSingapore plans to exempt cryptocurrencies that are intended to function as a medium of exchange from Goods and Services Tax (GST) - the local equivalent of Value-Added Tax (VAT).
2019-7-8 11:48 | |
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Singapore plans to exempt cryptocurrencies designed for payments from Goods and Services Tax (GST) — the local equivalent of VAT
2019-7-9 11:02 | |
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Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa has announced plans to officially adopt an open banking standard powered by new technologies such as distributed ledger technology (DLT), to promote transparency in the financial services sector, according to a report by local news source the Guardian on July 1, 2019.
2019-7-2 21:00 | |
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According to Business Korea, hundreds of minor crypto exchanges in South Korea could run smack into heightened scrutiny for failing to abide by proposed enhanced know-your-customer (KYC) regulations, which would require exchanges to only provide services to users with "real-name accounts" issued by local financial institutions.
2019-6-25 22:54 | |
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By CCN Markets: Line, the most widely utilized messaging application in Japan with more than 80 million users is set to receive approval from Japan’s Financial Services Agency as early as June to launch a crypto exchange, according to a Bloomberg report.
2019-6-21 16:05 | |
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Wise MPay working with Jelurida to launch blockchain financial platform - CryptoNinjas Singapore-based global payments technology company, Wise MPay, announced they are working with blockchain specialists, Jelurida, to launch a public-permissioned blockchain financial services (BFS) platform.
2019-6-19 05:07 | |
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Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world and spearheaded by Changpeng Zhao, recently announced that it would be no longer provide its services to customers located in the United States.
2019-6-18 18:00 | |
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Coinspeaker Binance to Expand Its Operations to the U. S. With FinCEN ApprovalTo launch its crypto trading services in the U. S. , Binance has partnered with local firm BAM Trading Services Inc.
2019-6-14 10:22 | |
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We all know that banks make it difficult for blockchain businesses by denying them access to conventional banking services and accounts. Well now, it seems insurance firms are throwing a spanner in the works for cryptocurrency mining businesses in Africa.
2019-6-13 13:41 | |
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Vancouver has cryptocurrency growing pains. The city’s police labeled Bitcoin ATMs an “ideal money laundering vehicle,” and its mayor has even suggested a complete ban. Experts and local businesses have instead called for federal money services regulations to be changed to include Bitcoin ATMs, reports The Star.
2019-6-5 12:47 | |
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Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) like the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed reservations on the approval of a crypto-based Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). the major reason cited by the FSA is the problem of volatility which characterizes the cryptocurrency market.
2019-5-31 02:31 | |
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The Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) has shut down cryptomixing site Bestmixer. io. According to local media, Dutch authorities moved to shut down the site on May 22, 2019, as part of a joint operation with police agencies from several European nations, including France, Latvia and Luxembourg.
2019-5-22 21:13 | |
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The city council of Belfast, Northern Ireland, has announced it is introducing a Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency for local goods and services. The technology is currently being trialled, during which the council hope to attract “an ecosystem of stakeholders.
2019-5-15 15:00 | |
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Federal tax season just passed in the United States, but if you’re one to leave responsibility to the wayside and had to apply for an extension, that might just pay off.
2019-5-1 23:39 | |
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The Solana-based memecoin surged to a market cap of over $6 billion one day after launching but allegedly violates the US Constitution.
Trump's choice for commerce secretary is a billionaire whose Wall Street firm has ties to Tether.
In 2022, Coinbase asked the SEC to propose and adopt rules to govern crypto, including clarification of which crypto assets are securities.
HKX management advises users to withdraw assets following its decision to halt operations in Hong Kong due to regulatory compliance issues.