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ForkLog 30 22.01.2024

Crypto.com Reports 34% Increase in Cryptocurrency Users by End of 2023

By the end of 2023, the total number of cryptocurrency users increased by 34%—from 432 million to 580 million, according to a report by Crypto.com. https://t.co/vCNztATkNg’s Market Sizing Report for 2023 is out. The industry grew 35% to 580M users in 2023, adding 150M new users. Get more insights on global crypto growth in 2023 […]

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ForkLog 19 17.01.2024

IMF Chief: Cryptocurrencies Are Not Money

Cryptocurrency is nothing more than an investment tool, according to Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in an interview with Yahoo Finance. “It is necessary to distinguish between money and assets. When we talk about cryptocurrency, we are actually talking about the latter category. They can be backed and in this […]

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ForkLog 11 27.12.2023

Russians rate cryptocurrencies among the worst New Year gifts

Cryptocurrencies and {{AOPEN_1}}NFT{{ACLOSE_1}} are among the worst New Year gifts, according to Russians.

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ForkLog 16 20.12.2023

Finam to launch cryptocurrency broker in Belarus

The Finam financial group will launch a crypto broker at the High Technologies Park in Belarus by the end of February 2024.

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ForkLog 11 15.12.2023

Paxos notes TradFi interest in digital assets

Paxos: 99% of surveyed US-based financial-services firms in 2023 gave at least the same level of attention to crypto projects as in previous years.

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ForkLog 9 06.12.2023

ECB sees cryptocurrencies as an alternative to fiat

ECB: In the absence of TradFi, cryptocurrencies stand as an alternative, especially in emerging markets with younger populations.

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ForkLog 11 05.12.2023

Focus of IRS investigations shifts to tax evasion

IRS: three years ago, the overwhelming majority of cryptocurrency investigations (more than 90%) were related to money laundering. In the past year, about half of them involved tax evasion.

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ForkLog 12 30.11.2023

Bank of Russia estimates the volume of Bitcoin operations in the country at 1.68 trillion rubles

In the second and third quarters of 2023, Russian users' bitcoin investments fell, mirroring a broader drop in activity on crypto exchanges.

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ForkLog 15 01.11.2023

Turkish finance minister signals tighter crypto oversight

Turkey will develop crypto-asset regulations to have FATF remove the country from the grey list. Reuters reports, citing Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek.

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ForkLog 10 12.10.2023

SPB Exchange to launch cryptocurrency trading after legalization

If Russia passes the relevant laws, SPB Exchange is ready to launch trading in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, said the platform's head, Roman Goryunov.

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ForkLog 8 04.10.2023

BIS Develops Global System to Monitor Cryptocurrencies

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) presented a proof of concept for a dynamic mapping system of the circulation of digital assets.

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ForkLog 12 13.09.2023

BoE deputy governor outlines risks and benefits of cryptocurrencies

The technologies underlying cryptocurrencies have their advantages, and the digital pound could become an anchor for digital money. This was stated by the incoming Bank of England deputy governor, Sarah Breeden.

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