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ForkLog 10 22.12.2022

Bitcoin recognised as a payment method in Brazil

Bitcoin will be usable in Brazil as a means of payment and an investment asset. The law establishing this status was signed by President Jair Bolsonaro.

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ForkLog 18 22.12.2022

Coinbase granted digital asset service provider licence in Ireland

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has received approval from the Central Bank of Ireland to operate as a provider of services in the digital asset market.

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ForkLog 10 21.12.2022

RBI Governor Sees Cryptocurrencies as Source of the Next Crisis

In the absence of a ban, private digital currencies could spark the next financial crisis. This was stated by Shaktikanta Das, the head of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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ForkLog 7 21.12.2022

U.S. Senator questions need for a ban on cryptocurrencies

The cryptocurrency industry needs stricter rules, but there is little point in advocating a blanket ban. This was the view expressed by Tina Smith, a U.S. Senator from Minnesota, on NBC.

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ForkLog 13 21.12.2022

Hester Peirce questions the usefulness of the Howey test in classifying cryptocurrencies

The Howey test used to gauge whether an asset qualifies as a security does not fully account for the nature of digital assets. In an interview with Decrypt, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said.

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ForkLog 11 20.12.2022

Coinbase CEO: Regulate CEXs, not DeFi

Brian Armstrong urged regulators to focus on centralized exchanges rather than the DeFi segment.

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ForkLog 12 19.12.2022

US Senate weighs possible ban on cryptocurrencies

The SEC and CFTC may need to consider banning cryptocurrencies, though implementing such a measure could prove difficult. This was stated on NBC by Sherrod Brown, the chair of the Senate Banking Committee.

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ForkLog 13 16.12.2022

Crypto.com receives Brazil payment-institution licence

The Crypto.com cryptocurrency platform has received a Payment Institution Licence from the Central Bank of Brazil.

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ForkLog 4 16.12.2022

Report: More than 100 regulatory directives issued for the crypto industry in 2022

Since the start of the year, authorities in 42 countries approved 105 'regulatory measures and guiding directives' for participants in the crypto industry, according to Huobi Analytics in its annual report.

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ForkLog 12 16.12.2022

National Bank of Kazakhstan Publishes White Paper on Digital Tenge

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has successfully completed the second phase of testing the digital tenge platform and published the final white paper.

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ForkLog 12 16.12.2022

Dutch central bank says KuCoin operates without registration

The Dutch central bank (DNB) warned consumers that the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange operates in the country without the required registration.

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ForkLog 10 14.12.2022

US Senate introduces bill to tighten crypto regulation

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Roger W. Marshall introduced a bill to tighten money-laundering rules for cryptocurrency.

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