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7 Jun 22
Digital technologies have opened a new front in the war against money laundering.
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28 Apr 22
The Central African Republic has become the second country to make the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender, following El Salvador’s move last year that faced criticism from global institutions.
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25 Mar 22
Authorities in Florida are working out how to accept tax payments in cryptocurrency, the governor of the US state has said.
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24 Mar 22
The president of El Salvador has insisted his government will issue a planned bitcoin-backed bond, initially set for last week, after a “short delay”.
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3 Feb 22
El Salvador has rejected calls by the IMF to halt plans to use Bitcoin as legal tender.
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17 Sep 21
El Salvador has been warned its adoption of bitcoin as a legal currency earlier this month could lead S&P Global to downgrade its rating.
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1 Sep 21
El Salvador’s legislative assembly has voted to create a $150m trust to help smooth the introduction of Bitcoin as an official currency next week.
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3 Aug 21
One month before El Salvador formally adopts Bitcoin as legal tender, the International Monetary Fund has published a warning that cryptocurrencies are “too volatile and unrelated to the real economy...
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8 Jun 21
El Salvador's president is pushing a new law to adopt Bitcoin as a legal currency, a move he said would help lift millions out of poverty in El Salvador.
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9 Apr 21
Bitcoin “does not fulfil the basic properties of money” according to an executive board member at the European Central Bank.
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6 Aug 19
Cryptocurrency transactions in Brazil must now be reported to the government’s tax office in a bid by the authorities to hamper gang activity.
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4 Sep 18
Cybersecurity tops the list of concerns for internal audit professionals across Europe, a survey has revealed.
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30 Aug 18
The European Union is considering tightening up regulations around cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ripple and Ether, it has been reported.
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31 Jan 18
South Korea has no plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, the finance minister confirmed last week, following speculation it could follow China’s example and block all virtual coin platforms.