Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 4 months ago
In a groundbreaking statement, Argentina's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Diana Mondino, has confirmed the country's stance on embracing Bitcoin for contractual agreements.Mondino's declaration outlined the government's willingness to accept and formal...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
Sergei Glazyev, minister of integration and macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), has noted the advancements the adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could ostensibly bring to the trading dynamics of the region. Accordin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
In a decision by the Podgorica High Court, ex-Terraform Labs chief executive Do Hyeong Kwon (Do Kwon) is set to be extradited following his four-month incarceration in Montenegro for fabricating travel papers. The extradition bids originate from both...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 5 months ago
UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has revealed plans for a cryptocurrency legislative initiative.
The government aims to pass legislation to officially establish the Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS).
The DSS will provide a controlled testing environment for...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
According to Greece’s former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei is “no anarcho-capitalist.” The former finance minister said Milei’s plan to fight inflation with dollarization ...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is looking forward to hearing from the finance ministers of some of the world’s most crypto-forward countries. The weekl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 months ago
In the next three days, our team at Bitcoinist will cover xDay 2023, an event organized by MultiversX in the Palace of Parliament, Romania. Formerly known as Elrond, the project rebranded in 2022 and focused on the Metaverse, scalability, and global...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 months ago
Sergio Massa, Argentine economy minister and presidential candidate, has announced that, if elected, his new government plan would include launching a national digital currency that local media has called the “crypto peso.” Massa also sta...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 7 months ago
Kenyan law enforcement recently detained two Worldcoin executives as they attempted to depart the country. According to the Kenyan Interior Minister, the duo were eventually let go after the U.S. government’s intervention.
U.S. Government Repo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 7 months ago
Despite Kenyan Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki’s recent attempt to revive the old crypto terrorism funding narrative, evidence suggests that criminal elements primarily use conventional financial systems when transferring funds. Contrary to...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 7 months ago
The G20 countries are actively discussing a global framework for crypto assets under India’s presidency, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has revealed. “India’s presidency has put on the table key issues related to regulating or unders...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 7 months ago
The foreign ministers of the BRICS states have reached out to invite Indonesia to become a member of the group, their Indonesian counterpart unveiled. The government in Jakarta is still weighing the benefits of joining the organization and is yet to...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 8 months ago
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi says crypto needs “a global framework and regulations.” He stressed: “The rapid pace of change of technology is a reality — there is no point in ignoring it or wishing it away. Instead, the focus should be on adop...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 8 months ago
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has declared that the actions of the BRICS bloc, integrated by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, are focused on reducing dependency on the economic system managed by the U.S. and its Western allies...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 8 months ago
Member states of the BRICS bloc can follow the example of other nations and start using India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The country is a leader in digital transactions, the head of the India...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 8 months ago
The BRICS members are mulling over the possible launch of a common unit of account, Russia’s Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov unveiled. This would be an alternative to the U.S. dollar that can be used to denote the cost of some commodities, for exa...