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El Salvador’s tourism sector represents one of the largest sectors of economic growth for the Latin American country. Since the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador, one of the most positively impacted sectors of the country has been tourism. According to the Minister of Tourism (MITUR)
China announced an amendment that will allow the courts to jail those found guilty of raising funds via “virtual currency”. China has banned crypto-based fundraising since 2017 and has amended this Criminal Law to increase the punishment to jail sentences which will vary from three years to over ten years
The Ukrainian National Bank (UNB) recently adopted a resolution following Russian attacks and the declaration of martial law within the country. Adopted Resolutions The resolution asserts that bank branches should continue normal operations unless life-threatening situations arise, or the health of the general population is at risk. The resolution also
News • Politics • Feb 25, 2022
The Ukrainian National Bank (UNB) recently adopted a resolution following Russian attacks and the declaration of martial law within the country. Adopted Resolutions The resolution asserts that bank branches should continue normal operations unless life-threatening situations arise, or the health of the general population is at risk. The resolution also
News • Politics • Feb 25, 2022
El Salvador’s tourism sector represents one of the largest sectors of economic growth for the Latin American country. Since the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador, one of the most positively impacted sectors of the country has been tourism. According to the Minister of Tourism (MITUR)
News • Bitcoin • Feb 24, 2022
China announced an amendment that will allow the courts to jail those found guilty of raising funds via “virtual currency”. China has banned crypto-based fundraising since 2017 and has amended this Criminal Law to increase the punishment to jail sentences which will vary from three years to over ten years
News • Bitcoin • Feb 24, 2022
On Wednesday, German media outlet BTC-ECHO reported that the European Parliament (a legislative branch of the European Union) finalized a new draft of their Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA) framework. According to the report, the new draft proposes a ban on “environmentally unsustainable consensus mechanisms” like the Proof-of-Work (PoW) protocol used
News • Bitcoin • Feb 24, 2022
The Brazilian Senate is set to vote on a bill that would allow the largest Latin American country to regulate cryptocurrency. The bill was unanimously approved by the CAE, which gives a positive outlook for the the Senate vote. After the bill is passed by the Senate and the lower
News • Bitcoin • Feb 23, 2022
The CEOs of two of the most prominent cryptocurrency-trading platforms, Coinbase and Kraken, sent tweets that appeared to offer advice on how crypto users could evade restrictions on funding by taking crypto off exchanges into self-custody. The OSC’s manager of public affairs Kristen Rose said that the regulators are
News • Politics • Feb 22, 2022
U.S. states Georgia and Illinois recently proposed bills that would provide tax incentives for Bitcoin miners. On Thursday, state lawmakers in Georgia introduced a bill that would provide tax exemptions for the sale or use of electricity in mining activities. In late January, the Illinois state senate introduced a
News • Bitcoin • Feb 19, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in an announcement that names of both individuals and entities have been shared by the RCMP with financial institutions and accounts have been frozen and as well as investigation of crypto wallets. Both journalists and politicians are assisting in identifying anyone who has donated
News • Bitcoin • Feb 18, 2022