Tag: legal tender

The Parliament of the EU has designated ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, the top cryptocurrency regulator of the region in the latest draft of MiCA, the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation. The European organization would have the task of licensing crypto-related institutions and exchanges, putting national regulators under its authority. ESMA Gets Crypto […]

Morena Valdez, the tourism minister of El Salvador, has spoken on the recovery the tourism sector of the country has reportedly experienced even after the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Valdez’s statements, tourism has greatly benefited from the introduction of bitcoin as legal tender in the country, and from the foreigners that come to the country […]

Vanuatu Prime Minister, Bob Loughman, has announced the government has approved the Satoshi Island Community project. Transactions on the Island will be based strictly on [...]

Malaysia’s deputy finance minister has clarified that the government will not adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender. “Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are not suitable for use as a payment instrument due to various limitations,” he said. Bitcoin Will Not Be Legal Tender in Malaysia, Says Deputy Finance Minister Following reports that a high-ranking government official has proposed […]

Bukele slams the US bill that targeted his Bitcoin law while the US Senators try to understand the effects that the bill has on the country but also on the US dollar so let’s read more in today’s latest Bitcoin news. The US lawmakers introduced a new bill to examine and to develop a plan […]

Janet Yellen remains cautious of crypto’s threats around financial stability, consumer protection, and illicit finance.

Janet Yellen remains cautious of crypto’s threats around financial stability, consumer protection, and illicit finance.

Leumi will be the first Israeli bank to offer bitcoin and other cryptocurrency trading in partnership with Paxos, pending regulatory approval.

Leumi will be the first Israeli bank to offer bitcoin and other cryptocurrency trading in partnership with Paxos, pending regulatory approval.

US lawmakers are pushing a new bill that would require the State and Treasury Departments to “examine and mitigate” the potential risks caused by El Salvador’s decision to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho, says in a new press release that the bill would require the government to […]

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Bank of England (BOE) has reiterated its plans to assess the regulatory framework for crypto assets. The bank’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) noted that cryptocurrencies [...]