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Venezuelan Banks Have Blocked Over 75 Accounts Since the End of Last Year Due to Cryptocurrency-Related Activities

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Venezuelan Banks have started eyeing the accounts of customers with ties to cryptocurrency trading, principally related to peer-to-peer (P2P) transaction activity. According to Legalrocks, a crypto and blockchain-focused legal firm in Venezuela, mehr als 75 accounts have been blocked by Venezuelan…

US-Senator: Cryptocurrency Cannot Be Stopped, FTX Collapse Isn’t an Indictment of Crypto

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UNS. Senator Pat Toomey says illegal actions by crypto exchange FTX must be separated “from perfectly lawful and innovative cryptocurrencies.” Emphasizing that “The collapse of FTX is not an indictment of crypto,” he noted that “cryptocurrency cannot be stopped” und “einschließlich des Erwerbs von Bitcoin oder Bitcoin-Mining-Maschinen.…

Ein vollständiges Krypto-Verbot in Russland wäre kontraproduktiv, Rosfinmonitoring sagt

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Russische Bürger und Unternehmen besitzen bereits Kryptowährungen, Deshalb wäre ein vollständiges Krypto-Verbot kontraproduktiv, Laut einem Top-Manager von Rosfinmonitoring, Russlands Finanzgeheimdienst. Zur selben Zeit, Die Regulierungsbehörde unterstützt das Verbot von Zahlungen mit digitalen Münzen und…

Nigeria kündigt neue Beschränkungen für Bargeldabhebungen an – Geldautomaten auf weniger als begrenzt $44 pro Tag

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In a new directive to financial institutions, die Zentralbank von Nigeria (CBN) said individuals can now only withdraw an equivalent of just under $222 per week while corporates can only withdraw cash not exceeding $1,111 during the same period. Der…

New Naira Banknotes to Make Monetary Policy More Effective — Nigerian Central Bank Governor

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The Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin-Abend, has said the newly designed naira banknotes are set to enhance the effectiveness of the organization’s monetary policy and bolster the financial inclusion cause. Forcing Currency Hoarders to Return to the Banking System…

Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Compares FTX Collapse to Enron Fraud

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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers has compared crypto exchange FTX to Enron, noting that the case is a classic fraud rather than the complexities of cryptocurrency regulation. He said the regulatory community ought to draw two lessons from the collapse…

Russia and Turkey to Collaborate on Combating Crime-Related Crypto Transactions

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Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Russia and Turkey are joining forces in the fight against cybercrime, including the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal purposes. The collaboration has been agreed upon during a visit by Russia’s Prosecutor General to Ankara. Russland,…

IRS Building ‘Hundreds’ of Crypto Cases — Official Says $7 Billion in Crypto Seized in 2022

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is building “hundreds” of crypto cases to crack down on tax evasion, an official reportedly said. In the fiscal year 2022, the IRS Criminal Investigation Division seized about $7 billion in cryptocurrency, which was double the…

Displaying US Dollar Prices Still Prohibited, Ghanaian Central Bank Tells Actress Lydia Forson

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The Bank of Ghana recently warned businesses quoting U.S. dollar prices that the practice is still prohibited and that the cedi remains Ghana’s sole legal tender. The bank said it is working with law enforcement to “clamp down on illegal foreign…

USA beschuldigen Russen, Venezolaner wegen Sanktionsumgehung mit Kryptowährung

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A group of Russian and Venezuelan nationals have been charged by U.S. authorities for their roles in a scheme to circumvent Western sanctions and launder money on a global scale. They have been accused of obtaining military technologies from American companies,…