Digital Assets for 1 Billion Rubles Issued in Russia in a Month

Platforms authorized by the Russian government issued digital assets worth around a billion rubles in April, the local press reported. The spike in the volume has been attributed to Russian companies experimenting with new financial instruments amid limited access to traditional

China Warns of Global Financial Instability From US Economic Policies

China has urged the U.S. and other developed nations to assess the spillover effects of their economic and financial policies. “The economic and financial policies of the U.S. pose the biggest challenge to global financial stability,” according to the Chinese Ministry

IMF Blog: Interest Rates to Fall to Pre-Pandemic Levels Once Inflation Is Tamed

When inflation in advanced economies is tamed, real interest rates are likely to drop to pre-pandemic levels, the latest International Monetary Fund (FMI) blog post has said. According to the authors of the blog post, the transition to acleaner economy

US Treasury Report Warns of Defi’s Threat to National Security, Authors Conclude Fiat Is Used in Illicit Finance More Than Crypto

Los Estados Unidos. Treasury has released a 42-page report assessing the risks of decentralized finance (definitivamente). The report states that specific nation-state adversaries, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves, and scammers are using defi totransfer and launder their illicit proceeds.The Treasury’s report

Binance demandado por la CFTC por supuestas violaciones de las reglas de comercio y derivados

The worlds largest crypto exchange by trade volume, Binance Holdings Ltd., has been sued by the U.S. Comisión de Comercio de Futuros de Productos Básicos. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been named in the lawsuit and the charges claim the crypto exchange broke several trading

Pakistan Banks to Use Blockchain Technology for KYC

Banks in Pakistan plan to launch an electronic platform for know-your-customer procedures that will be operating on a national level. The blockchain-based system will allow them to exchange the personal information of customers through what they describe as a decentralized and

Se creará en Rusia un fondo de inversión centrado en la criptominería

The establishment of Russia’s first mutual investment fund dedicated to financing cryptocurrency mining operations is underway. According to a report by the Russian press, it will be available to qualified investors and will finance the acquisition of coin minting equipment. Russian

Ucrania recauda más criptomonedas que Rusia en el año de la guerra, El análisis revela

The two sides in the bitter conflict in Ukraine have been relying on crypto assets and technology to support their military and humanitarian activities, Elliptic says in a report. According to the blockchain forensics company, the targeted nation has attracted more

Oman Capital Markets Regulator Plans to Establish a Virtual Assets Regulatory Framework

The Oman Capital Market Authority (CMA) has said it plans to establish a regulatory regime to govern as well as develop the country’s virtual assets market. The regulator said the envisaged regulatory regime enables it to avail analternative financing and

Informe del FMI sobre la adopción de Bitcoin en El Salvador: Riesgos Evitados, pero se necesita transparencia

Según una reciente declaración de misión publicada por el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), El Salvador ha adoptado bitcoin como moneda de curso legal y ha evitado riesgos hasta ahora. The IMF states that the risks have not materialized due to the limited use