Politics

Apr 13, 2022

Brazil’s Central Bank announced the launch of a digital real pilot

The president of the Central Bank of Brazil suggests that the pilot can be implemented as early as the second half of 2022

Apr 12, 2022

​Iran refused to recognize cryptocurrencies as a means of payment

The deputy minister of communications stated that the use of digital assets is against the country’s monetary policy

Apr 7, 2022

​Mishustin: more than 10 million Russians have invested in crypto

According to the Russian Prime Minister, residents of the Russian Federation have invested more than 10 trillion RUB in digital assets

Apr 7, 2022

​Media: Russia’s Federal Taxation Service obtained Russian users’ data of the LocalBitcoins exchange

The Finnish cryptocurrency platform may have sent user information to the local tax office

Apr 7, 2022

​Russia’s State Duma allowed cryptocurrencies to be recognized as property

The relevant amendments to the Tax Code could be introduced as early as the spring session

Apr 6, 2022

​Russia proposed to introduce an experimental regime to regulate mining

The “regulatory sandbox” regime aims to mine digital currencies using computational capacity hosted by thermal generation facilities

Apr 6, 2022

​Ponzi scheme, replacement of the ruble and other threats. Russia’s Central Bank criticized cryptocurrencies again

Ksenia Yudaeva, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, responded to the proposals made by Anton Gorelkin, the State Duma Deputy from United Russia

Apr 4, 2022

​UK Finance Ministry admitted to accepting stablecoins as a means of payment

Stable digital coins could become a more efficient payment tool and widen consumer choice, the department’s head, Rishi Sunak believes

Apr 4, 2022

​People’s Bank of China to launch the second phase of testing the digital yuan

The institution noted an increase in the number of transactions and users following the results of the first phase.

Apr 1, 2022

Bank of Japan advocated adopting common crypto regulations

The need to control the cryptocurrency sector stems from the growing popularity of virtual assets around the world, the regulator’s representative believes

Apr 1, 2022

​Elizabeth Warren called for the Fed to accelerate the development of the digital dollar

The senator believes that with CBDC, central banks could improve a lot in the digital industry of the financial market

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