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South Africa Re-Elects Cyril Ramaphosa of the ANC as President
The election results are not expected to have much of an impact on South Africa's crypto industry.
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Two Men Charged With Running Darknet Marketplace Empire Market
Thomas Pavey and Raheim Hamilton were previously arrested and charged with selling counterfeit currency on AlphaBay, another darknet marketplace.
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Nigeria Drops Tax Charges Against Binance Executives
The executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are still named in a money-laundering case.
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More Central Banks Are Exploring a CBDC, BIS Survey Finds
There's a greater chance of a wholesale CBDC being issued within six years than a retail one, according to the report.
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Bitcoin ETFs Too Small to Affect Broader Investment Landscape, Moody’s Analysts Say
The exchange-traded funds will allow better access to bitcoin through regulated entities and draw institutional investors, but the crypto is still a very small asset class, Co...
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Tether’s Banking Relationships, Commercial Paper Exposure Detailed in Newly Released Legal Documents
Obtained by CoinDesk under a Freedom of Information Law request, the documents offer a rare but limited window into the reserves behind USDT, the crypto market’s largest stabl...
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The Bitcoin Mining Debate Is Ignoring the People Most Affected
Snowballing misinformation has painted an inaccurate and incomplete portrait of a complicated industry – and that is having a real impact on policy.
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NovaWulf Plans to Tokenize Equity of Celsius’ New Firm With $2B Assets, After Takeover
Celsius Network contacted 130 interested parties and signed confidentiality agreements with 40, before choosing NovaWulf.
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Sweden Drives Final Nail Into Its Bitcoin Mining Industry With Tax Hike
The 6,000% increase in taxes per kilowatt hour of energy may "ultimately destroy the industry" in the country.
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