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Presidente de Panamá veta parcialmente proyecto de ley que regula uso de criptomonedas

Laurentino Cortizo argumentó que es necesario que el texto cumpla con los requerimientos del Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional.

By Andrés Engler

Jun 17, 2022 at 4:32 p.m. UTC

Jun 17, 2022

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Congress

Panamanian President Partially Vetoes Crypto Regulation Legislation

Laurentino Cortizo argued it’s necessary for the bill to comply with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force.

By Andrés Engler

Jun 17, 2022 at 4:21 p.m. UTC

Jun 17, 2022

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Business

Paypal

PayPal Ups Crypto Push: Users Can Now Move Coins to Other Wallets and Exchanges

PayPal crypto chief Jose Fernandez da Ponte said plans to let users move their crypto holdings to third-party wallets have been in the works since 2021.

By Ian Allison

Jun 7, 2022 at 3:26 p.m. UTC

Jun 7, 2022

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Bitcoin

BIP 119: Unpacking CTV and How It Would Change Bitcoin

Right now, we can only use Bitcoin scripts to designate when or why a bitcoin is spent. But what if we could use it to designate how a bitcoin is spent?

By Colin Harper

May 20, 2022 at 1:36 p.m. UTC

May 20, 2022

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Policy

Brazil

Brazilian Senate Plenary Approves Bill Regulating Crypto Transactions

The bill will be voted on by the Chamber of Deputies and, if approved, can be vetoed by the executive branch.

By Paulo Alves Andrés Engler

Apr 27, 2022 at 3:58 a.m. UTC

Apr 27, 2022

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Policy

Ukraine

Banco Central de Ucrania prohíbe la compra de criptomonedas en moneda local

Individuos sólo pueden adquirir criptomonedas utilizando moneda extranjera hasta un valor de 100.000 grivnas ucranianas ($3.400) al mes.

By Jamie Crawley

Apr 22, 2022 at 2:44 p.m. UTC

Apr 22, 2022

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Markets

Chainalysis

Criminal Activity in Crypto Transactions Fell Sharply in 2020, Says Chainalysis

Partly offsetting the positive trend is an explosion in ransomware attacks, which rose 311% from 2019.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

Jan 19, 2021 at 4:47 p.m. UTC

Jan 19, 2021

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Markets

Blockchain technology

Biconomy Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding for Bid to Simplify Blockchain Transactions

Biconomy aims to enable blockchain developers to provide a simplified onboarding and transaction experience for users of Web 3.0 and blockchain projects.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

Jan 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Jan 11, 2021

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