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The government of Colombia revealed it has plans to launch a digital currency. One of the purposes of this new currency would be to curb tax evasion and enhance the traceability of transactions made by citizens. The proposed measure would also be accompanied by restrictions on cash payments and transactions
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"This delay principally relates to the Company’s ongoing negotiations of potentially material transactions with its lenders to restructure or refinance certain financing agreements in order improve the Company’s financial position, and for the Company to be able to continue as a going concern for at least the next 12 months,"
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Digital Currency Group (DCG), which counts over 150 crypto companies in its portfolio, has registered its VP of Public Policy, Julie Stitzel, to lobby on its behalf with the U.S. federal government, according to an Aug. 15 disclosure filing. DCG owns CoinDesk as an independent subsidiary. Original Source
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Galaxy Digital Holdings and the company’s CEO and founder Mike Novogratz announced the company has “exercised its right to terminate” a previously announced acquisition of Bitgo. According to Galaxy the termination of the deal was due to Bitgo’s “failure to deliver” audited financial statements for 2021. Galaxy Ends Deal With the
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Digital asset custodian BitGo said it planned to seek more than $100 million in damages from Galaxy Digital, alleging the investment firm owed the funds as part of a “reverse break fee” in its decision to terminate an acquisition agreement.In a Monday blog post, BitGo referred to Galaxy’s actions as
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“The attempt by Mike Novogratz and Galaxy Digital to blame the termination on BitGo is absurd,” said R. Brian Timmons, a partner with Quinn Emanuel, the law firm BitGo has retained. In the press release, he pointed to Galaxy's recent losses, which he said range in the hundreds of millions
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The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 15, 2022. Source
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After more than a year of efforts to acquire the digital asset custodian BitGo, Mike Novogratz’s cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital has decided to drop the acquisition.Galaxy has terminated the BitGo acquisition, citing a breach of contract, the firm officially announced on Monday.According to the statement, Galaxy exercised its right
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The $1.2 billion acquisition was announced May 2021 and was expected to close by the end of that year. Original Source
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The Central Bank of Russia plans to begin the comprehensive implementation of the digital ruble two years from now, according to a paper detailing its monetary policy priorities for the 2023 – 2025 period. As the development of the state-issued digital currency continues, the monetary authority intends to gradually connect
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