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CFTC fines Mirror Trading $1.7B for Bitcoin-related forex fraud

The United States regulators have finally taken steps to resolve an enforcement case against the collapsed Mirror Trading International (MTI).The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas has ordered MTI to pay $1.7 billion in restitution to victims for operating a fraudulent scheme involving digital assets and

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T. Rowe Price, WisdomTree join Avalanche subnet for forex testing

Financial market firms T. Rowe Price Associates, WisdomTree, Wellington Management, and Cumberland have joined an Avalanche (AVAX) subnet to test the idea of blockchain-based foreign exchange, according to an announcement from the Avalanche team. The new subnet is called “Spruce,” and is part of Avalanche’s Evergreen Subnet ecosystem.Following last week’s

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Russian Central Bank Attributes Recent Ruble Depreciation to Lower Forex Sales by Exporters – Economics Bitcoin News

The Russian central bank has attributed the ruble’s latest plunge against the U.S. dollar to the temporary reduction “in sales of foreign currency earnings by exporters.” The central bank also revealed that the Chinese yuan accounted for 39% of the Russian forex market’s overall volumes. Temporary Reduction in Sale of

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Moody’s Says Forex Shortages May Force Nigerian Central Bank to Delay Repaying Local Banks – Africa Bitcoin News

The persistent scarcity of foreign exchange may force the Nigerian central bank to delay repaying the $10.4 billion owed to local banks, analysts at Moody’s Investors Service have concluded. The central bank’s failure to pay its debts on time will likely force the affected financial institutions to similarly delay paying

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Nearly $1 Billion Poured Into Egypt’s Forex Market — Local Currency Now World’s Worst Performing Currency in 2023 – Economics Bitcoin News

The Egyptian central bank recently claimed that its decision to devalue the local currency has been vindicated by foreign investors’ return to the country’s foreign market where they reportedly poured in $925 million in just three days. The surge in the sales of Egyptian treasury bills that mature in a

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Bank of International Settlement will test DeFi implementation in forex CBDC markets

According to a new announcement on Wednesday, the Bank of International Settlement, or BIS, along with the central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland, will be embarking on a new initiative dubbed "Project Mariana" in its exploration of blockchain technology. Project Mariana intends to use decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocols

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