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The Government of Maharashtra, one of India's state governments, has started issuing caste certificates over the Polygon blockchain to citizens residing in Etapalli village, Gadchiroli district, as a part of the Digital India campaign. In partnership with LegitDoc, a blockchain-based application, the Maharashtra state government is in the process of rolling
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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried gave the opening keynote at this year's Blockchain Week, with the events of day one held at the headquarters of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Addressing the event remotely from the Bahamas, Bankman-Fried used his keynote to announce the launch of FTX Australia, localizing one of the
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Canada's war on Bitcoin (BTC) appears to be backfiring as the country's flagship exchange-traded fund (ETF) adds thousands of BTC.Data from on-chain monitoring resource Coinglass shows that over the two weeks to Feb. 24, the Purpose Bitcoin ETF has increased its holdings from 28,854 BTC to 32,257 BTC — 11.8%.Institutions
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California State Senator Sydney Kamlager, representing the 30th Senate District, which includes parts of downtown Los Angeles, has introduced a bill that would amend the state’s code to allow for the acceptance of cryptocurrencies for certain payments.According to Senate Bill 1275 introduced in the California Legislature on Feb. 18, Kamlager
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The government and central bank in Russia have reached an agreement on how to regulate cryptocurrencies, according to a Tuesday announcement.Russia's government and central bank are now working on a draft law that will define crypto as an "analogue of currencies" rather than digital financial assets, set to be launched
Read MoreThe Indian government still seeks to ban most cryptocurrencies under a long-awaited cryptocurrencies bill submitted for consideration at Parliament’s so-called Winter Session.While the measure appears to be essentially the same as the draft bill submitted in January, expectations had grown in recent months that the government had softened its view
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The Laos government’s pilot project to explore cryptocurrency mining and trading is expected to bring in roughly $194 million towards the country’s total domestic revenue projected for 2022.According to a Nov. 2 report from Malaysian news outlet The Star, the Laotian government’s recent bid to capitalize on China’s crypto mining
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The Swedish government has found itself in the unforeseen situation of paying out around $1.5 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to a convicted — and then jailed — drug dealer.Two years ago, the man was convicted in a Swedish court for having illegally earned 36 Bitcoin through online drug sales.
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Blockchain Australia, an association representing the local crypto industry, has warned that the country has fallen behind on the regulatory front due to the undue persistence of a dismissive “wild west” narrative.The association has been proactive in its engagement with the state in recent months, as the government continues to
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Nigerian cryptocurrency adoption continues to rise in spite of government crackdown, with peer-to-peer (P2P) trade volume for Bitcoin posting its second strongest week on record last month.According to data from Google Trends, Nigeria still ranks number by search interest for the keyword “Bitcoin” as of this writing. P2P Bitcoin trading
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