Even Licensed Firms Say Opening Bank Accounts Is Hard in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has said it wants to be a crypto hub but its banks are rejecting account opening applications Original Source
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RFK Jr. Raises Crypto Mining Tax, Regulations as Issues in Opening Days of 2024 U.S. Presidential Race
Kennedy, an environmental lawyer who is the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy and son of former U.S. attorney general and senator, Robert F. Kennedy, has raised several points about the digital assets industry in the early days of a 2024 presidential contest that hasn’t yet begun in earnest. Source
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Bitcoin price turns $28K to support, opening the door for ETH, MATIC, HBAR and EOS to breakout
The market witnessed a major banking crisis in March as Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed and Silvergate Bank entered liquidation as the result of dire financial distress. In Europe, the government brokered a forced takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS. Still, the United States equities markets and the
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OCC’s new Office of Financial Technology has a director and an opening date
The United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) officially announced the establishment of its Office of Financial Technology on March 30. The new office will broaden the OCC’s technology focus and help it stay abreast of the rapid developments in the banking industry, it said.The Office of
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First Mover Asia: China’s State-Owned Banks Are Soliciting Hong Kong Crypto Business, but Opening an Account Is Hard
Are bitcoin traders shrugging off the CFTC's action against Binance? Or is there just not enough liquidity to go around? Source
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Binance Unveils Opening of Brand-New Blockchain Hub in Georgia
Binance’s regional presence is also defined by its active role in the development of the blockchain ecosystem in other countries like Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Binance, the world’s largest digital currency trading platform has announced the opening of its new regional blockchain hub in the Eastern European nation of Georgia. As announced
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Google Challenges OpenAI by Opening Early Access to ChatGPT Rival Bard
Currently, Google Bard is available to a few select customers in the US and UK. As per Google, Bard is “an early experiment … intended to help people boost their productivity, accelerate their ideas, and fuel their curiosity” On Tuesday, March 21, tech giant Google opened access to its AI chatbot
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Russian Parliament Votes on Bill Opening Door for Digital Ruble – Finance Bitcoin News
Russian lawmakers have approved a draft law facilitating the implementation of the digital version of the national currency, the ruble. The legislation amends various other acts to introduce definitions and establish procedures related to the launch of the central bank digital currency. Russian State Duma Passes Digital Ruble Draft Law
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DeFi to Go Under Microscope at US CFTC Advisory Group’s Opening Session
“A discussion about DeFi, including cyber vulnerabilities, indicators of ‘decentralization,’ digital identity and unhosted wallets, will contribute to ongoing policy discussions in Washington, D.C., and beyond the Beltway,” said Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero, the CFTC sponsor for the new incarnation of this advisory group, in a statement. Source
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Solana Spaces will close New York and Miami stores 7 months after opening
Solana Spaces will close down its two Solana (SOL)-themed, community-oriented retail stores in New York City and Miami at the end of the month, as the physical stores didn't onboard as many users as it initially anticipated.Solana Spaces tweeted the news on Feb. 21 sharing a note from its founder,
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