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Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo — CoinDesk

Whether the U.S. participates or not, the rest of the world is exploring and deploying CBDCs. According to the Atlantic Council, 114 countries, representing more than 95% of global gross domestic product, are exploring CBDCs. Actively engaged in this digital gold rush are 19 of the G-20 countries, including India,

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Protego’s conditional national bank status expired without approval: Report

Institutional cryptocurrency custodian Protego’s conditional national trust banking charter has expired without it receiving permanent approval, according to a March 17 report in Fortune.A spokesperson for the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) told Fortune that the firm did not meet pre-conversion requirements. According to the

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BlockFi appeals to cancel bankruptcy status for SBF’s offshore investment vehicle

The consequences of the FTX scandal at the hands of its founder and former CEO, Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, continue to surface. On Feb. 17, it was reported that bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi has appealed to the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware to strip the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections from

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Coinbase CEO Urges Congress to Pass Clear Crypto Legislation — Warns America Risks Losing Financial Hub Status – Regulation Bitcoin News

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has called on Congress to pass clear crypto legislation, warning that the U.S. risks losing its status as a financial hub. “Crypto is open to everyone in the world and others are leading,” the executive stressed. Coinbase’s CEO on Cryptocurrency Regulation The CEO of the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange

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Polkadot restates its case that DOT has ‘morphed’ away from security status

The Web3 Foundation, which supports the Polkadot protocol, has again presented its argument that its native DOT (DOT) token is not a security. In a Twitter thread, the foundation emphasized its efforts to comply with U.S. securities laws, as well as Securities and Exchange Commission guidance on digital assets, and

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Brazil could cement its status as an economic leader thanks to 2024 CBDC move

As of 2022, more than 30 million Brazillian citizens have no bank accounts, and no credit or debit cards. What’s wrong here?For roughly a decade, Brazil has been passing legislation aimed at changing the situation. However, the results have fallen short of expectations. To better understand the reason, let’s take

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Quant Network’s QNT Token Enters Top 30 Crypto List With an Envious ‘Overbought’ Status

Further, On Aug. 22, Quant Network announced a non-fungible tokens (NFT) standard called QRC-721 to help users build and deploy secure, interoperable NFTs and overcome limitations associated with Ethereum's ERC-721. According to Martin Hargreaves, Quant's Chief Product Officer, the ERC-721 tokens lack interoperability and have been subject to hacks. Source

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