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Virtual Assets ‘Remain Without Legal Tender Status’ but Merchants Can Still Accept Them as Payment – Africa Bitcoin News

The Bank of Namibia recently said it has brought virtual assets and virtual asset service providers under its fintech innovations regulatory framework, and that it plans to amend applicable laws and regulations. According to the central bank’s governor, there is an ongoing “battle between regulated and unregulated money on the

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CME Group to Face off With FTX After Filing for Futures Commission Merchant Status – Finance Bitcoin News

According to a recent report, the world’s largest derivatives exchange CME Group is looking to register as a direct futures commission merchant (FCM). CME Group’s decision follows the digital currency exchange FTX, as the crypto company applied to become a derivative clearing organization and awaits approval from the U.S. Commodity

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FCA green lights Revolut, making no UK crypto firms operating under temporary status

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, has added cryptocurrency-friendly payments app Revolut to its list of companies authorized to offer crypto products and services in the country.In a Monday update to its list of registered crypto asset firms in the U.K., the FCA showed Revolut was in compliance

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Community reacts after SEC’s Gensler affirms BTC’s commodity status

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler riled up Crypto Twitter on Monday after affirming that Bitcoin (BTC) is a commodity. Questions were raised about its impact on Grayscales’ proposed Bitcoin ETF and why Ethereum wasn’t mentioned.Speaking to Jim Cramer on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Monday, June 27, the SEC

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Working Study Says Despite Legal Tender Status, Bitcoin Is Not a Widely Accepted Medium of Exchange in El Salvador – Bitcoin News

According to a working study published by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), most Salvadorans stopped using the Chivo wallet after getting their $30 bitcoin bonus. The report shows that the median Chivo wallet user made no deposits or withdrawals in a given month. NBER Study: Only 4

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