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In an Oct. 18 report from Chainalysis, Central, Northern and Western Europe were said to account for 17.6% of global transaction volume between July 2022 and June 2023. The only cryptocurrency economy that is said to be larger is North America. The UK takes the lead As part of growing trends for crypto
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The United Kingdom has emerged as a major cryptocurrency economy worldwide and the biggest crypto country in terms of raw transaction volume in Central, Northern and Western Europe (CNWE), according to a new study.The blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis released two new chapters of its 2023 Geography of Cryptocurrency report on
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Russian president has once again highlighted the importance of an international payment system independent of interference. Russia seems to be making big bets on its digital ruble as Vladimir Putin hopes the digitization would help the country evade U.S. sanctions. Meeting with finalists of the International Financial Security Olympiad, the Russian leader
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The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) announced the completion of a pilot study of remittance payments to the Philippines using a simulated retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC). Western Union and BDO Unibank were partners in the project.The project used a version of the DDP’s Champion Model. In it, a simulated
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Crypto.news’ editor Nicholas Ross Say shares his opinion on the US SEC’s recent crusade against crypto that cost the industry millions of dollars. He opines that innovation oppression won’t last forever. Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has condemned the current unipolar world order, emphasizing that Iran plans to join the BRICS group to help create a multipolar world. “Iran wants to have constructive relations with all states on the basis of common interests,” he stressed. Iran Condemns Unipolar World Order Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
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Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the National Security Council of Iran, has stated that the recent bilateral cooperation efforts between his country and Russia are contributing to rendering U.S.-established sanctions useless at a global level. The official noted that many other countries are also in this course of action — abandoning
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The unfortunate failure of one of these money transmitters, West Realm Shires Services Inc., may be the final straw for this rickety arrangement. West Realm Shires Services is the official name for FTX US, a large spot exchange that serves around 1 million Americans. On its website, FTX US lists
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Financial services companies Paypal and Western Union have each filed three new trademark applications covering a wide range of crypto services. Paypal’s applications are also for the payments giant’s logo. Paypal’s New Trademark Filings for Crypto Services Paypal Inc. has filed three new trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark
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Western Union may be preparing to offer crypto-related services, judging from trademark applications filed by the company last week. This is the latest of several attempts the company has made to enter the cryptoverse. So far, it has had limited success.Western Union filed for three trademarks on Oct. 18. According
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