New technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrency mining, have helped Iran to increase budget receipts and withstand foreign sanctions, according to the country’s minister for economy
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CEOs of top Russian banks Sberbank and VTB blast Bitcoin
Top Russian bankers cite their reasons for not liking Bitcoin after Tinkoff’s CEO said that the central bank was stopping it from offering crypto trading
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A unit of Standard Chartered PLC is set to launch a platform that will provide cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage services, targeting its institutional and corporate
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Russian central bank policies stop Tinkoff from offering crypto trading, CEO says
Russia has officially legalized crypto trading this January, but the government still doesn’t allow local banks to offer crypto services.
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UK Starling bank to resume crypto exchange deposits in late June
Starling blocked crypto exchange deposits last week, citing “high levels of suspected financial crime with payments to some cryptocurrency exchanges.”
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Bank account flows for South Korean crypto exchanges surge 40% since 2020
Upbit exchange paid 10 times more in fees to South Korean internet bank K bank Q1 2021 than in the previous quarter.
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