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The Reserve Bank of India (Shutterstock)
Policy
India
India and UAE to Collaborate on Developing Digital Currencies
The countries will see if their central bank digital currencies will be interoperable.
The Reserve Bank of India (Shutterstock)
By Amitoj Singh
Mar 15, 2023 at 1:22 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2023
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(K8/Unsplash)
Finance
Silicon valley bank
Banking Crisis in U.S. Likely to Push Crypto Firms Offshore
Switzerland, Lichtenstein and island jurisdictions are among the potential benefactors of the trend.
(K8/Unsplash)
By Eliza GkritsiAoyon Ashraf
Mar 14, 2023 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2023
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The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings)
Finance
Abu dhabi
Abu Dhabi Starts $2B Initiative to Back Web3 Startups
The Hub71 + Digital Assets ecosystem will also back companies focusing on blockchain technologies.
The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings)
By Brandy Betz
Feb 15, 2023 at 1:06 p.m. UTC
Feb 15, 2023
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UAE's central bank is planning to issue a central bank digital currency. (Saj Shafique/Unsplash)
Policy
Regulations
UAE Plans to Issue a CBDC to Promote Digital Payments
The deployment of a digital dirham is one of nine key initiatives of the UAE's new Financial Infrastructure Transformation Program.
UAE's central bank is planning to issue a central bank digital currency. (Saj Shafique/Unsplash)
By Sandali Handagama
Feb 13, 2023 at 9:35 a.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2023
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Dubai (shutterlk/Shutterstock)
Policy
Regulations
Dubai Mandates Licensing for Crypto Companies as It Sets Out Regulatory Requirements
A new set of rulebooks from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority lays out requirements for crypto firms covering everything from issuance and exchange services to advertisi...
Dubai (shutterlk/Shutterstock)
By Sandali Handagama
Feb 7, 2023 at 11:56 a.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Regulation
The World's Best Crypto Policies: How They Do It in 37 Nations
What can the United States learn from regulation around the world? Jeff Wilser takes a grand tour.
(Nick Fewings/Unsplash)
By Jeff Wilser
Jan 23, 2023 at 5:16 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2023
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Regulators and a crypto CEO spoke on a panel at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting on Thursday. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
At Davos, Dutch Central Bank Chief Takes Aim at Jurisdictions That Attract Bad Crypto Actors
Klaas Knot called the appealing localities with lax restrictions "sunny places for shady people." He was part of the only mainstage panel focused explicitly on crypto at this...
Regulators and a crypto CEO spoke on a panel at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting on Thursday. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Sandali Handagama
Jan 19, 2023 at 8:48 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2023
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Finiko founders (L-R) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin and Edvard Sabirov (Finiko/YouTube)
Policy
Russia
Leader of Suspected Russian Ponzi Scheme Is Arrested in UAE: Report
Edvard Sabirov's arrest leaves just one of the four known leaders of the Finiko fund at large.
Finiko founders (L-R) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin and Edvard Sabirov (Finiko/YouTube)
By Anna Baydakova
Dec 8, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2022
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Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)
Policy
Regulations
Dubai Presses for Crypto Companies to Set Up Shop
Crypto firms say the city’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has promised a regulatory framework before the end of the year.
Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)
By Lavender Au
Nov 9, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2022
RegulationsDubaiUAEExclusive
Several central banks successfully piloted a CBDC trial, the Bank for International Settlements said Tuesday. (Twenty47studio/Getty Images)
Policy
Cbdc
Landmark International CBDC Test Deemed Success, BIS Says
Over $22 million in foreign exchange was aided via the pilot involving China, Thailand and Hong Kong, the Bank for international Settlements said
Several central banks successfully piloted a CBDC trial, the Bank for International Settlements said Tuesday. (Twenty47studio/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Sep 27, 2022 at 4:25 p.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2022
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