Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has approved guidelines prohibiting crypto exchanges from supporting 4 different types of tokens in certain cases.

The new rules ban Thai exchanges from handling meme-based, fan-based, NFTs & exchange-issued tokens

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Argentina’s Central Bank (BCRA) ha began an investigation of 9 fintech companies for allegedly offering unauthorized financial intermediation through cryptoassets.

The companies invest deposits into cryptocurrencies offering a profit as a counterparty

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6GHz are the WiFi internet speeds in Morocco after a recent upgrade, making it the fastest in Africa. Morocco also has one of the cheapest mobile internet tariffs in Africa, taking 10th place on the continent, and 45th globally

Notably, North Africa is considered the cheapest region for mobile data worldwide, compared to Sub-Saharan Africa which is the most expensive region, containing six out of the ten most expensive countries in the world

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“My observation is now that supervision is more effective than a total ban on crypto in the Netherlands.”

- Wopke Hoekstra, Finance Minister, Netherlands

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Decentralized exchange developer, dYdX, has raised $65 million in a Series C round, revealing possible further expansion of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

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[VIDEO BYTES with JANET]

In this video, Janet talks:

- The Central Bank of Nigeria talks CBDC
- President of Tanzania talks crypto adoption

- Watch (and Subscribe) here:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=b6E6SDh3fRQ

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According to the latest research by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), crypto users in Great Britain are growing in numbers and appear to be more confident in crypto as an alternative investment vehicle.

The survey has shown that 78% of the adult population in the UK has heard of crypto - a significant increase from 43% in 2019 and up a further 5% in 2020.

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Spanish Bank, BBVA, opens #Bitcoin trading & custody service to all private banking clients in Switzerland.

The new service is available only in Switzerland & will start operating as of June 21 for private banking clients interested in digital asset investments

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Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest banking institution recognizes that “cryptocurrencies represent a significant digital innovation in financial services” and praises the “great potentials in the blockchain technology.”

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China's 3rd Largest Bank, the Agricultural Bank of China, has released a notice prohibiting #Bitcoin and crypto transactions saying it will close the accounts of any customers found doing so.

The notice was taken down shortly.

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𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗦 becomes #NasdaqListed
99% renewable electricity to power more than 1% of the #Bitcoin network

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Crypto per carat!

The 277-year-old auction house, Sotheby's, will be accepting #bitcoin for a rare 101.38 ear-shaped carat diamond - a significant moment in the evolution of the market

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The Bank of Israel has reportedly already issued a CBDC through a pilot test of a digital shekel.

Despite his willingness to eventually integrate a CBDC in the country’s economy, Deputy Governor, Abir, criticized Bitcoin (BTC) as a means of payment

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Following the naming rights deal for the NBA’s Miami Heat arena and the partnership with the esports giant TSM, FTX Trading Limited revealed a long term partnership with the professional baseball organization Major League Baseball (MLB)

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The non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, Rarible, has raised $14.2 million in a Series A funding round.

Rarible details the funds will be leveraged to take #NFTs to the mainstream and announced integration with the consumer-centric blockchain called Flow

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Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin, has issued Coinbase the first license for a crypto exchange related to custodying digital assets in the country

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German stock exchange operator, Deutsche Börse Group has acquired a majority stake in Crypto Finance AG which offers trading, storage, and investment in crypto assets for institutional and professional clients

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Bank of France Governor, Francois Villeroy de Galhau, has said Europe should make crypto regulation a priority or risk digital assets challenging its monetary sovereignty.

"I must stress here the urgency: we do not have much time left, 1 or 2 years," said Villeroy

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India's Finance Minister Says Crypto Bill Ready for Cabinet

"We have done a lot of work on it. We have taken stakeholders’ inputs.

The Cabinet note is ready. We have to see when the Cabinet can take it up and consider it so that then we can move it."

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LATEST: #Binance exchange announces immediate ceasure for ALL stock trading.

This comes shortly after German and UK Financial WatchDogs issued major regulatory warnings

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