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Cuba Recognizes Cryptocurrencies | This Week in Crypto – Aug 30, 2021

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Time Stamp: August 30, 2021 1:00 AM - Modified On: August 30, 2021 - Published By:
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 MicroStrategy buys more bitcoin, Cuba recognizes cryptocurrencies and free BTC for everybody in town…but which town? These stories and more this week in crypto. NASDAQ-listed business intelligence company MicroStrategy announced yet another substantial purchase of Bitcoin, this time worth nearly $200 million. The firm added 3,907 bitcoin to its stash, at an average price of just over $45000 per coin bringing its total holdings to nearly 109,000 bitcoins. Cuba will recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies citing “reasons of socio-economic interest.” The central bank will set new rules for how to

Spain: Here are the latest regulatory requirements for crypto-exchanges

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 2:30 PM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Spain’s central bank is all set to roll out the new registration process for crypto-exchanges by September-October. Exchanges, along with crypto-asset custody platforms and wallets, will be required to register with authorities in order to comply with legal requirements. This, the institution believes, will address transparency and terrorism financing issues. The aforementioned steps are mandated by the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Law. It was passed by the Spanish parliament last year. Subsequently, this provision was included in Royal Decree-Law 7/2021. It gives a period of six

Singapore Regulator Allows Crypto Exchange to Offer Digital Payment Token Services

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Time Stamp: August 3, 2021 5:56 AM - Modified On: August 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Singapore has taken another step towards securing its position as the region’s fintech hub with the in-principal regulatory approval of digital token payment services for a crypto exchange.Sponsored Sponsored The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted an “in-principle approval” to cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve allowing it to operate as a regulated provider for digital payment token services. Singaporean financial regulators classify digital payment tokens as any “cryptographically-secured digital representation of value that is used or intended to be used as a medium of exchange.”Sponsored Sponsored According to Bloomberg, it

TrustSwap Review: Making Smart Contracts Mainstream

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Time Stamp: December 1, 2020 8:18 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The cryptocurrency space can be a scary place if you are not careful. There are scammers left and right, and not just in Discord and Telegram. Many cryptocurrency projects have revealed themselves to be nothing short of a ponzi scheme. Some have even ended with a rug pull – the team dumping their share of the crypto on the market and running with the cash.TrustSwap is a cryptocurrency project that is hoping to change that by using smart contracts. They want to create a new standard for initial coin offerings

Winklevoss’ Gemini Adds Support for Hong Kong, Australian and Canadian Dollars

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Time Stamp: August 17, 2020 7:56 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Gemini, a major cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss brothers, has just added support for three new fiat currencies on its platform.According to an official announcement on Aug. 17, Gemini now allows users to trade in the Hong Kong dollar (HKD), the Australian dollar (AUD), and the Canadian dollar (CAD).The three new fiat currencies come in addition to the United States dollar, allowing Gemini users in Hong Kong, Australia, and Canada to buy and sell crypto with native currencies.However, HKD, AUD, and CAD are currently not offered through Gemini’s crypto

Polish Financial Watchdog Impersonated by Crypto Scammers

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 2:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The Polish Financial Supervision Authority, or PFSA, issued a warning on the surge of scammers offering fake crypto investment opportunities, which they claim to be the only authorized investment fund in Poland.The scammers call potential victims by asking them to sell or buy cryptocurrencies through the fake fund, but first, they should send the cryptos to the PFSA compliance team’s wallet to verify the legality of the transactions and then, the regulator clears the payment to be deposited in the unexistent fund.The watchdog has been aggressive towards crypto in the