Garantex was previously sanctioned by the US, the EU and other jurisdictions for helping Russian entities evade financial restrictions.The Japanese government has added Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex to its expanded list of sanctions against Russia, citing the continuing war in Ukraine.Officials added 33 organizations and nine individuals linked to Russia to its asset-freeze list that…
Efforts will continue to reduce the state’s involvement in Bitcoin-related activities and to strengthen crypto‑asset regulation and governance, the IMF said.The International Monetary Fund approved the immediate disbursement of about $138 million to El Salvador under the country’s $1.4 billion financing program, despite some performance criteria being missed.The IMF’s Executive Board completed the second and…
Work on the introduction of the digital ruble to the budget process is being carried out by the Bank of Russia together with the Ministry of Finance.Russia’s Ministry of Finance said on Friday that some of its employees had received their wages in digital rubles for the first time.Being paid in the central bank’s digital…
Finance, engineering and trading led hiring demand, while Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana were the most frequently requested blockchain skills.
CEO Iana Dimitrova said OpenPayd aims to launch in the U.S. by April 2027 and is eyeing deals to add licenses and technology.
As AI agents evolve from answering questions to spending real money, investors and tech giants are scrambling to control the financial networks powering machine-driven commerce.
Tokenization is not just about putting individual stocks and funds onchain. The next step could be entire investment portfolios that can be traded, rebalanced and eventually managed in real-time.
Progress will effectively reset when the new Congress is sworn in, because key senators who quarterbacked the bill will not be on the ballot again, writes the Cato Institute’s Ryan Chan-Wei.
The exploiter returned the entire sum to NEAR Intents after being identified and given 48 hours to respond.NEAR Intents said it has recovered about $3.8 million stolen during a Thursday security breach.Cointelegraph reported on Friday that NEAR Intents had identified the individual behind the security breach and given them 48 hours to return the funds…
Community banking group’s lawsuit claims OCC has overstepped its mandate from Congress.A community banks group sued a US bank regulator, claiming its decision to allow cryptocurrency companies to obtain limited national trust bank charters exceeds the authority Congress granted the agency.The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) filed the suit Friday in the US District…
We use cookies and similar technologies to understand how visitors use NewsLinks and to support our services. You can accept all cookies or manage your preferences.
Choose which optional cookies you allow. Necessary cookies are always active because they are required for the website to work.