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Pusan will have a decentralized digital commodities exchange

The Busan City Council and members of the Crypto-Exchange Promotion Committee met for the first time and decided to create a digital commodities platform that will be a bridge between traditional financial assets and blockchain-based solutions. The platform will feature tokenised assets - gold, agricultural products, real estate, goods and

SEC accidentally leaks identities of hundreds of crypto-miners

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accidentally leaked the names and emails of 650 crypto-miners, the Washington Examiner reports. The incident involved Green Blockchain - the regulator was checking on the company's operations and had contacted 650 miners to do so. The Commission asked them for feedback on Green Blockchain's

Japan proposes equalizing cryptocurrencies with the banking sector

A Japanese regulator believes that cryptocurrencies should be treated the same as traditional banks. The statement was made by Mamoru Yanase, deputy director of the Financial Services Agency (FSA). The official said the market needs the same rules and safeguards as typical financial institutions. He called on global regulators to

The ECB has issued a presentation on the digital euro

The European Central Bank has issued a fact sheet on the implementation of the digital euro. "The Eurogroup believes that the implementation of the digital euro, as well as the choice of its design and basic functions, require political decisions. These must be discussed and approved at a political level,

India's central bank seeks total ban on cryptocurrencies

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opposed legalisation of the cryptocurrency market. It believes that the term 'cryptocurrencies' is very vague and digital money itself is similar to gambling. The regulator will push for a total ban on cryptocurrency trading in his country. The central bank chief explained that

Canadian crypto exchanges Coinsquare and WonderFi discuss merger idea

Coinsquare Ltd. and WonderFi Technologies have begun preliminary talks on a merger procedure. The goal of the deal is to create Canada's largest crypto exchange, Bloomberg reporters report, citing insiders. The companies may make an official announcement in the coming days.

Apple CEO's salary to drop by 40%

Tim Cook earned $99.4m at Apple last year, a figure that will drop to $49m in 2023.

CryptoCom Canada delist USDT

CryptoCom will exclude USDT, the most important Stablecoin in the crypto ecosystem, from its Canadian platform. This is ostensibly to comply with the country's regulations. The news came to light thanks to Reddit and Twitter users. They reported that they received an email from Cryptocom. According to the statement, users

Nepal to block cryptocurrency-related websites

The Nepal Telecom Authority has ordered all internet service providers to block the activities of "websites, applications or online networks" that are linked to cryptocurrency. Otherwise, ISPs could face legal action.

FTX spent $40 million on hotels, lunches and travel.

FTX spent $40 million on hotels, lunches and travel From January to September of last year FTX allocated about $40 million on flights, business lunches and expensive hotels, reports Insider, citing court records. Of the designated amount, the company spent $15.4 million on hotels, $6.9 million on entertainment