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Australia cracks down on crypto scams, boosts regulatory team

23 Jan 23

Aussie minister welcomes treating crypto assets as financial services

Australia’s Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones says it’s okay for the government to regulate certain crypto assets as financial products to protect consumers from FTX-type collapses in the future. No need for separate crypto regulation The Australian government gets set to conduct a token mapping exercise later this year, to enable it to formulate a […]

21 Jan 23

Crypto will become a vital part of UAE trades, says minister

Thani Al-Zeyoudi, the United Arab Emirate minister of state for foreign trade, while speaking to Bloomberg at the world economic forum summit, hinted at the country’s plans to make crypto a critical part of its economic development. However, he noted that the UAE would subsequently come up with proper regulations to guide the use of crypto. The […]

19 Jan 23

Ukrainian minister says his nation best for crypto at Davos

While speaking with the media at the ongoing Davos 2023, Mykhailo Fedorov, the Ukrainian vice prime minister and official in charge of digital transformations, said Ukraine would likely be the world’s best jurisdiction for crypto assets. Fedorov revealed that despite the financial restrictions due to the war, the country has been banking on cryptocurrencies to […]

19 Jan 23

Indian minister has no beef with regulated crypto

The Minister of Information Technology in India, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said that there would be no problems using cryptocurrencies inside the nation provided the relevant regulations are adhered to. Chandrasekhar commented on cryptos while speaking at an event in the city of Bengaluru, located in the southern part of the country. He claimed that there is “nothing […]

29 Dec 22

Fiji elects pro-bitcoin leader Sitiveni Rabuka as Prime Minister

Fiji elected Sitiveni Rabuka as its new Prime Minister, marking the first time a pro-bitcoin leader has been appointed to the position in the Pacific island nation. Rabuka, a former military officer and politician, has previously expressed his support for bitcoin and its potential for Fiji and the region. Lord Fusitu’a, a Tongan aristocrat and […]