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Spaniard arrested for helping N.Korea evade US sanctions
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» MADRID - Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested a man wanted by Washington for allegedly conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to help North Korea evade sanctions over its nuclear program.
Diamond trade polishes its act as Russia sanctions loom
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» ANTWERP (BELGIUM) - As European capitals prepare to implement long-awaited sanctions on Russia's diamond exports, Belgian traders are bracing for new scrutiny of their industry.
Russia tests digital ruble in bid to bypass sanctions
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia began testing its new digital ruble with consumers on Tuesday, in the hope blockchain technology will help it evade sanctions and tighten control over its citizens.
US clampdown has crypto kings looking abroad
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» NEW YORK - After years on the sidelines, financial regulators in the United States are throwing the book at the free-wheeling cryptocurrency industry, with angry entrepreneurs threatening to take their business overseas.
EU parliament approves world's most sweeping cryptocurrency rules
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» STRASBOURG, France: The European Parliament approved the world's first comprehensive rules to regulate the "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, hoping to protect investors against abuse and manipulation.
App allows Mexicans to reach out after death
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» MEXICO CITY - Providing a welcome voice from beyond the grave, a Mexican app has been launched to store messages and last wishes for users to share with loved ones after their death.
FTX collapse gives crypto sector 'another black eye'
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» NEW YORK: Even for a sector regularly rocked by bankruptcies, the collapse of FTX –- a cryptocurrency platform worth $32 billion at the beginning of the year -- came as a shock.
Why crypto's big 'merge' is causing big headaches
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» PARIS: The biggest software upgrade in the short history of crypto has fulfilled its promise to wipe out more than 99% of the electricity used by the second-biggest cryptocurrency, experts have told AFP.
NFTs and burning paintings at new Damien Hirst show
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» LONDON: The latest show by Damien Hirst displays thousands of the provocative British artist's colourful spot paintings... many of which he will set on fire after selling them in digital form as NFTs.
El Salvador marks 1st year of Bitcoin use as confidence wanes
AFP, Published on 07/09/2022
» EL ZONTE, El Salvador: A year ago, El Salvador began accepting Bitcoin as legal tender following a controversial and much-criticised decision by President Nayib Bukele.