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TBD and Yellow Card to Enable Fiat On and Off-Ramp Payments in 16 African Countries via BTC

April 18, 2023
TBD and the Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange platform Yellow Card recently partnered to launch a fiat on and off-ramp that enables payments in some 16 African countries through Bitcoin rails. The objective of this arrangement is to make cross-border payments not only more affordable and accessible, but compliant as well. Hedging Against Inflation With BTC TBD, a bitcoin developer-focused…
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Canadian Police Launch Cryptocurrency Investigations Center

April 18, 2023
The police service of the Canadian city of Calgary is launching a Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre in partnership with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to help combat crypto crime. The center “will enable law enforcement to tackle crime that takes place using…
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NFTs Will Persist for as Long as Communities Are Willing to Use Them — Lostworlds Co-Founder

April 17, 2023
According to Quaison Carter, the co-founder and CMO of the location-based NFT platform Lostworlds, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are still not widely used due to what he called “user friction.” Carter, however, insists that the value of NFTs will persist for “as long as there are communities willing to use them.” The Role Played by PFP Communities Concerning the process of onboarding users…
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Inflation soars in Argentina, El Salvador licenses digital assets, Venezuela probes crypto corruption

April 17, 2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue: Inflation in Argentina goes over 100%, El Salvador issues its first digital assets licenses, and the crypto-linked corruption probe in Venezuela is still ongoing. Argentina Registers 104.3% Inflation In March, the Highest in Latam The National…
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Police in Kosovo Seize Crypto Mining Rigs From Serbs

April 17, 2023
Kosovo police have seized dozens of crypto mining devices from residents of a majority Serb region in the north of the country. Authorities in Pristina and Belgrade exchanged accusations over the move, which has the potential to raise tensions in the ethnically divided…
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G20 Finance Chiefs Agree Global Policy Responses to Crypto Are Required

April 16, 2023
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have agreed that crypto regulation cannot be confined to one part of the world, said India’s finance minister. “Any action on crypto assets will have to be global,” she stressed, adding that the G20 finance chiefs’ discussion on crypto was “very substantive.” G20 Finance Chiefs on Crypto Regulation Indian Finance Minister Nirmala…
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