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Russia’s Digital Currency Measures Fail to Satisfy FATF, Blacklist Possible

Russia’s financial regulator maintains that its anti-money laundering system, including strengthened virtual currency regulations, remains effective even if the country faces potential blacklisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The agency highlighted new federal laws addressing previous concerns and stressed that no significant deficiencies exist that would justify Russia’s inclusion on the FATF blacklist,…
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New York Regulator Hiring Blockchain Analyst to Tackle Crypto Crimes

New York’s financial regulator has a job opening for a Virtual Currency Senior Blockchain Analytics Analyst. The permanent position focuses on preventing financial crimes such as money laundering and fraud by ensuring compliance in the growing virtual currency sector. The role involves using blockchain analytics to monitor risks. Applications are due by Oct. 14. New…
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BRICS Eyes Petroyuan for Oil Trade Amid Dedollarization Push, Expert Says

BRICS nations are considering adopting the petroyuan for oil trade as part of their ongoing dedollarization efforts, according to economic expert Herbert Poenisch. He noted the BRICS group may discuss alternatives to the petrodollar at their Kazan summit. He highlighted Saudi Arabia’s potential shift towards the petroyuan and Russia’s plans to reduce dollar reliance. However,…
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Lawmaker Criticizes Biden-Harris Administration’s Approach to Defi Regulation

House Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman French Hill emphasized the need to understand decentralized finance technologies during a hearing. He criticized the Biden administration’s regulatory approach and urged Congress to keep discussions open on supporting defi innovation. Hill noted that current regulatory frameworks were created for a system reliant on centralized intermediaries, not the decentralized, peer-to-peer…
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German Authority Seizes 13 Unauthorized Crypto ATMs

Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has seized 13 unauthorized cryptocurrency ATMs in a nationwide operation involving 60 officers and raids on 35 locations. BaFin reported that the machines facilitated illegal transactions and posed money laundering risks. Under German law, trading currencies, including cryptocurrencies, without proper authorization is illegal, with violators facing up to five…
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Kenyan Residents Asked to Participate in a ‘Public Survey on Virtual Assets’

Kenya residents who wish to shape their country’s policy towards the crypto ecosystem can now do so by participating in a public survey on virtual assets and virtual assets service providers, the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) has said. The FRC says the public’s feedback “will play a vital role in shaping the future of the…
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Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki: ‘We Need a New Financial Architecture Not Controlled by the Dollar or the Euro’

Isaias Afwerki, president of Eritrea, reinforced the need for building a new economic system away from the traditional centers of power. At the second Russia-Africa Summit, Afwerki told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the current world order, on top of dollar hegemony, was printing money and weaponizing its position using sanctions, trying to contain the…
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Iran’s President Says De-Dollarization Key to a Fair International System

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has pushed for de-dollarization, stating that any attempt to “shape a fair international system” requires the removal of the U.S. dollar. “What forms the basis of the Western domination system has been the dominance of the dollar,” the Iranian leader stressed. Iranian President Calls for De-Dollarization at SCO Summit Iran’s President…
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Saxo Bank Ordered to Liquidate Its Portfolio of Crypto Assets by Danish Financial Regulator

According to a July 4, 2023 press release from the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, Denmark’s Saxo Bank has been instructed to liquidate its holdings of cryptocurrency assets. The financial regulator maintains that Saxo Bank’s portfolio of crypto assets falls “outside the legal business area of ​​financial institutions” and is in violation of the country’s Financial…
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Bolivia’s President Calls on South American Countries to Ditch US Dollar, Bolster Alliances With China and BRICS

Bolivia’s President Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (Lucho Arce) has urged members and associated states of the Mercosur trade bloc to de-dollarize and establish stronger strategic alliances with international organizations, including the BRICS group. “We are experiencing a crucial moment of transition towards a multipolar world that guarantees a balance of powers and respects the principle…
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