688 results found for: 2023

Kazakhstan blocked 980 non-licensed crypto exchanges in 2023

The Financial Monitoring Agency has also launched nine investigations into “illegal exchange operations” and money laundering.   In 2023, Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency (AFM) restricted nearly […]

FIFA launches NFT collection amid 2023 Club World Cup

FIFA NFTs, minted on Algorand, have totaled only $2.4 million in trading volume since their inception last September.   The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), […]

IRS lists 4 crypto crimes among its top cases in 2023

The cases included investigations into the Silk Road marketplace, OneCoin, Oyster Protocol founder “Bruno Block,” and a money laundering scheme using Bitcoin kiosks.   The United […]

Stablecoin laws: Only 6 countries had legislation in place in 2023

Out of 35 countries analyzed by PwC, only six jurisdictions had stablecoin regulations in place in 2023, including Switzerland and Japan.   The stablecoin industry, featuring […]

Spain sees 56% surge in registered crypto firms in 2023

Thirty companies were granted virtual asset service provider licenses in the country during 2023.   The cryptocurrency landscape in Spain has seen significant growth in 2023, […]

Sotheby’s sold $35 million worth of digital art in 2023

The 279-year-old British-American auction house also recorded the highest fee for digital artwork yet in 2023.   Sotheby’s, the renowned fine arts auction house, has reported […]

Stablecoin laws: 25 countries had legislation in place in 2023

Out of 43 countries analyzed by PwC, as many as 25 jurisdictions had stablecoin regulations in place in 2023.   The stablecoin sector, featuring cryptocurrencies like […]

Amid legal troubles, Changpeng Zhao’s wealth increased by $25B in 2023

Bloomberg ranked the former Binance CEO as the 35th wealthiest person on the planet, ahead of Citadel CEO Ken Griffin and behind Uniqlo CEO Tadashi Yanai. […]

Bitcoin-accepting vendors increased 174% in 2023: BTC merchant tracker

The crowdsourced mapping data reports a concentration of Bitcoin-accepting merchants in Europe and Latin America.   The count of merchants who officially accept Bitcoin (BTC) payments […]

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