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Covid-19 Forces Indians to Embrace Digital Payments but Country Still Lacks Crypto Regulation

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The global pandemic Covid-19 is forcing Indians to resort to digital payment platforms when settling bills as well as paying for groceries. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Indian citizens largely ignored a 2016 government decree that attempted to achieve the same, reports The Economic Times of India. The news site reports that the value of transactions … Read more

Another Chinese Lender Bailed Out After Bank Run

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Yichuan Rural Commercial Bank, a lender operating in the central Henan province, has become the latest Chinese bank to be bailed out by the government this year. The small financial institution, which has around 30 branches only in the Yichuan county, experienced a bank run sparked by rumors that its top management was in trouble … Read more

PR: Titanic Explorer Joins PO8 – a Bahamian Company Using Blockchain to Recover Underwater Artifacts

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Freeport, Grand Bahama – David Gallo, one of the most respected Oceanographers in the world has joined PO8, a marine archaeology start-up company in The Bahamas utilizing blockchain technology to unearth billions-worth of sunken artifacts and treasures from Bahamian waters dating back to the Spanish Galleon treasure ships of the Spanish Empire. With the use … Read more

Bitlicense Should be Smashed, Candidate for New York Governor Urges

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Since the infamous Bitlicense was put into effect, the ecosystem has fought for its removal. It turns out to be much harder in practice than in theory to oust a law once it’s put into effect. The good news is groups like Startup Cities are on the case. They’ve snagged a candidate for governor to … Read more