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Sberbank to Conduct First Digital Asset Transaction on Own Platform

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is going to carry out the first transfer of digital assets on its own dedicated platform within a month, a top executive revealed this week. The…

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Kazakhstan Calls for Cooperation Between Crypto Exchanges and Banks

The government of Kazakhstan has approved guidelines for a pilot program that will foster cooperation between some banking institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges in the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC). Crypto…

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Kazakhstan Allows Registered Crypto Exchanges to Open Accounts at Local Banks

Government officials in Kazakhstan have approved regulations that will govern interactions between authorized coin trading platforms and traditional financial institutions. The new rules will allow registered cryptocurrency exchanges to have…

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Bitcoin and banking’s differing energy narratives are a matter of perspective

Bitcoin mining’s climate impact has been heavily criticized, but the emissions of corporate cash and investments have often flown under the radar.

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