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Idea to Use Digital Ruble as Reserve Currency Circulated in Sanctioned Russia

A call to make the digital ruble a reserve currency has been issued in the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament. Meanwhile, concerns have been raised in the…

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Metametaverse Secures $2 Million — Aims to Achieve Metaverse Interoperability

Metametaverse, a company whose purpose is the integration and interoperation of different metaverses, has already secured funding of $2 million for this idea. Joel Dietz, the founding father of this…

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Russian Banks Told to Track Crypto-Related Transactions Amid Currency Restrictions

Bank of Russia has recommended commercial banks pay heightened attention to their clients’ transactions related to cryptocurrencies. The regulator requires the financial institutions to monitor such activity against the backdrop…

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Luno Launches Venture Fund to Invest in Over 200 Crypto and Fintech Startups per Year

Luno cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an investment arm, Luno Expeditions, whose objective is to invest in fintech, crypto, and Web3 startups globally. The investment arm will target…

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Bank of Russia Allows Sberbank to Issue Digital Financial Assets

Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, has been authorized by the country’s monetary policy regulator to issue digital financial assets. The move comes amid tightening Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine,…

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Japanese Fintech Firm Kyash Raises $41 Million, Jack Dorsey’s Block Participates in Funding

A Tokyo-based financial technology company called Kyash has raised $41.2 million in a Series D funding round which saw participation from the Block (formerly known as Square). The investment into…

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Investors Inject $450 Million Into Consensys, Ethereum Incubator Now Valued at $7 Billion

The Ethereum software firm Consensys has announced the incubator has raised $450 million in a Series D funding round led by Parafi Capital. The latest financing brings the company’s valuation…

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Deutsche Bank to Exit Russia, Says There Will Be No New Business There

Germany’s Deutsche Bank has become the latest financial services giant to confirm it’s leaving Russia over Moscow’s military assault on Ukraine. The bank has been reducing its Russian exposure since…

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