# ‘Brutal and unrelentingly hard’: Singapore regulator’s clampdown on crypto

# ‘Brutal and unrelentingly hard’: Singapore regulator’s clampdown on crypto

” ‘Brutal and unrelentingly hard’: Singapore regulator’s clampdown on crypto “ Singapore’s financial regulator and central bank has pledged to be “brutal and unrelentingly hard” on any “bad behavior” from the cryptocurrency industry. The comments come from Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)’s chief fintech officer Sopnendu Mohanty, explaining in an interview that “if somebody has…

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# Banking uses 56 times more energy than Bitcoin: Valuechain report

# Banking uses 56 times more energy than Bitcoin: Valuechain report

” Banking uses 56 times more energy than Bitcoin: Valuechain report “ Fresh figures on Bitcoin’s (BTC) energy consumption, efficiency and scalability serve to expose the banking sector while bathing the world’s largest cryptocurrency in a new light.  A research report published by Michel Khazzaka, an IT engineer, cryptographer and consultant, calculates that Bitcoin payments are…

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# Blockchain for sustainable development: The case of Ghana

# Blockchain for sustainable development: The case of Ghana

” Blockchain for sustainable development: The case of Ghana “ How blockchain technology might help developing economies to increase financial inclusion — a closer look at financial services in Ghana. <p>In modern times of rapid globalization and digitization, technological developments have now reached such proportions that the usage of cryptocurrencies is no new phenomenon. The…

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# Swinburne Uni brings Web3 firms to class

# Swinburne Uni brings Web3 firms to class

” Swinburne Uni brings Web3 firms to class “ Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology has partnered with two financial technology firms which will provide its students exposure to the financial technology and cryptocurrency business world. The partnership is between Swinburne and small business loan provider Judo Bank along with Banxa, a payment service provider with…

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# German BaFin official calls for ‘innovative’ EU-wide DeFi regulation

# German BaFin official calls for ‘innovative’ EU-wide DeFi regulation

” German BaFin official calls for ‘innovative’ EU-wide DeFi regulation “ Birgit Rodolphe, an executive director at Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has called for innovative and uniform regulation of the decentralized finance (DeFi) space throughout the European Union (EU). BaFin is Germany’s financial regulatory body responsible for regulating banks, insurance firms, and financial…

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