# Crypto bill incoming: Russia’s finance ministry kicks off public comment period

# Crypto bill incoming: Russia’s finance ministry kicks off public comment period

“# Crypto bill incoming: Russia’s finance ministry kicks off public comment period ” The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has officially initiated work on the country’s cryptocurrency regulation bill, filing the first public notice on the federal legal portal.  Russia’s finance ministry on Thursday filed two development notices announcing the start of the…

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# NYSE files a trademark application for trading NFTs

# NYSE files a trademark application for trading NFTs

“# NYSE files a trademark application for trading NFTs ” The New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, has filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, on Feb 10 to register the name “NYSE” for several blockchains and crypto related products and services. The goods specified include virtual reality and…

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# Mastercard expands consulting with crypto-dedicated practices

# Mastercard expands consulting with crypto-dedicated practices

“# Mastercard expands consulting with crypto-dedicated practices ” Continuing its goal to pursue a spot within the crypto industry, Mastercard recently announced that the firm is expanding its consulting business with practices that are dedicated to crypto. In the announcement, Mastercard’s data & services president Raj Seshadri says that the financial institution will continue to…

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# Fidelity: Bitcoin is a ‘superior form of money’

# Fidelity: Bitcoin is a ‘superior form of money’

“# Fidelity: Bitcoin is a ‘superior form of money’ ” Fidelity, the multinational brokerage giant, released a paper on Bitcoin (BTC) titled Bitcoin First. The financial services provider calls for BTC to be treated separately from the rest of the digital assets. The paper argued that BTC is fundamentally different from the hundreds of other…

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# VanEck launches its first multi-token cryptocurrency fund

# VanEck launches its first multi-token cryptocurrency fund

“# VanEck launches its first multi-token cryptocurrency fund ” On Monday, VanEck, a financial institution with close to $82 billion in assets under management with exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, mutual funds and institutional accounts, announced the launch of its first cryptocurrency fund. The fund is listed as an exchange-traded note, or ETN, on the Deutsche…

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# BIS general manager: Central banks generate trust, not big techs or “anonymous ledgers”

# BIS general manager: Central banks generate trust, not big techs or “anonymous ledgers”

“# BIS general manager: Central banks generate trust, not big techs or “anonymous ledgers” ” In a speech entitled “Digital currencies and the soul of money,” Agustín Carstens, the general manager of the Bank of International Settlements,’ criticized private stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi), touting central bank-led financial innovation as the best possible path to…

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# Seba Bank raises 9M in Series C funding

# Seba Bank raises $119M in Series C funding

“# Seba Bank raises $119M in Series C funding ” Seba Bank, a Swiss-based digital assets banking platform regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, announced on Wednesday that it had completed a successful Series C funding round of 110 million Swiss franc, or $119 million U.S. dollars. Notable investors in the round included cryptocurrency…

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