# How are Afghans using crypto under the Taliban government?

# How are Afghans using crypto under the Taliban government?

“# How are Afghans using crypto under the Taliban government? ” After the Taliban took full control of Afghanistan in August last year, many international non-governmental organizations and services stopped operating in the country. Among them were payment services like Western Union and Swift. Many Afghans subsequently began to learn about cryptocurrencies and the underlying…

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# Law Decoded: Bitcoin’s censorship resistance capacity enters the spotlight, Feb. 14–21

# Law Decoded: Bitcoin’s censorship resistance capacity enters the spotlight, Feb. 14–21

“# Law Decoded: Bitcoin’s censorship resistance capacity enters the spotlight, Feb. 14–21 ” Amid the barrage of last week’s regulatory news, from rumors of Joe Biden’s upcoming executive order on digital assets to another round of the Russian government’s crypto tug of war, the storyline that was arguably the most consequential for the mainstream narrative…

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# Russia’s Finance Ministry introduces digital currency bill, brushes off Central Bank’s objections

# Russia’s Finance Ministry introduces digital currency bill, brushes off Central Bank’s objections

“# Russia’s Finance Ministry introduces digital currency bill, brushes off Central Bank’s objections ” Russia’s Ministry of Finance has upped the stakes in its drawn-out showdown against the country’s Central Bank by formally introducing a bill that proposes to regulate digital assets rather than banning them. On Feb. 21, the Ministry introduced a draft of…

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# Future of finance: US banks partner with crypto custodians

# Future of finance: US banks partner with crypto custodians

“# Future of finance: US banks partner with crypto custodians ” Grayscale Investments’ latest report “Reimagining the Future of Finance” defines the digital economy as “the intersection of technology and finance that’s increasingly defined by digital spaces, experiences, and transactions.”  With this in mind, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that many financial institutions have…

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