Day: 24 September 2021

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury has added Suex, a Russian crypto broker to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list.  Following the announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 21, all U.S citizens have been prohibited from having any dealings with the ...

Some lawmakers in Iran have opposed the restrictions placed on digital assets in the country, hence setting to change the government’s policies on cryptocurrencies. According to them, using cryptocurrencies will improve the nation’s sanctioned and troubled economy.  “Taking a restrictive approach only pushes innovative solutions underground,” the spokesman of the ...

Binance, the world’s number one cryptocurrency exchange has announced some changes in its dealings in Australia. As part of the changes, Binance will cease to offer futures, options, and leverage tokens. “Effective from 2021–09–24 09:00 AM (UTC), existing Australian users will have 90 days to reduce and close their positions ...

Barely a week after El Salvador formally adopted Bitcoin as a legal tender, the Central American country is granting foreign investors a tax waiver on gains from the digital currency. This is according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Javier Argueta, legal advisor to President Nayib Bukele, who reportedly spoke to the ...