Author: Cointelegraph By Prashant Jha

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Crypto.com gives users in excluded countries one week to repay loans

Crypto.com is reportedly giving users from countries restricted from its loan program until March 15 to repay their crypto loans.  The firm updated the list of restricted countries to include the United States, the United Kingdom and 38 others. Users from European nations such as Germany, Switzerland and the U.K. have all shared emails from the…
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Thailand reportedly exempts 7% crypto tax for traders on authorized exchanges

The finance ministry of Thailand has reportedly eased up crypto tax regulations to promote investment in the digital asset market. The changes to the tax regulations come just a few weeks after the government scrapped its early plans of introducing a 15% tax on crypto gains. The new tax policy exempts crypto traders from the…
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Chinese police busts illegal crypto mining farm, seizes 190 miners

The Guangdong province’s Development and Reform Commission has reportedly busted an illegal crypto mining farm secretly operating in an electric vehicle charging station. The secret crypto mining farm was busted in the city of Guangzhou, where law enforcement agencies have constantly been making inspections around cities to enforce and eradicate any form of mining operations…
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FTX expands to Europe with CySEC approval

The global crypto derivatives and spot trading exchange FTX is expanding to Europe after receiving approval from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). The new venture called FTX Europe would offer leading products of the company to the European clients via a licensed investment firm across the European economic area. The new European venture…
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Whales’ stablecoin buying power grew over 7% in one month: Here’s what it means

Bitcoin (BTC) price struggled to overcome $40,000 resistance over the weekend and currently trading just above $38,000. At a time when BTC is hovering at a 40% discount from all-time highs, whales have started accumulating more stablecoins. According to data from Santiment, stablecoin whales with wallet holdings of 10,000 to 10 million Tether (USDT) have accumulated over…
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Ukraine cancels token airdrop, reveals new NFT plans

The vice prime minister of Ukraine informed the public on Wednesday that they have decided to cancel the airdrop for crypto donors that was announced on Tuesday and plans to raise more money through the sale of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) instead. After careful consideration we decided to cancel airdrop. Every day there are more and…
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China’s share in Bitcoin transactions declined 80% post crackdown: PBoC

People’s Bank of China, the central bank of the country, claimed in a recent note that China’s share in the global Bitcoin (BTC) transactions has rapidly dropped from over 90% to 10%. The Financial Stability Bureau of the Chinese central bank released a comprehensive note on Wednesday discussing the impact of the crypto crackdown on…
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Binance back in Malaysia via a strategic stake in regulated digital exchange

Binance, the world’s leading crypto exchange by trading volume is returning to the Malaysian markets with a strategic stake in the country’s regulated digital asset trading platfrom MX Global. Binance and Cuscapi Berhad acquired a key stake in MX Global, one of the four Recognized Market Operators – Digital Asset Exchange licensed by the Securities Commission (SC)…
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SEC unable to locate BitConnect founder convicted in $2.4B fraud case

Indicted by the United States Department of Justice in a $2.4 billion Ponzi scheme, BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani remains untraced following conviction. In a court filing on Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission said that the whereabouts of Kumbhani remains unknown. The SEC noted that Kumbhani’s last known location was in his native country India, but…
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South Korean crypto market grows to $45.9B in 2021 despite strict regulations

South Korea’s crypto market grew to 55 trillion Won ($45.9 billion) by the end of 2021, as per a new study from the country’s chief financial regulator, the Financial Service Commission. South Korea is considered among the strictest crypto markets in terms of regulatory policy implementations and made regular headlines throughout 2021 for its new…
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