Sierra Leone slashes ‘zeros of shame’ from banknotes
Sierra Leone on Friday introduced a new family of banknotes, stripping three zeros off the leone, in a bid to
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Currencies
Bitcoin Snaps 5-Day Slide After Briefly Crashing Below $30,000
Bitcoin rebounded from a swoon below $30,000 as a selloff in stocks eased and a bout of calm washed across
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Zimbabwe suspends bank lending
Authorities in Zimbabwe have ordered banks to stop lending with immediate effect on Saturday. According to the governrment, the decision
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E-Levy: Full list of transfers that will not attract charges
As Ghanaians brace themselves for the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) to be implemented next month, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)
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Robinhood’s crypto wallet opens up to the 2M people waiting for it
Robinhood’s cryptocurrency wallet, which lets users spend and trade select digital currencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum, is being made available
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The Hottest NFT Marketplace is Mostly Users Selling to Themselves
A closer look at the LooksRare platform that has quickly become the leading NFT marketplace by trading volume shows that
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Russian Finance Minister hopes government will help regulate crypto market
The Russian finance ministry does not want to ban circulation of cryptocurrencies as advocated by the central bank and hopes
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NFTs seized by UK tax authorities for the first time
The UK’s tax department, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), saysit’s the first authority in the country to seize an
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India now warms to crypto With tax and digital currency
India took a step closer to adopting cryptocurrencies after years of wavering on its stance, as the country seeks to
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Bitcoin is facing macro and technical challenges.
Cryptocurrencies are in for a rocky ride in the weeks ahead, thanks to a shaky start to 2022 and a
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PayPal is considering launching its own stablecoin.
PayPal has been slowly but steadily making inroads into the bitcoin business. It will allow anyone to buy and sell
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Bitcoin has dropped to its lowest level since September.
Bitcoin fell as low as $41,000 on Friday, the lowest level since late September, as part of a broader sell-off
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WazirX is fined $6.62 million by an Indian taxman for avoiding commission taxes
Following non-payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on trade commissions, Indian crypto exchange WazirX is said to have paid
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Shanghai’s development strategy includes the metaverse
Over the next five years, Shanghai, China’s most populous city, will look for ways to use a metaverse in public
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South Korean crypto exchanges to follow Coinone in verifying private wallets
According to industry analysts, major South Korean crypto exchanges such as Upbit, Bithumb, and Korbit will follow Coinone’s lead and
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