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Russia eyes trial for digital asset exchange amid sanctions
The Moscow Exchange and the St. Petersburg Currency Exchange will allegedly each operate a digital asset exchange next year if ongoing trials succeed, according to reports.
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Switzerland launches instant payments
As one of Europe’s most cash-loving nations, Switzerland has over one-third of all transactions in cash, which the central bank says can flip in three years.
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SEC’s Wells notice to OpenSea tags NFTs as unregistered ‘securities’
OpenSea published a blog post revealing that it had received a Wells notice from the SEC indicating that the regulator "is considering bringing a lawsuit against OpenSea."
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US partners with Nigeria for responsible AI use in military
The U.S. State Department recently met with Nigerian officials and other members of the regional bloc ECOWAS to discuss how they can combat the risks of AI in the military.
Scaling Bitcoin tackled at CoinGeek Weekly Livestream AMA
Kurt Wuckert Jr. returns to the CoinGeek Weekly Livestream for an hour-long Bitcoin Ask Me Anything session, where he covered topics including Bitcoin scaling, Teranode, free markets, and more.
AgreeMint harnesses blockchain to alleviate pain points in contract management
AgreeMint, by Alpha Dapp, is designed to alleviate the common pain points with contract execution using word processing programs or more tailored applications such as DocuSign.
Martin Coxall was one of the people behind the Block Dojo Spring Party, a prelude event to the London Blockchain Conference 2024 where innovators and investors networked.