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By Richard S. Ehrlich (originally appeared on the Scoop Citizen Community) After China’s recent cryptocurrency crackdown, impoverished Laos is now allowing Bitcoin mining, fueled by abundant hydroelectric power from the…
As Workers’ remittances inflows continued to tumble for the past three months, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to “SL-Remit” mobile application with the assistance of key…
Sri Lanka’s government looks to develop a forward-thinking policy for Blockchain technology including cryptocurrencies in an attempt to digitalize the economy and to attract investments. “Sri Lanka is taking a…
QisstPay, a shop-now, pay later start-up based in Pakistan, has raised $15 million in funds as it plans to expand to other South Asian nations within the next six months. MSA…
The legal status of cryptocurrencies remains a mixed bag of regulatory positions, depending on the jurisdiction being considered. While some countries move toward blanket prohibitions or stringent regulations, others elect…
Sri Lanka’s leading ride hailer app, PickMe has been nominated for the award of Best Agile Transformation at this year’s World Agility Forum. Pickme is also the only Sri Lankan…
President Joe Biden is pushing to nominate Cornell University Law School professor Saule Omarova to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a move that could happen as soon…
The Digital Currency Institute (DCI) of the People’s Bank of China (PBC) and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) have joined a central bank digital currency project…
Bitcoin mining farms in Texas have gone offline because of a massive winter storm that drained the state’s power grid. While some mining farms have stopped operations due to power…
(Reuters) – Bitcoin pulled back from a record high on Monday and other cryptocurrencies slipped, as investors took profits from a record-breaking rally that had pushed bitcoin close to $50,000.…