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Ukraine Caps Cash Withdrawals, Suspends Use of Digital Wallets
Ukraine Caps Cash Withdrawals, Suspends Use of Digital Wallets
February 24, 2022  |  International

Following the declaration of martial law in Ukraine, the central bank suspended the country’s currency markets, stopped the circulation of all securities, limited cash withdrawals...

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Biden Mulls Barring US Banks From Processing Transactions From Russian Banks
Biden Mulls Barring US Banks From Processing Transactions From Russian Banks
February 21, 2022  |  Politics

The Biden administration is preparing sanctions against Russia that would come with banning U.S. financial institutions from processing transactions from Russia’s biggest banks if Russia...

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Canada Sanctions 34 Crypto Wallets, Investigates ‘Freedom Convoy’ Donations
Canada Sanctions 34 Crypto Wallets, Investigates ‘Freedom Convoy’ Donations
February 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Ontario Provincial Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police have ordered companies to stop doing transactions from 34 crypto wallets, which they’ve tied to the...

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GOP Senators Oppose Raskin for Fed Job, Block Vote
GOP Senators Oppose Raskin for Fed Job, Block Vote
February 15, 2022  |  Politics

Republicans in the Senate have blocked a vote on some of President Biden’s Federal Reserve nominees, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Feb. 15), as...

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TD Bank Freezes 2 Bank Accounts Supporting Canadian Protests
TD Bank Freezes 2 Bank Accounts Supporting Canadian Protests
February 13, 2022  |  Banking

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) has frozen two personal bank accounts that had C$1.4 million deposited to support protesters of the Canadian government’s pandemic measures, a report...

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Fed Nominee Raskin Denies Role in FinTech Reserve Trust Fed Master Account
Fed Nominee Raskin Denies Role in FinTech Reserve Trust Fed Master Account
February 10, 2022  |  Politics

Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Biden’s pick for Federal Reserve bank supervisor, is in hot water over her revolving door roles between the government and private...

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Tennessee Lawmaker Proposes Legislation to Allow the State to Invest in Cryptocurrencies  
Tennessee Lawmaker Proposes Legislation to Allow the State to Invest in Cryptocurrencies  
February 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives gets his way, the state that’s home to Elvis Presley’s Graceland and the Grand Ole Opry...

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Senate Hearing on Digital Assets May Test Role of CFTC and DeFi 
Senate Hearing on Digital Assets May Test Role of CFTC and DeFi 
February 09, 2022  |  Regulation

Today, February 9, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry is holding a hearing on digital assets where witness experts will likely discuss...

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Thiel Leaving Meta Board Seat to Focus on Politics
Thiel Leaving Meta Board Seat to Focus on Politics
February 07, 2022  |  Personnel

Peter Thiel will step down from his position at Meta’s board to focus instead on helping political candidates, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday...

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