Georgia Financial News

12.10 / 11:51

NATO blast Ukraine war: Russians among eight arrested over Crimea bridge blast, says FSB

Russia's security services (FSB) said on Wednesday that they had arrested eight people suspected of involvement in the organisation of Saturday's bomb attack on the bridge linking Crimea to Russia.

06.10 / 10:13

European Union European Political Community: What we know and don't know about the new club of nations

More than 40 European leaders are expected to gather in Prague today for the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) but much remains unclear over what this new organisation actually stands for and can achieve.

30.09 / 18:21

Cinema Ukraine announces bid to join NATO after Russia annexes four Ukrainian regions

Ukraine has submitted an official application to join NATO, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after Moscow annexed four Ukrainian regions earlier on Friday.

30.09 / 15:45

UPS Fitch Hurricane Hurricane Ian Will Cause Short-Term Economic Hit, Economists Say

Hurricane Ian will likely weigh on U.S. economic growth through the end of 2022, economists say. Beyond that, the rebuilding and recovery will nudge up economic output over the coming years.

29.09 / 13:39

Government Bitcoin Kazakhstan ready to legalize crypto as Russians flock to the country

Kazakhstan is ready to legalize a mechanism for converting cryptocurrencies to cash if there is demand, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, per local news agency Informburo on Sept. 28.

29.09 / 13:29

LGBT gay rights NOT 'You are not welcome': Border protest calls for Georgia to stop influx of Russians

Protesters at the Georgia-Russia border are calling on Tbilisi to stop the influx of Russians.

29.09 / 09:39

Climate change 'My whole world collapsed': Russians on fleeing home after Putin's speech

Artur*, a 26-year-old Russian software developer, bought a one-way plane ticket to Armenia's capital Yerevan after hearing Vladimir Putin's announcement to bolster Russia's military forces.

23.09 / 11:53

'War has entered every home': exodus of Russians dodging draft

Some draft-age Russians rushed to leave the country on Thursday to escape their country's biggest conscription drive since World War Two, as world powers at the United Nations demanded Moscow be held accountable for alleged atrocities in Ukraine.

20.09 / 20:43

Adoption Taxes Colorado is now accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency, as Gov. Polis promised

The American state of Colorado now accepts cryptocurrency for tax payments, Gov. Jared Polis announced on Monday. The option is already available on the state Department of Revenue website.

13.09 / 17:35

business Law regulation Court BitGo sues Galaxy Digital for acquisition breach, seeks $100M in damages

Digital asset custodian BitGo has filed a lawsuit against Mike Novogratz’s cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital for terminating the former's acquisition.

11.09 / 06:03

COST BTC CEO Bitcoin BTC Mining Bitcoin mining difficulties may be a good thing for this BTC mining company

Bitcoin [BTC] miner CleanSpark has entered into anagreement to purchase Mawson Infrastructure Group’s mining facility. This facility stands in Sandersville, Georgia and was purchased for as much as $33 million.

09.09 / 21:39

Blockchain Technology Mining Hardware acquires CleanSpark acquires mining facility in Georgia for $33 million

Crypto mining firm CleanSpark announced an agreement on Friday to acquire Mawson's bitcoin mining facility in Sandersville, Georgia for $33 million. The deal is anticipated to increase CleanSpark's hashrate by 1.4 exahashes per second (EH/s) in the next few months, and to 7.0 EH/s by the end of next year.

06.09 / 20:37

Social Media inflation Europe's energy crisis foreign Ukraine war: Putin approves new foreign policy, tensions rise at plant, American actors sanctioned

President Vladimir Putin on Monday approved a new foreign policy doctrine based around the concept of a "Russian World", a notion that hard-line conservatives have used to justify intervention abroad in support of Russian-speakers.

02.09 / 22:39

cryptocurrency regulation Georgia Follows EU’s Crypto Regulation Lead, Hopes to Become a ‘Hub’ for the Sector

31.08 / 16:19

AML Bitcoin Anti-money laundering Georgia aims to adopt European crypto standards for Anti-Money Laundering

Georgia, one of the world’s most cryptocurrency-friendly countries, is moving to introduce new crypto regulations to pursue its ambitions to become a global crypto hub.

23.08 / 19:45

Law SEC coinbase security Plaintiff in Coinbase lawsuit raises issues of account lockouts, crypto as a security

One user has filed a class-action lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase on behalf of account and wallet holders “who have had their accounts breached and incurred losses arising from the unauthorized transfer of assets.”

17.08 / 08:11

cryptocurrency Digital Google The Most Curious Nation About Cryptocurrency Is Nigeria: Study

Nigeria showed more interest in cryptocurrencies than any other country.

14.08 / 10:43

cryptocurrency Startups Bitcoin Remembering Rakesh Jhunjhunwala: Why the Big Bull was a bear when it came to startups, cryptocurrencies

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who died aged 62 in Mumbai on August 14, was often called India’s Warren Buffet for the similarities in investing patterns he shared with the veteran American investor. And the similarities, or rather caution, extended to cryptocurrencies as well as cash-guzzling new-age startups.

02.08 / 18:31

Blockchain Ethereum FIVE SEC Sec Charges SEC Charges 11 for $300M in Crypto Ponzi Scheme

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 individuals for creating and promoting a fraudulent crypto pyramid scheme and Ponzi scheme. The authority published a press release on August 1, saying that the $300 million crypto pyramid scheme involved perpetrators from several countries. The complaint was filed in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois.

02.08 / 10:55

Crime Legal Sec Charges SEC Charges 11 People over USD 300M Crypto 'Pyramid Scheme'

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 individuals for their roles in an alleged crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised over USD 300m from millions of investors worldwide, including in the United States.

29.06 / 07:45

European Union NATO Bosnia, Ukraine: Two countries affected by war, two very different EU paths

European leaders' decision to let Ukraine and Moldova be candidates to join the EU is something Bosnia and Herzegovina has been vying for since the end of the 1992-1995 war in the country.

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