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20.01 / 18:02

Government Law Central Bank Russian central bank proposes blanket ban on crypto mining and trading

In a report published on Thursday, The Central Bank of Russia has called for a blanket ban on domestic cryptocurrency trading and mining.

20.01 / 17:37

cryptocurrency regulation Ban Russian Central Bank Proposes Crypto Use and Mining Ban

The central Bank of Russia today proposed banning the use and mining of cryptoaassets on the country's territory. The proposed ban encompasses crypto exchanges too.

20.01 / 15:13

Art Sexual Abuse Ex-Pope Benedict XVI knew about sexual abuse as archbishop of Munich, report says

A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese has faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of several cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s.

20.01 / 12:55

Adoption Investments Religion Indonesian Islamic organization issues new fatwa against crypto use

The Tarjih Council and the Central Executive Tajdid of Muhammadiyah, one of the largest non-government Islamic organizations in Indonesia, issued a new fatwa against cryptocurrency use, deeming it haram, or unlawful, for Muslims.

20.01 / 12:23

Blockchain Telegram Social Network Abandoned TON Crypto Project Could Be Coming to Telegram After All, in a Different Form

The Russian social media giant Telegram’s once-grand crypto plans may be dead and buried, but developers working on a network based on the abandoned Telegram Open Network (TON) are edging closer to launching their own version of TON.

20.01 / 08:33

Art Joe Biden predicts Russia will invade Ukraine, warns Putin

US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine and warned President Vladimir Putin that his country would pay a “dear price” in lives lost and a possible cut off from the global banking system if it does.

19.01 / 23:29

Art Rival politicians accuse Macron of using EU presidency to attract votes

French president Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make the European Union more powerful as his country holds the bloc's presidency for six months — yet he has been accused by rivals and critics of using the position as a springboard toward a reelection bid.

19.01 / 22:23

Art Protest Kazakhstan president fires defence minister following protests

Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has dismissed the country's defense minister in the wake of unprecedented demonstrations.

19.01 / 19:24

Art Syrian doctor goes on trial in Germany accused of torture in military hospitals

A Syrian doctor has gone on trial in Germany accused of crimes against humanity during the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

19.01 / 17:35

Art NATO expansion 'Categorical imperative': Moscow will only accept a full NATO expansion ban

Moscow will accept nothing less but “watertight” US guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine, a top Kremlin diplomat warned Wednesday as Russia maintains a tough posture amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine.

19.01 / 14:03

Art Watch live: Macron to kick off French EU presidency with speech to MEPs in Strasbourg

Emmanuel Macron is outlining his priorities for Europe in a speech to EU lawmakers on Wednesday to launch the French presidency of the bloc.

19.01 / 13:03

Adoption Investments Bitcoin NOT Russian Orthodox Patriarch is not a Bitcoiner, church clarifies

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus', the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, has not urged his flock to invest in Bitcoin, despite videos claiming otherwise.

19.01 / 09:43

Sky News Downing 'Nobody told me' Downing Street party broke COVID rules, Johnson says

Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to defend himself from accusations of lying on Tuesday, affirming that nobody told him a party held at his official residence in May 2020 was against COVID rules.

19.01 / 06:35

business Sport partnerships Bitcoin Heavyweight champ to take 50% of his UFC 270 purse in Bitcoin

UFC heavyweight title holder Francis Ngannou has announced he will take half of his UFC 270 prize purse in Bitcoin (BTC) via Cash App.

19.01 / 03:17

European Union US warns Russia could invade Ukraine 'at any point' after it moves troops to Belarus

US officials warned that Russia could launch an attack in Ukraine "at any point", calling the situation "extremely dangerous".

19.01 / 02:53

French voting app sparks concerns over data protection ahead of election

A new French app called Elyze that matches users with the presidential candidate offering a programme most similar to their own ideals has been in the spotlight over growing ethical concerns.

19.01 / 02:13

Roberta Metsola on abortion: 'My position is the European Parliament's position'

Roberta Metsola, the newly elected President of the European Parliament, has vowed to respect the hemicycle's majority opinion in favour of abortion, despite her long-standing political and personal stance against the procedure.

18.01 / 17:51

Bitcoin Kazakhstan's bitcoin 'paradise' may be losing its lustre

Kazakhstan may no longer be the bitcoin sanctuary it once was, according to some big miners who are looking to leave the global crypto hub following internet shutdowns last week that compounded fears about tightening regulation. The government web shutdowns during an explosion of unrest in the country, the world's second-largest centre for mining, caused bitcoin's global computing power to drop around 13% as data centres used to produce the cryptocurrency were knocked offline. Alan Dorjiyev of the National Association of Blockchain and Data Center Industry in Kazakhstan, which represents 80% of legal mining companies in the country, said most crypto producers were now back online.

18.01 / 16:49

Mining regulation Tax end Crypto Anonymity Must End, States Top Russian Policymaker

The Chairman of the State Duma (the Russian parliament)’s Committee on Financial Markets Anatoly Aksakov has insisted that crypto users in the country should be unmasked – and that crypto anonymity should become a thing of the past.

18.01 / 11:11

Anti-abortion MEP Roberta Metsola favourite for European Parliament presidency

Anti-abortion MEP Roberta Metsola is the favourite to succeed David Sassoli as the European Parliament president.

18.01 / 10:07

safe Ultra-safe Austria grapples with femicides as 31 women were killed in 2021

More women than men were murdered in Austria last year, a rare occurrence in European Union member states, as the country begins to grapple with its femicide problem.

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