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18.01 / 13:43

Digital Citizens CEO Continental Backed Bank of Spain Monei gets green light from Bank of Spain to test euro-backed stablecoin

In the test phase, the user enters their phone number, verifies their identity through video identification, and loads their wallet with real euros via Spanish instant payments service Bizum. Automatically, the same amount of EURM is created as the number of real euros deposited by the user and they can send EURM to the other registered users.

11.01 / 20:37

business Binance services approved Customers Binance approved to offer crypto services to Swedish customers

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, one of the country’s financial regulatory agencies, has granted the local arm of crypto exchange Binance approval to manage and trade digital currencies.

09.01 / 19:09

Hack North Korean Crypto Hacks to ‘Surge’ This Year, Say Experts

A “surge” in North Korean crypto hacks is on its way in 2023, a security provider has claimed.

09.01 / 16:53

regulation Banks Bitcoin German regulator warns of new banking and crypto malware ‘Godfather’

Financial authorities in Germany are raising the alarm amid the rapid spread of a new financial malware affecting banking and cryptocurrency applications.

09.01 / 16:33

business Blockchain Deaths Crypto billionaires' subsequent deaths spark wild theories among the community

The death of four crypto billionaires within a month has caught the crypto community's attention. These deaths occurred under suspicious circumstances, and more importantly, some of these billionaires have raised alarms about being in danger.

09.01 / 12:57

Adoption Lightning Network ATM Bitcoin Less than 100 Bitcoin ATMs added worldwide in the second half of 2022: Data

While Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs were an afterthought to Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision of sound money, they are now considered one of the main pillars of Bitcoin’s mainstream adoption. However, the global Bitcoin ATM network, which used to add thousands of machines each month in 2021, recorded a net addition of just 94 Bitcoin ATMs over the past six months since July 2022.

06.01 / 20:15

Ukraine war: Washington 'to send 50 Bradleys' and five other top developments

Artillery fire could be heard from the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after the official start of a unilateral ceasefire declared by Moscow and rejected by Kyiv.

06.01 / 17:21

Pope Francis Emmanuel Macron unveils new plan to stop 'endless crisis' in French healthcare

Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a new plan to halt the "endless crisis" in France's national healthcare system, including overhauling working ours for hospital staff in the next six months, reforming healthcare funding and improving payments for doctors on call.

06.01 / 13:47

Pope Francis Death Inflation in the eurozone falls back to single digits as downward trend continues

Annual inflation across the eurozone fell back to the single-digit territory and stood at 9.2% at the end of December, according to a flash estimate released by Eurostat on Friday morning.

05.01 / 16:53

Netflix Catholic Church Europe's gas prices reach pre-war levels as 2023 kicks off under unusually warm weather

Europe's gas prices have reached pre-war levels as the new year begins under unusually warm temperatures that have tamed consumer demand and fended off the need to tap into underground storage.

05.01 / 11:11

Citi Provident Immunic EU 'strongly' encourages negative COVID-19 test for travellers coming from China

European Union member states agreed on Wednesday to "strongly encourage" a requirement that would obligate all travellers coming from China, regardless of nationality, to present a negative COVID-19 test as the number of infections surges in the Asian country.

04.01 / 23:21

Facebook Ukraine war EU countries agree to demand COVID-19 test for travellers coming from China

03.01 / 14:49

Asia ATM Bitcoin Australia Now Home to More Crypto ATMs Than El Salvador – How Does This Impact Adoption?

The number of crypto ATM machines in Australia has hit new highs over the past four months, surpassing El Salvador, the country where bitcoin (BTC) is legal tender. What's more, two other countries overtook El Salvador: Spain and Poland.

01.01 / 20:43

France urges all EU countries to test Chinese travellers for COVID

France is urging all European Union countries to start testing passengers arriving from China for COVID, amid an outbreak sweeping the Asian nation.

01.01 / 11:25

Nature Ticker tape and fireworks bring in the new year in cities around the world

2023 has been brought in with celebrations in cities around the world. Ticker tape showered down in New York's Times Square, while the Berlin night sky was illuminated by a spectacular firework display.

01.01 / 10:15

Adoption ATM Bitcoin Australia overtakes El Salvador to become 4th largest crypto ATM hub

El Salvador, the first country to legalize Bitcoin (BTC), has been pushed down yet another spot in total crypto ATM installations as Australia records 216 ATMs stepping into the year 2023.

31.12 / 21:53

European Union POPE 'A dark month': Murder of women reaches 20-year high in Spain

This December has been Spain's worst month for gender-based violence in 20 years, with 13 women being killed in the span of 28 days and a further case still being investigated by police.

28.12 / 12:57

European Union Spain scraps VAT on basic food to help with rising cost of living

Spain will scrap the value-added tax on basic food items for six months as part of a series of new measures to help people to cope with the rising cost of living.

24.12 / 00:09

dutch Ukraine war: Russian missile 'cemetery', Dutch aid and embassy safety

A missile 'graveyard' in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv contains more than a thousand missiles, and is a reminder of some of the worst damage done since the Russian invasion.

23.12 / 19:09

Prison The Serpent: Notorious French serial killer released from Nepal prison

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj was freed from prison in Nepal on Friday after serving most of his sentence for the murders of Western backpackers.

23.12 / 01:57

Technology Cinema Winning number drawn in Spain's El Gordo lottery

An unemployed Peruvian woman was among the grand prize winners Thursday in Spain’s bumper Christmas lottery known as “El Gordo” (The Fat One).

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