Tonga Financial News

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 / 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.

17.01 / 13:19

Donations Bitcoin Tonga accepts Bitcoin donations amid tsunami onslaught

On Friday, the Kingdom of Tonga experienced the shockwave of a massive volcanic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano.

14.01 / 20:01

Adoption Bloomberg World Bank moody’s Bukele’s Bitcoin trade raises El Salvador’s sovereign credit risk: Moody’s

El Salvador’s historic embrace of Bitcoin (BTC) could have negative consequences on the country’s sovereign credit outlook, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

14.01 / 17:19

Government Law Adoption Bitcoin Financial Volcanos, Bitcoin and remittances: A Tongan lord plans for financial security

A former member of the Tongan Parliament is behind a proposal to make Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender in the tiny Pacific nation of Tonga, following in the footsteps of El Salvador. It’s due for a vote in Parliament in May and the early signs are encouraging.

13.01 / 21:25

business Adoption Report Bitcoin Bitcoin cycle is far from over and miners are in it for the long haul: Fidelity report

Fidelity Digital Assets — the crypto wing of Fidelity Investments which has $4.2 trillion assets under management–shared their “two sats” on the future of the digital assets space. The key takeaways touched upon miners’ behavior and Bitcoin (BTC) network adoption.

13.01 / 15:29

Government Adoption Asia Bitcoin Tonga to copy El Salvador bill making Bitcoin legal tender says former MP

Another domino is lined up to fall down the route to Bitcoinization. Yesterday, the Pacific island nation of Tonga shared a play-by-play approach to adopting Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender.

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