As of 2023, the metropolis of Rio de Janeiro will accept cryptocurrencies for the payment of the Tax on Urban and Territorial Property (IPTU), as announced by the Secretary of Economic Development, Innovation and Simplification of Rio de Janeiro, Chicão Bulhões, and the Secretary of Finance and…
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Russia could accept Bitcoin as payment for oil and gas
Pavel Zavalny, chairman of the State Duma Energy Committee, said Russia could accept payments in different types of currencies for its oil and natural gas exports, depending on the requirements and the "state of foreign relations of the…
El Salvador postpones the launch of Bitcoin bonds
Due to the current geopolitical crisis, the government of El Salvador announced that it is going to postpone the launch of the bonds backed by the bitcoin cryptocurrency.
The "Volcano Bond", as the government itself baptized it, was…
Goldman Sachs executed a transaction on the stock exchange with Bitcoin
The financial institution Goldman Sachs, together with the financial services firm Galaxy Digital, executed its first Bitcoin options transaction on the stock market. The information was provided by CoinDesK: “The company executed its first…
Bit2Me launches game that will pay reward in cryptocurrencies
The Spanish technology firm Bit2Me together with the OVR platform are projecting their first completely virtual initiative, providing a giant step in the metaverse using their B2M token in a game in the style of Pokemon Go, where…
Chinese companies begin to erase their NFT platforms
China's digital companies are beginning to remove their non-fungible token (NFT) platforms from the market due to the country's restrictions on cryptocurrencies and everything related to them.
This is how WeChat, for example, deleted…
Central Bank of Canada and MIT develop digital currency
The Central Bank of Canada announced a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to begin a central bank digital currency (CBDC) research and development project. The financial organization also seeks to analyze the…
Panama will host the Blockchain Summit LatAm 2022
Panama was recently selected as the venue for the Blockchain Summit LatAm 2022, to be held between July 6 and 8.
Through an official statement they stated that the objective of the inclusion of the Panamanian country is to turn it into a…
European Parliament rejects the ban on PoW mining
The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has rejected the version of the draft Digital Assets Market Act (MiCA) that prevented cryptocurrencies based on Proof-of-Work (PoW) mechanisms.
The version of the law…
China applies tougher measures against cryptocurrencies
China announced the tightening of measures against cryptocurrencies, which continues with its policy of considering them illegal as established in September of last year.
In updating its laws, it is highlighted that raising funds using…
Apple Pay is already available in Peru and Argentina
The mobile payment platform of the American company Apple Pay is officially available in Peru and Argentina and will be competing directly with different locally developed virtual wallets such as MercadoLibre's MercadoPago, Ualá, Modo and…
The Petro already has its own application
This week, the National Cryptocurrency Association (Asonacrip) announced the official launch of the Petro application.
Through Asonacrip's official Twitter account, it was indicated that this app is called "Petro-App", and that it is…