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Japan passes stablecoins bill

The Parliament of Japan passed a law that aims to clarify the legal status of stablecoins, now naming them as digital money. This proposal plans to go beyond any measure previously established in any country in the world, in terms of…

China continues to test the digital yuan

The Chinese government is planning to hand out about 15 million yuan worth of CBDC to about 130,000 residents of the Shenzhen community. These coins will be accepted in at least five thousand stores, with no minimum purchase required to be…

Brazil will launch its CBDC this year

The president of the Central Bank of Brazil, Roberto Campos Neto, reported that the pilot program of a digital currency issued by the institution will be applied this year. As indicated by the president of the entity, this is expected to…

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…

Russia introduced draft law on digital currencies

The Russian Ministry of Finance has sent a draft law for the regulation of digital currencies to the national government that aims to establish the legal bases for the cryptocurrency market and the rules for its circulation in the country.…