Hirokazu Matsuno, Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Japanese government, reported during a press conference that his government is working on a bill that allows reviewing the legal regulations on currencies that allow the inclusion of cryptocurrency exchanges.
The Japanese country plans to modify its…
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Sánchez presented a plan to alleviate the effects of the war
The President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, presented the measures that allow establishing the bases for a decree on the national plan to deal with the economic and social consequences of the war between Russia and Ukraine, which will be…
The US and the EU could apply more sanctions against Russia
The European Union (EU) and the United States (USA) are discussing possible additional sanctions against Russia as part of a joint response to damage its economy in retaliation for the military attack on Ukraine.
"We will continue to…
Russian official urges cryptocurrency mining legalization
Evgeny Grabchak, Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia, called for cryptocurrency mining to be legalized in the country as soon as possible, through a regulation that establishes all the necessary points.
“The legal vacuum makes it difficult…
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…
Moscow stock exchange resumes operations
The Moscow Stock Exchange restarted its operations with shares, after having been closed since last February 25 in what has been the longest period of closure of the Moscow stock market. It reopened although with a series of limitations,…
Cyber attacks in Ukraine have grown by 20%
Cyber attacks recorded in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion have grown by 20% to 1,446 weekly threats, according to data collected and published by Check Point Research (CPR).
CPR, Check Point's Threat Intelligence…
Russia bans Instagram and Facebook
A Moscow court banned the social networks Facebook and Instagram after considering that their parent company, Meta, is "extremist", thus admitting a request from the General Prosecutor's Office, which also called for the application of the…
Venezuelan oil production increased 4 % in February
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reported in its monthly report that Venezuelan oil production increased by 4 % in February compared to January pumping, based on official figures.
The information highlights that the…
Bank of England raises rates a quarter point
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England decided to increase, for the third consecutive time, the reference interest rate for operations by 25 basis points, going to 0.75 %. The decision was approved with votes in favor against…
Ukraine assesses its losses at $ 565 million
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denis Shmygal, determined that the losses due to Russian aggression against Ukraine are valued at 565,000 million dollars, for which he has asked to strengthen sanctions against Russia after a meeting with his…