Bank of Russia Sets Out to Regulate Digital Asset Taxation, Exchange, Still Opposed to Crypto – Regulation Bitcoin News

The Central Bank of Russia supports the development of digital financial assets but remains opposed to legalizing crypto payments, its top management has reiterated. The monetary authority is now working on a set of regulatory proposals that will be submitted to parliament by the end of the year. Russia’s Central Bank Takes Legislative Initiative in Digital Assets Regulation The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) intends to file a legislative package concerning the regulation of digital financial assets (DFAs) with the State Duma, the lower house of parliament. Under…

Russia’s Digital Ruble Integrated Into Banking App – Finance Bitcoin News

VTB has become the first Russian bank to add the digital ruble to its mobile application. The integration is currently being tested with accounts set up for legal entities. Select customers will be granted access in the coming months and will be able to join the trials. VTB’s Mobile App to Support Digital Ruble Transfers and Payments VTB Bank has led the way among financial institutions in Russia to develop a prototype feature allowing users of its banking app to open accounts and make transfers with the digital version of…

Digital Currency Group aporta US$140M a la empresa de trading Genesis

“Si bien la operativa de nuestros negocios de préstamos y trading no se vio afectada por los acontecimientos de mercado que se dieron recientemente, Genesis ha comenzado a dar los primeros pasos para fortalecer su balance con un aporte de capital adicional de US$140 millones por parte de la empresa matriz, Digital Currency Group”, la compañía informó a clientes en un email. La información fue confirmada por un vocero de DCG. Source

FTX Digital Markets Assets Frozen by Bahamian Regulator: Bloomberg

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Queen Maxima of Netherlands Sees Multiple Benefits of Digital Euro – Regulation Bitcoin News

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has outlined multiple benefits central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could bring, particularly in the area of financial inclusion. “Governments could use a digital euro to channel financial support to low-income households. This would deepen longer-term inclusion, and act as a gateway to other financial services,” she said. Queen Maxima Envisions a Better Future With CBDCs Queen Maxima of the Netherlands talked about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) Monday at the “Towards a legislative framework enabling a digital euro for citizens and businesses” conference. She is…

Brussels to Put Out Digital Euro Law Shortly, ECB’s Lagarde Says – Finance Bitcoin News

The European Commission is going to present a legislative proposal for a digital euro in the near future, President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has indicated. EU legislators are expected to define the new currency’s legal tender status and determine its privacy features. EU Commission to Propose Legislation for Eurozone’s Digital Currency Authorities in the euro area have already made good progress in exploring the rationale and the potential benefits and risks of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) noted during…

Galaxy Digital Reveals Update on Ties to FTX, Partnership Has ‘Exposure of Approximately $76.8 Million’ – Bitcoin News

Following the issues surrounding FTX, the publicly-listed firm Galaxy Digital published its third-quarter earnings report and noted it has an “exposure of approximately $76.8 million of cash and digital assets to FTX.” The news follows a great number of exchange executives announcing that they had zero material exposure to the troubled exchange. Galaxy Digital Has Close to $77 Million in FTX Exposure After Galaxy Digital was dealt with a blow from the Terra blockchain fallout and UST depegging event, the company has revealed exposure to the embattled crypto exchange FTX.…

Galaxy Digital discloses $77M exposure to FTX, $48M likely locked in withdrawals

In its latest quarterly earnings call on Nov. 9, blockchain financial services firm Galaxy Digital disclosed that it had an exposure of $76.8 million consisting of cash and digital assets to troubled cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Of this amount, Galaxy Digital said that $47.5 million are currently in the withdrawal process. The day prior, FTX announced it had halted all withdrawals after the combination of a consumer bank run and a devastating price decline in its native FTT token, which the exchange uses for collateral, led to a liquidity crisis.  Despite…

Cross-ecosystem Platform Evmos Partners With Anchorage Digital to Offer Custody and Staking

“We’ve seen a great deal of interest in Cosmos’ ecosystem assets and interoperability networks like Evmos, especially where staking early counts” said Diogo Monica, president and co-founder of Anchorage Digital. “As the digital asset ecosystem continues to grow, cross-chain networks like Evmos are playing an increasingly important role by making it easier to transact and communicate across distinct blockchains.” Source

Crypto Finance Firm Galaxy Digital Reveals $76.8M Exposure Linked to FTX

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