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Japan Adds Garantex to Sanctions List Tied to Ukraine War
The Japanese government has expanded its sanctions against Russia by adding the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex to a new set of measures aimed at disrupting Russian financial activity tied to the war in Ukraine. The ...

Japan Adds Garantex to Sanctions List Targeting Russia Over Ukraine
Japan has broadened its sanctions against Russia as the war in Ukraine continues, adding the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex to a new asset-freeze list. The update, announced in a joint statement by...

El Salvador Gets $138M IMF Tranche After Bitcoin Waiver Approval
The International Monetary Fund has approved the immediate release of roughly $138 million to El Salvador under its $1.4 billion financing program, even though the country did not fully meet certain performance...

El Salvador Gets $138M IMF Tranche After Bitcoin Tax Waivers Granted
The International Monetary Fund has approved the immediate release of roughly $138 million to El Salvador under its $1.4 billion financing program, following the completion of the IMF’s second and third rev...

Russia’s Finance Ministry Makes First Payroll in Digital Rubles
Russia’s Ministry of Finance said Friday that some of its employees have started receiving wages in digital rubles—marking an early real-world use case for the central bank’s tokenized currency. The option for p...

Russia’s Finance Ministry Starts Paying Wages in Digital Rubles
Russia’s Ministry of Finance says some of its employees have started receiving wages in the country’s central bank digital currency, with payments in digital rubles available on a voluntary basis. In a press rel...

Community Banks Sue OCC, Challenging Trust Bank Charters for Crypto Firms
A trade group representing US community banks has taken the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to court, arguing the regulator is overstepping its authority by allowing cryptocurrency firm...

Community Banks Sue the OCC Over Crypto Bank Charter Approvals
Crypto’s push into mainstream finance has triggered another legal challenge in the United States. The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the Comptroller of t...