Car imports in Iran offered to pay with cryptocurrency
The cryptocurrency can be used as a means of payment for cars supplied to Iran, if agreed with the national central bank, Gholam Hossein Mozaffari, director general of the Kish Free Zone Organization, said this week. This need arose due to the fact that the regulator is currently unable to provide the necessary funding, due to the high inflation of the Iranian rial and the current sanctions policy against the country by the United States.
Blockchain Technology Association to Open in Switzerland
The Association of Blockchain Technologies will contribute to the promotion of innovative technologies in Switzerland. It will be based in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. The main goal of the new department is to help develop research and promote enterprises working with blockchain.
Sales of video cards for mining showed an increase of 49% in August
Residents of Russia have again become more actively interested in the mining process.
Bittrex stops serving residents of Ukraine and Belarus
Bittrex, a cryptocurrency platform, announced that it will suspend customer service in several countries – Ukraine, Belarus, Burundi, Mali, Myanmar, Nicaragua and Panama. It is noted that the main reason for such a decision was the need to bring the regulatory framework in accordance with the requirements of these jurisdictions.
EU Ministries of Finance urged to tighten the rules of circulation of stablecoins
Ministries of finance of five countries of the euro zone called for a revision of the policy in the field of working with stablecoins towards tightening. The initiators of this decision were the policy regulators of Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
SWIFT assesses the popularity of money laundering through cryptocurrencies
Researchers of the international interbank system SWIFT called the volume of money laundering through cryptocurrencies “relatively small”. In their report, they note that the role of digital assets in illegal activities is often exaggerated, since fiat funds are still the most popular in this area.
Installation of cryptomats in Germany will require permission from the authorities
Xiangsui County People’s Procuratorate has indicted six suspects in the PlusToken pyramid scheme.
Installation of cryptomats in Germany will require permission from the authorities
Specialized devices focused on the issuance of digital assets to residents of Germany are now subject to compulsory licensing from the Federal Financial Supervision Authority (BaFin). The regulator announced this on its official website.
French Delivery Network Just Eat Will Accept Bitcoin Payments
Digital assets continue to actively enter everyday life. Now customers of the French delivery network Just Eat have received the opportunity to pay for orders in cryptocurrency.
Binance plans to issue a crypto payment card in Russia
The largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance leaves no plans to issue its payment card in Russia, according to Cointelegraph. Despite the unfriendly position of the national Ministry of Finance on working with digital instruments in the country, aimed at partially banning transactions with such assets, the crypto company continues to work on a plan to launch plastic.

