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Fiserv CEO embraces stablecoins

Payments Dive

The company should also be prepared if a federal bill regulating stablecoins is signed into law, he added. What if Congress passes a cryptocurrency law “and we suddenly have to stand up a (cryptocurrency) wallet and we’re told to do it in X number of months?” We’re going to help them develop the capabilities.” Lyons said.

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Bitcoin Depot CEO weighs in on new California law

Payments Dive

Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz contends a new California law will “create economic challenges” for his company and other crypto ATM operators.

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Facebook's Libra will force a reckoning on crypto, privacy law

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In the eyes of regulators, Facebook and bitcoin have a lot in common. Both challenge citizens' relationship to privacy, and both use technology in ways that current laws were unprepared for.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin ATM Installations Jump By 85 Pct; Argentinian Lawmaker To Introduce Crypto Bill

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The count of bitcoin ATMs has jumped this year, rising by 85 percent to just under 11,800, CoinDesk reported. Congressman Ignacio Torres plans to put the law regarding crypto to the legislative body. And the parliament of Argentina will be presented with new legislation that offers a digital currency framework, Cointelegraph reported.

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French Court Says Bitcoin Is Money

PYMNTS

A French court has decided that bitcoin is money, the first time a court in France has issued such a ruling, according to a report from Les Echos Sunday (March 8). The decision came about following a clash between the Bitcoin marketplace Paymium and the crypto investment company BitSpread.

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US Treasury Proposes Sweeping New Disclosure Rules On Bitcoin, Other Cryptos 

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18) that the government says would make convertible digital currencies like bitcoin less attractive to criminals engaging in crimes such as ransomware attacks. Bitcoin is a popular example. Treasury Department proposed sweeping new rules late Friday (Dec.

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El Salvador amends Bitcoin law ahead of important vote

The Paypers

El Salvador's Congress has approved an amendment to the country's bitcoin law, passing a bill proposed by President Nayib Bukele shortly before the vote.

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