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Former Government Employees, Compliance Officers Rally for Detained Binance Executive

Tigran Gambaryan has been detained in Nigeria since February.

A group of former prosecutors and government employees rallied in front of the United Nations in support of Tigran Gambaryan, who's been detained in Nigeria since February. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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UN Says Tether Plays Major Role in Illicit Activity in East Asia; Stablecoin Issuer Hits Back

Tether said it was "disappointed" that the report had singled out its stablecoin, USDT.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Analyses

UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Lead to Sweeping Surveillance of Crypto Worldwide

The treaty’s current draft language would require crypto companies to implement intrusive mass surveillance systems, turning over financial information to governments automatically, say Marta Belcher and Kurt Opsahl of the Filecoin Foundation.

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Analyses

In Davos, Blockchain Yields More Promises Than Problems

A United Nations official makes the case for the underlying technology behind cryptocurrencies.

As it did in 2022, Circle put up massive banner ads near the Davos Dorf train station for the World Economic Forum's 2023 conference. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Vidéos

United Nations Taps Stellar Blockchain to Aid War-Impacted Ukrainians

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is working with Stellar Development Foundation to send USDC stablecoins across the Stellar blockchain to Ukrainians impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion. "The Hash" panel discusses the crypto for social good use case in times of conflict.

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Crypto-Linked Terror Attacks Probably Quadrupled, UN Official Says: Report

As many as 20% of terror attacks may be financed by crypto, up from 5% a few years ago, said Svetlana Martynova.

United Nations building (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Vidéos

Grayscale Takes Over Key Role for Bitcoin Trust from Genesis; UN Agency Recession Risk Warning

A United Nations agency said Monday the Fed and other central banks risk pushing the global economy into recession if officials keep raising interest rates. Plus, Grayscale Investments, which offers the world’s biggest bitcoin (BTC) trust, is bringing a key administrative role for all of its products in-house through a newly created broker-dealer unit.

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UN Development Arm: Developing Countries Should Ban Banks From Holding Crypto

Developing countries should introduce widespread restrictions on crypto usage given the risks to tax collection, monetary policy and financial stability, and ban banks from holding crypto, the United Nations’ development arm said in three reports published Thursday. “The Hash” team discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.

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Ban Banks From Holding Crypto, UN Development Body Says

UNCTAD recommends extra taxes on transactions and ad restrictions to boost states' revenue and safeguard financial stability in developing countries.

The UN Conference on Trade and Development warns that the rising use of crypto for domestic payments and remittances may cause “leakage” of development funds. (Gregory Adams/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance to Donate $10M to Ukraine Refugees, Opens Crowdfunding Project

Binance said the money will be donated to NGOs on the ground to help refugees and children.

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