North Dakota mulls bill to safeguard consumers from crypto ATM scams

North Dakota regulators are debating a bill that introduces consumer protections to combat scams involving cryptocurrency ATMs. During a Jan. 22 hearing, lawmakers in North Dakota discussed House Bill 1447, introduced to the state’s legislative assembly earlier this month, which seeks to cap daily withdrawals, regulate transaction fees, and mandate fraud warning notices on crypto […]

Kenya mulls local office mandate for crypto providers: report

Kenya is considering a policy that would require crypto providers to establish local offices in an effort to enhance regulatory oversight. Kenya is mulling a new policy that would require crypto businesses to open local offices, aiming to tighten oversight of the country’s fast-growing virtual asset industry, Bloomberg has learned, citing a draft law on […]

Czech Central Bank governor mulls Bitcoin allocation

Aleš Michl, governor of the Czech National Bank, flirted with the idea of adding Bitcoin to the bank’s reserves but emphasized that the idea remains in its early stages. In an interview with local media CNN Prima News, ČNB governor Aleš Michl said he considers Bitcoin (BTC) an “interesting option” for diversifying the bank’s reserves. […]