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Jul 17
Andorra green lights Bitcoin and Blockchain with Digital Assets Act

A small light of progress shines from Andorra, a tiny European country nestled between France and Spain. The country’s government, the General Council of Andorra, recently approved the Digital Assets Act, a regulatory framework for digital currencies and blockchain technology.  The act is split into two parts. The first regards the creation of digital money, […]

Jul 17
Bitcoin ready to attack key trendline, says data as BTC price holds $20K

Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated higher on July 16 after the Wall Street trading week finished with modest gains for United States equities. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Can Bitcoin bulls reclaim the 200-week moving average? Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD ranging between $20,500 and $21,000 into the weekend. The pair thus […]

Jul 17
How blockchain technology is used to save the environment

In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging technologies and sustainability, and provides the latest developments around taxes, AML/CFT regulations and legal issues affecting crypto and blockchain. In June, the United Nations held its “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all — […]

Jul 17
UnitedHealth stock gains after profit beat and raised outlook, as revenue tops $80 billion

Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, +5.44% climbed 1.0% in premarket trading Friday, after the health care services and benefits company reported second-quarter earnings that were comfortably above expectations citing “balanced” growth across its businesses, and raised its full-year profit outlook. Net income rose to $5.07 billion, or $5.34 a share, from $4.27 billion, or […]

Jul 17
Transcript of Governor Gabriel Makhlouf’s interview with Niall Brady, The Sunday Times

Interview with Governor Makhlouf conducted 16 June 2022 Niall Brady: Okay, well listen thanks again for taking the time to talk to me.  You had a very busy week, from what I see yesterday was a busy day for you.  Gabriel Makhlouf: I’ve had a busy fortnight.  Niall Brady: Really?  Why a busy fortnight Gabriel […]

Jul 17
Central Bank Governor visits Tipperary to meet businesses and students

Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf met with businesses and students from Tipperary yesterday during his day-long visit.  Governor Makhlouf met with local entrepreneurs, staff and Government agencies at Tipperary Technology Park, where conversations included the importance of local digital hubs and local economic development in a hybrid working world recovering from […]