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Biden Wants Cuba Remittances Policy ‘Tough on the Regime and Soft on the Cuban People’
International // November 07, 2021

The White House is seeking “innovative options” to restart remittances to Cuba, it said when sending back some recommendations that had been made by the Treasury Department and State Department, Reuters reported Friday (Nov. 5). The President Joe Biden administration wants to allow Cuban Americans...

Dubai’s SFM Corporate Services Accepts Crypto Payments
B2B Payments // September 02, 2021

Dubai-based SFM corporate services, which has helped investors and entrepreneurs incorporate businesses in nearly 25 countries, has seen a 10% increase in business since it started accepting cryptocurrency as payment for business formation services, Gulf Business reported Thursday (Sept. 2). SFM will accept bitcoin, Ethereum,...

Cuba Officially Endorses Crypto For Payments
Cryptocurrency // August 27, 2021

Cuba is opening the door to cryptocurrencies, allowing the digital currency to be used for payments in the country after it explores a framework for regulations and licensing, the Associated Press and other news outlets reported on Friday (Aug. 27).  Cuba, cryptocurrencies, payments The island’s...

Bitcoin Daily: Cubans Use Cryptocurrencies For Remittances In Wake Of US Sanctions; Swiss National Bank,...
Bitcoin // December 03, 2020

About 10,000 Cubans have turned to bitcoin and altcoins, including ethereum and dogecoin, to skirt around U.S. sanctions, according to a report from Deutsche Welle’s Spanish-language service, reported CryptoNews. Cubans overseas use BitRemesas, a crypto exchange, to essentially transfer money to family in Cuba through...

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Cuba Implements Regulations to Combat Inflation and Off-the-Books Economy

August 03, 2023
The Cuban Central Bank has issued new regulations designed to address runaway inflation and the large off-the-books economy that has developed in the midst of the country’s economic crisis. The regulations, which went into effect Thursday (Aug. 3), put a limit of 5,000 pesos on cash transactions between state and private businesses and bans those […]

Biden Wants Cuba Remittances Policy ‘Tough on the Regime and Soft on the Cuban People’

November 07, 2021
The White House is seeking “innovative options” to restart remittances to Cuba, it said when sending back some recommendations that had been made by the Treasury Department and State Department,...

Cuba Officially Endorses Crypto For Payments

August 27, 2021
Cuba is opening the door to cryptocurrencies, allowing the digital currency to be used for payments in the country after it explores a framework for regulations and licensing, the Associated...

Bitcoin Daily: Cubans Use Cryptocurrencies For Remittances In Wake Of US Sanctions; Swiss National Bank,...

December 03, 2020
About 10,000 Cubans have turned to bitcoin and altcoins, including ethereum and dogecoin, to skirt around U.S. sanctions, according to a report from Deutsche Welle’s Spanish-language service, reported CryptoNews. Cubans...