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Kazakhstan's government-supported Astana International Finance Center (AIFC) said Tuesday it had signed a deal of cooperation with Maltese firm Exante Exante said it would work with the AIFC to develop the ex-Soviet nation's untapped cryptocurrency market Kazakhstan's entry into the digital currency ecosystem would be underpinned by Exante's new blockchain platform, 'Stasis' When it rains it pours. In August, Estonia proposed its own state-backed digital asset, which would be called...
Read More »Ryan Browne — Estonia wants to launch its own government-backed cryptocurrency called ‘estcoin’
Estonia has proposed to launch its own state-backed cryptocurrency, called "estcoin". Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin apparently gave feedback on the digital currency. It would be launched via the digital coin community's version of crowdfunding - an initial coin offering (ICO). Provocative article. Last month Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid said that her nation was "the only truly digital society," underpinned by the state. "Almost all our citizens' interactions with the government,...
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