“Iran has now joined the ranks of countries allowing crypto payments for residents. One of the building blocks behind cryptocurrencies was for them to be used as a method of payment but there is still a lot of hurdles to this.” Bitcoinist

“2TM Group, the parent company of Brazil’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin, reportedly acquired a controlling stake in Portuguese-based digital asset trading venue CriptoLoja. Last year, the latter became the first platform in Portugal with an official license as a “virtual asset service provider.” CryptoPotato

“China does not want its crackdown on cryptocurrencies to cause the country to fall behind in the NFT boom.” Cointelegraph

“The Indian government is mulling the taxation of cryptocurrencies as business income, in a decision which could double the tax burden on investors, according to a local report. ” Forkast

“Major Thai companies are heavily investing money into Bitcoin as the number of people estimated to own cryptocurrency in the Southeast Asian nation surged over 400% in 2021 from the year before to 3.6 million, Nikkei Asia reported.” Blockchain.News