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It's now or never — The US has to prepare itself for digital currency
25.9.2021
If the United States is still not ready for central bank digital currency, it will stay on the sidelines of tech and financial innovations
Bhutan Partners With Ripple to Pilot Digital Ngultrum on a Private Ledger
25.9.2021
The Central Bank of Bhutan, the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA), has partnered with Ripple to start testing a model of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) using Ripple’s technology. The test will be using Ripple’s own CBDC private ledger, to support similar use cases. The pilot...
China’s Crypto Crackdown: Fundamentals Still Show Bull Market Continuation, Bobby Lee Says ‘Don’t Panic’
24.9.2021
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, published a Q&A to its website which said that Chinese citizens participating in virtual currency exchange offshore is “considered illegal financial activity.” The PBOC also reiterated comments it...
Acting OCC head warns that ‘fools gold’ in DeFi reminds him of lead-up to GFC
24.9.2021
While crypto has been mostly weathered past hacks, scams, and crashes, acting OCC head Michael Hsu warns the risks may be multiplying as the technology goes mainstream
Fed Chair Powell Updates Progress of Digital Dollar, Says ‘I Don’t Think We Are Behind’ on CBDC
24.9.2021
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has shared the progress of the Fed’s work on a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital dollar. “We are working proactively to evaluate whether to issue a CBDC and, if so, in what form,” he said, adding that he does not believe...
BUSD: A case study for stablecoin compliance and security
23.9.2021
Are stablecoins really stable? An in-depth case study based on the third-biggest stablecoin in the world answers the industry’s most pressing concerns
Central Bank of Ukraine Supports Crypto Industry, Fears Cryptocurrency
23.9.2021
The National Bank of Ukraine recognizes the benefits of endorsing crypto innovations but also fears cryptocurrencies could gain ground on the national fiat. Announcing its monetary policy guidelines for the near future, the regulator noted it’s going to defend the status of the hryvnia...
Solana-Powered Defi Platform Orca Raises $18 Million — AMM Commands Over $300 Million TVL
23.9.2021
The decentralized exchange (dex) platform Orca has announced the platform has raised $18 million in a Series A financing round with Polychain, Placeholder, and Three Arrows co-leading the funding. The dex platform is a Solana-based project that aims to be the “go-to swap” platform...
Biden to nominate anti-crypto and anti-big bank law professor to run the OCC
23.9.2021
Omarova has stated she hopes to “end banking as we know it” but believes large financial firms can abuse the crypto market outside of regulators’ view
Argentinian Exchange Ripio Raises $50 Million in Latest Funding Round Led by DCG
22.9.2021
Ripio, a Latin American (Latam) exchange headquartered in Argentina, raised $50 million in its latest funding round, led by Digital Currency Group (DCG). The exchange, which has a stronghold in countries like Argentina and Brazil, will use these new funds to further expand to new countries in...
US Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchange, Bitcoin Mining at Home + More News
21.9.2021
ilitating transactions involving illicit proceeds for at least eight ransomware variants - marking its first such move against a virtual currency exchange over ransomware activity. Some virtual curre
New Crypto Aims to Solve ‘Zimbabwe’s Money Problems Using Blockchain Technology’
21.9.2021
The Zimbabwean currency’s collapse in 2008 and record hyperinflation are widely seen as textbook examples of what can go wrong with a centralized currency. For instance, some cryptocurrency enthusiasts — as well as opponents of the fiat currency system in general — have...
Turkey Is ‘at War’ With Cryptocurrency, Says President Erdogan
21.9.2021
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has clarified the government’s stance on cryptocurrencies, stating that the country is at war with crypto. He emphasized that Turkey will continue with its own currency. A War and a Struggle Against Cryptocurrency Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Nigerian Central Bank Threats Force Parallel Exchange Rate Tracker to Suspend Service
20.9.2021
Following threats from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the management of Abokifx, a website that tracks the Nigerian currency’s black market exchange rates, has announced the suspension of their daily updates. This suspension will remain in effect until Abokifx gets “better clarity...
$2 Billion Worth of Unpeeled Casascius Physical Bitcoins: There’s Less Than 20,000 Coins Left Active
19.9.2021
While bitcoin continues to become more scarce every day, the most popular set of physical bitcoins, crafted by Mike Caldwell from 2011 to 2013, have become far scarcer than their digital counterparts. As of September 18, 2021, there are now less than 20,000 active bitcoins from the Casascius...
100 years ago, Henry Ford proposed ‘energy currency’ to replace gold
18.9.2021
Bitcoin appears to meet the definition of an energy-backed currency proposed by the famed American inventor during the interbellum period
Nigerian Currency Plunges to New Low of 570 — 10% of Value Lost in Under 30 Days
17.9.2021
The Nigerian currency, the naira, plunged to a new all-time low of N570 for every dollar on September 16, 2021. This new exchange rate means since August 17, the naira has now lost about a tenth of its value on the foreign currency black market. Naira Overvalued In spite of this plunge, which...
Central Bank of Turkey Expands Research, Prepares to Test Digital Lira on New Platform
16.9.2021
The Turkish central bank has established a new platform together with technology stakeholders to further the development of a digitalized version of the national fiat currency. The new collaboration will allow Turkey to focus on expanding research and conducting tests of the prospective digital...
Turkish central bank taps local tech firms for digital currency R&D
15.9.2021
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has signed agreements with various firms to form the Digital Turkish Lira Collaboration Platform
Digital Ruble to Help Curb Use of ‘Money Surrogates,’ Russia Says in Financial Strategy Document
15.9.2021
The launch of a digital ruble will be among Russia’s key priorities of digitalization this decade, the country’s financial market development strategy has confirmed. The document claims the issuance of a digital national fiat will help the central bank to prevent Russians from using...