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China Launches Digital Yuan ‘Hard Wallet’ Card Pilot Program
10.1.2021
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have green lighted a physical card-wallet pilot to test its digital yuan. Coffee shop staff in a Shanghai-based university hospital was chosen as participants in the pilot. Wallet Card Can Pay or Accept e-CNY Without Wi-Fi or a Mobile Connection According...
Law Decoded: Insurrections, transitions, monitoring transactions and 2021, Jan. 1–8
8.1.2021
After watching protestors scale the walls of the Capitol Building, the U.S. will likely not be in the mood for financial regulation in the next couple of weeks
The EURST Stablecoin Set the Path That Major Central Banks Now Want to Follow
8.1.2021
From Asia to Europe, major central banks all around the world are expected to announce their own digital currencies soon. This is vindication that stablecoins like EURST are on the right path forward, and they can serve to show how national economies should reinvent themselves following the current...
Trump Signs Order to Ban Ma’s Alipay, Other Chinese Apps
7.1.2021
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday banning the Alipay payment platform and seven other apps with links to the Chinese, saying the apps can access private information from their users. Separately, U.S. officials are considering banning U.S. citizens from investing...
Trump bans Chinese payment apps, including AliPay and WeChat Pay
6.1.2021
The trade war with China homes in on the country's thriving digital payments industry
Italian Banking Association launches experimental digital euro project
6.1.2021
The Italian Banking Association, ABI, is conducting digital euro tests as the European Central Bank is yet to make a clear decision on a central bank digital currency
Ukraine Chooses Stellar Foundation to Develop Its CBDC, Regulatory Infrastructure for Stablecoins
6.1.2021
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine has picked the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) to develop its central bank digital currency project (CBDC). Ukraine Picks Stellar Foundation to Develop Its Central Bank Digital Currency and National Virtual Asset Strategy According to...
Ukraine taps Stellar to develop digital asset infrastructure, including CBDC framework
4.1.2021
Stellar XLM’s development arm will work with the Ukrainian government on several digital asset initiatives
Russian CBDC To Create 'Centralized Database' of Spending, Expert Warns
4.1.2021
Another Russian crypto expert has warned of the dangers of the nation’s Central Bank issuing a so-called digital ruble, claiming that neither consumers nor banks are yet sold on the idea of using a digital fiat.
In an interview with AB News, Viktor Dostov, the Chairman of the Russian Electronic...
Selected Shenzhen residents to get lottery 'red envelopes' with digital yuan
4.1.2021
Winners of the city's lottery will have 10 days to spend their gifted digital currency, at any of 10,000 supported merchants
Happy New Year Of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Alts, DeFi, CBDC & Other Trends!
1.1.2021
On this first day (UTC time) of the new year, we will turn to the future and look into the predictions we have already published for 2021: on crypto space in general, individual cryptoassets, prices, technology, adoption, investment, regulation, security, as well as decentralized finance (DeFi)...
Top 10 crypto and blockchain stories of 2020
31.12.2020
Corporations and institutional investors seeking an alternate store of value amid the pandemic crisis drove crypto to new heights in 2020
Production of $2.7 Million-per-Episode: South Korean Crypto-Related TV Drama Series Is Set to Start in 2021
31.12.2020
A major South Korean TV series with crypto and blockchain-related topics is set to launch its production stage at the beginning of 2021, directed by Gemstone Film, in collaboration with firms in China and the United States. South Korean Crypto-Related TV Drama Series ‘Pumping Time’...
These 2020 blockchain tech developments have set the stage for 2021
30.12.2020
2020 has been a stellar year for blockchain technology, laying important foundations for the year ahead
2020 has provided the incentive to rethink our approach to money
30.12.2020
A terrible year has still presented a unique opportunity to rethink how money is managed and used in our society
Digital Currencies Could Outshine SWIFT System, Says Central Bank of Russia’s Deputy Governor
29.12.2020
The first deputy governor of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has been vocal in a recent online meeting, reported by Russia Today (RT), about the topic of digital currencies challenging the SWIFT international payments system and make it redundant. Digital Currencies Could Challenge SWIFT System...
Did CBDCs affect the crypto space in 2020, and what’s next in 2021? Experts answer
27.12.2020
CBDCs are one of the major topics in crypto this year, and the experts that Cointelegraph spoke to have a lot to say about it
The pandemic year ends with a tokenized carbon cap-and-trade solution
27.12.2020
Lowering CO2 emissions and lessening carbon-intensive approaches are the essential goals in global efforts to fight climate change
Amid inflation woes, Turkey announces CBDC tests planned for 2021
26.12.2020
While the announcement came as a surprise to some, a digital Lira has been in the works since 2019
Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says Central Bank Governor
26.12.2020
Naci Ağbal's comments would place Turkey on the fast track to central bank digital currency