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Blockchain as an Infrastructure: A Deep Dive Into China’s DLT Strategy
23.6.2020
China is not playing catch-up, but rather exploring aggressively pragmatic ways to deploy a digital infrastructure for the whole economy with the blockchain tech implementation
China’s CBDC Adoption Plan Puts Domestic Monetary Control at Forefront
23.6.2020
China’s planned CBDC rollout is expected to see the digital yuan dovetailing with the country’s electronic payment systems
Italian Banking Association Ready to Accept Digital Euro
23.6.2020
The Italian Banking Association announced it would be ready to start work on a European central bank digital currency
CBDCs Don’t Fix Broken Monetary Policy, Say Execs at Stablecoin Saga
22.6.2020
CBDCs promise to speed up existing systems but are unlikely to change the direction central banks have already been taking
Blockchain Bites: Bitmain’s $4B Valuation, Cambodia’s CBDC and BTC-e’s Bust
22.6.2020
Bitmain's ousted co-founder is offering to buy his rival out of the company at a $4B valuation, significantly less than at the company's height
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 22, 2020
22.6.2020
With gold up and the price of bitcoin treading water, today we're talking academic piracy and Cambodia's blockchain plot to escape the dollar
Digital Yuan’s Backend Development Complete, Says Chinese Official
22.6.2020
A former senior official of the People’s Bank of China said that the country has completed the backend architecture development of its digital currency
Italian Banks Are Ready to Trial a Digital Euro
22.6.2020
The Italian Banking Association announced last week that its banks were interested in piloting a digital euro
Singapore to Explore Central Bank Digital Currency With China
19.6.2020
Singapore’s central bank is looking to join forces with China in exploring central bank digital currencies
Bank of Thailand Launches Digital Currency Pilot Project
19.6.2020
The Bank of Thailand launched a project to pilot test its CBDC payment system with the largest building material provider in the country
Fed Chair on CBDC: ‘We Need to Understand It First and Best’ — But Is He Too Late?
17.6.2020
The Fed is looking at issuing a central bank digital currency, but can’t point to any concrete progress
South Korean Crypto Tax Reports, Canada's CBDC + More News
17.6.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Regulation news
South Korea’s deputy prime minister and finance ministry chief Hong Nam-ki has confirmed the reports about...
Blockchain Bites: River’s Rise, Canada’s CBDC and Bitcoin’s Whales Post-Halving
17.6.2020
The number of Bitcoin whales is at its highest level since 2017, as the network adjusts its difficulty setting for the first time post-halving
China Considering East Asia Regional Cryptocurrency to Rival Dollar and Libra
17.6.2020
China comes up with yet another crypto-related plan to take on the hegemony of the U.S. dollar in international payments
Canada’s Central Bank Is Serious About Designing a CBDC, Job Posting Reveals
16.6.2020
The Bank of Canada is preparing to design its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), detailing its plans in a new job posting
South Korea to Review Legal Issues Surrounding Potential CBDC Launch
15.6.2020
The Bank of Korea has tapped six experts to assess possible legal issues surrounding the launch of a central bank digital currency
China Could Roll Out Its CBDC Without Anyone Realizing
15.6.2020
Ledger’s Glen Woo believes that China’s central bank digital currency could be deployed using existing payment rails without citizens noticing the change
Blockchain Firm Pitches CBDC Operating System to Bank of England
12.6.2020
As the monetary impacts of the coronavirus drive discussions surrounding central bank digital currencies, a U.K. blockchain firm has proposed a CDBD system to the Bank of England
Law Decoded: Dead Men Face No Charges, June 6-12
12.6.2020
Blockchain for distributing votes and independent digital dollars take center stage in the this week’s regulation news
US Financial Services Committee Hearing Discussed the Creation of a ‘Digital Dollar’
12.6.2020
On June 11, 2020, the United States Congress Financial Services Committee held a remote hearing about the creation of a “digital dollar.” A number of well known individuals participated including the former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Christopher...