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Block.one free to focus on $10B crypto business after lawsuit settlements

14.6.2021
With legal troubles seemingly behind the company, Block.one could set its sights on finally making a significant dent in the crypto and blockchain space

BIS Official Insists Bitcoin Fails Means of Payment Test, Calls El Salvador’s BTC Law ‘Interesting Experiment’

11.6.2021
An official at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and former member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), Benoit Coeure, insists that bitcoin has not passed the test of being a means of payment. He calls El Salvador’s move to make the cryptocurrency legal tender...

Swiss, French Central Banks to Trial Wholesale CBDC Settlements With BIS and Private Sector

11.6.2021
The central banks of Switzerland and France are joining hands with the Bank for International Settlements to test wholesale central bank digital currencies in cross-border transactions. The experiment will be conducted with the help of a private sector consortium led by Accenture. European Central...

Kalashnikov Eyes Digital Ruble Settlements as Russia Aims to Replace ‘Dirty Money’

5.6.2021
Kalashnikov Group, the Russian firearms manufacturer, is ready to transition to settlements in digital currency. The announcement came from the international economic forum in Saint Petersburg where the central bank of Russia reaffirmed its intention to replace “dirty”...

Bank of America partnership with Paxos will allow same-day trade settlements

17.5.2021
Joining the Paxos Settlement Service could allow many Bank of America customers to settle stock trades in minutes rather than days

Bank of International Settlements Chief Says Cryptocurrencies Being Used to Evade Laws- Advocates for More Regulation

26.3.2021
Agustin Carstens, the general manager at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has claimed that cryptocurrencies are “used to evade laws and should therefore face more regulation.” Carstens, who has attacked bitcoin in the past, suggests that many crypto assets are “used...

Bank of International Settlements head says cryptos require more regulation

24.3.2021
Agustín Carstens has called for cryptocurrencies to be subject to more regulations while arguing that virtual currencies have not made a significant dent in global finance

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Says Bitcoin Is a Substitute for Gold

22.3.2021
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sees cryptocurrency as a substitute for gold, rather than the dollar. However, he cautioned that crypto assets, including bitcoin, are highly volatile and not useful as a store of value. Fed Chair Sees Bitcoin as a Gold Substitute During a webinar sponsored...

Coinbase Opts out of IPO Routine, Chooses Popular Direct Listing Route

30.1.2021
The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase recently announced the company plans to do a direct listing, as opposed to following the initial public offering (IPO) route. The decision means that Coinbase can float its shares on an exchange without hiring a financial institution...

BIS Chief Banker Criticizes Bitcoin as Inherently Risky, Says BTC Vulnerable to 51% Attack

29.1.2021
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) general manager Agustin Carstens has criticized bitcoin saying the asset was inherently risky and “increasingly vulnerable” to a 51% attack. A long time bitcoin (BTC) skeptic, Carstens stressed that only central banks should be issuing digital...

The ‘central bank of central banks’ is building a CBDC settlement platform

22.1.2021
The Bank of International Settlements has outlined plans to embark on a variety of CBDC trials worldwide this year

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

Tierion to Repay ICO Investors Up to $25M Plus Interest in SEC Settlement

24.12.2020
The SEC order effectively blows up 1 billion TNT tokens

Retail Trading Platforms Pile Into $5M Funding Round for Zero Hash Crypto Settlements Firm

2.9.2020
Three trading platforms focused on the retail market have participated in the $4.75 million Series C for a crypto settlement service

Russia and China De-dollarization Approaching ‘Breakthrough Moment’

20.8.2020
China and Russia are collaborating to reduce their dependence on the U.S. dollar. Trade settlements in USD between the two countries have fallen below 50% for the first time. De-dollarization in Russia and China The dollar’s share of trade between Russia and China was only 46% of settlements...