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Digital Ruble: Russia Unveils Plans to Test Central Bank Digital Currency

20.10.2020
As China is actively testing its digital yuan, Russia is now planning to build and test a central bank digital currency, the digital ruble. Meanwhile, the Bank of Russia has proposed limiting the amount of bitcoin retail investors can buy. Russia’s Central Bank Plans Digital Ruble The central...

Japanese messaging giant LINE reportedly working on CBDC platform

20.10.2020
The platform would aid central banks in Asia with developing a central bank digital currency

Monetary Stability: The IMF and Fed Chair Jerome Powell Discuss Digital Currency Implications

19.10.2020
On Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report on crypto assets like central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and global stablecoins (GSCs). Moreover, the IMF also hosted a virtual panel that discussed digital currencies and cross-border payments with the Federal Reserve Chair...

Private Vs. State-run digital currencies: which could replace the dollar?

19.10.2020
Author David Birch says a number of digital assets will arise to challenge the dollar as the dominant world currency

Better to get it right than to be first with CBDC, says US Fed chair

19.10.2020
The U.S. already has a “safe and active dynamic domestic payment system,” Powell argued

95% of winners in China’s CBDC lottery spent digital yuan prizes

19.10.2020
Some winners purchased additional digital yuan during the pilot

With job listing, Canada’s central bank takes additional steps towards a CBDC

18.10.2020
The winning candidate's primary task will be to monitor the latest developments related to electronic money, but also research “the development of a CBDC”

E-Krona or Bust, Says Sweden’s Chief Central Banker, Trying to Drag Swedish Govt Into Digital Age

16.10.2020
Riksbank Governor Stevan Ingves sees a Swedish digital currency as an imperative for his central bank

Law Decoded: The rivalry between central banks and global stablecoins, Oct. 9–16

16.10.2020
Talk of CBDCs and Facebook's Libra headlined this week's policy news, as international organizations weigh in on both

Bank of Spain to Weigh Digital Currency Design Proposals, ‘Implications’ Through 2021

16.10.2020
The "priority" research comes as Spain weighs a global pivot to digital economies

Digital Euro Within Decade ‘Very Likely,’ Says Finland’s Chief Central Banker

16.10.2020
Olli Rehn believes a digital euro "in one form or another" is all but inevitable

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set For New Record High + More News

16.10.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Mining news Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, or the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, is expected to rise more than...

Five Russian banks express interest in piloting digital ruble

16.10.2020
The first pilots of Russia’s digital currency are expected to launch in H1 2021

Shariah Compliance Expert Says Cryptocurrencies Are Legit Commodities

16.10.2020
A shariah compliance expert, the current chairman of the Shariah Advisory Council at Malaysia’s central bank and a shariah board member at many financial companies, says that cryptocurrency is a legit commodity that can be exchanged. Cryptocurrency and Shariah Compliance Cryptocurrency...

The Bahamas central bank wants to make its digital 'Sand Dollar' global

15.10.2020
The Bahamas’ digital currency is currently used domestically

Nigeria Protest Group Asks for Bitcoin Donations After Regulators Blocks Bank Account

15.10.2020
A Nigerian protest group called Feminist Coalition is asking well-wishers to make donations via bitcoin after authorities reportedly blocked the organization’s bank account. Feminist Coalition is one of the many groups spearheading protests against alleged police brutality by a Nigerian...

Russian Central Bank Wants to Cap Bitcoin Buying at USD 7,800 a Year

14.10.2020
Once again, Russia has a worrying idea for the local crypto industry and users as Russia’s Central Bank announced a new proposal that would seek to place an annual cap of around USD 7,800 (BTC 0.68) on crypto purchases for everyone in the country barring accredited investors. In an official...