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Digital Yuan Pilot Expands into Wealth Management, Securities & Education
11.1.2023
The central People’s Bank of China (PBoC)’s digital yuan is set to expand into the world of wealth management – and has also broken new ground in the field of education.
According to Shanghai Securities News, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed brokerage and investment bank China Galaxy Securities...
Five UK Associations Form Crypto Alliance to Steer Digital Asset Regulation
11.1.2023
The U.K. Forum for Digital Currencies, which includes governing body City of London Corporation, also aims to further the countries crypto hub ambitions
Dutch exchange Bitvavo rejects DCG’s proposal to repay 70% of debt
11.1.2023
After having about $290 million locked at Digital Currency Group, Bitvavo decided to prefund the assets on its own and is now looking for full repayment
DCG chief Barry Silbert pens letter to shareholders, community reacts
11.1.2023
Barry Silbert’s letter to shareholders came just hours after Cameron Winklevoss wrote an open letter to him accusing him of defrauding customers
Crypto Boss Mike Novogratz Says Its Time to Cut Costs and Survive This ‘Transition period’
11.1.2023
Michael Novogratz, the founder of the US-based crypto financial services firm Galaxy Digital Holdings, argued that the events of 2022 have 'cleansed' the industry and that it is now time to survive the "transition period".
Talking to CNBC on Tuesday, Novogratz said that 2022 was a "grand washout"...
Cameron Winklevoss Calls for DCG Board to Sack Barry Silbert
11.1.2023
Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, has written an open letter to the Digital Currency Board (DCG) board, asking for the removal of the venture capital firm's CEO Barry Silbert....
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NFT index grades the trading performance of collectors’ wallets
11.1.2023
The team said that the new tool has the potential to help lenders easily evaluate and determine if they should lend to a wallet
Bank of Russia Outlines Payment Models With Digital Ruble, Other CBDCs
11.1.2023
The Central Bank of Russia has detailed two methods for implementing the digital ruble and other state-backed coins in international settlements. The monetary authority also plans to start testing consumer-to-business (C2B) operations in the first quarter of the year. Russia’s Central Bank...
More details emerge on Twitter Coins — and crypto's not included
11.1.2023
Tech blogger and app researcher Nima Owji said he didn’t find any indication that cryptocurrencies were involved
It'll be OK: DCG crisis likely won’t ‘include a lot of selling’ — Novogratz
11.1.2023
Digital Currency Group’s ongoing financial distress isn’t likely to cause much further strain on crypto prices, said Novogratz
Death and self-custody: How to pass on your crypto when you die
11.1.2023
Crypto lawyers suggest including highly detailed instructions in one’s will and appointing a crypto-savvy next-of-kin, among other suggestions
Gemini Co-Founder Accuses Digital Currency Group of Misrepresentation, Demands CEO Resignation
10.1.2023
Gemini CEO Cameron Winklevoss has published another open letter on Twitter, addressed to the board members of Digital Currency Group (DCG). In the letter, Winklevoss accuses DCG and CEO Barry Silbert of making poor decisions with the now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC),...
Ethereum Developers Prepare to Deploy Shanghai Public Testnet, Focus on Staked Ether Withdrawals
10.1.2023
According to the Jan. 5, 2023 All Core Devs (ACD) meeting, Ethereum developers are preparing to deploy a public testnet for the highly anticipated Shanghai hard fork in February 2023, with the mainnet implementation tentatively scheduled for March. Ethereum’s core developers emphasized that...
New Nigerian Central Bank Document Discusses Regulation of Stablecoins and ICOs
10.1.2023
According to a recently unveiled document, the Nigerian central bank will in the future be open to developing a regulatory framework for potential implementations of stablecoins. The document also discusses the regulation of initial coin offerings (ICOs) and how these can become “a new way...
Mark Cuban to face questioning under oath over promotion of Voyager
10.1.2023
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid rejected Cuban’s application to delay the deposition, and outlined that his full deposition will be taken on Feb. 2 in Dallas, Texas
Hong Kong Reaffirms Commitment to Become Regional Crypto Hub
10.1.2023
Hong Kong has reaffirmed its commitment to become a regional crypto hub in following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. “As certain crypto exchanges collapsed one after another, Hong Kong became a quality standing point for digital asset corporates,” said a top government...
Russia to begin work on CBDC settlement system in Q1 as sanctions endure: Report
10.1.2023
The country's central bank will begin studying two possible cross-border CBDC settlement models this quarter
Galaxy Digital's Head of Research Sees More Venture Funding for Web3 Firms This Year
9.1.2023
The crypto-native financial-services firm found that crypto VC funding in 2022 reached its second highest year, with Web 3 and trading based platforms leading a majority of those efforts
Today in Crypto: Traders at an Institutional Crypto Firm Targeted by Hackers Since July 2022, Huobi Korea to Reportedly Cut Ties with Huobi Global
9.1.2023
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Binance Joins Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists
9.1.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has become a member of an organization providing training for sanctions compliance. With the move, part of efforts to improve its capabilities in this field, the largest trading platform for digital assets joins a club of multinational corporations and financial...