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Beijing Announces ‘Legal Digital Currencies Pilot’ Plan

9.10.2020
Beijing is set to build a “legal digital currency pilot area” as part of its new Beijing Pilot Free Trade Zone initiative – although the project’s masterminds have stopped short of providing details as to what sort of tokens will be given the green light. Per the Beijing News, via news agency...

Bank of Canada calls central bank digital currencies risky, especially storage

5.10.2020
Is risk in the eye of the beholder?

Israeli Lawmakers Plan to Exempt Bitcoin From Capital Gains Tax in Draft New Law

26.9.2020
Israeli lawmakers have proposed in a draft new law to treat bitcoin as a currency instead of an asset for tax purposes, local media reported. According to a report from Globes, four legislators from the Yisrael Beiteinu political party presented the Income Tax Ordinance (Taxation of the Sale...

Beijing sees digital currencies as ‘new battlefield’ in global finance

21.9.2020
China's central bank aims to challenge the global financial status quo

Geopolitical fallout of central bank digital currencies

17.9.2020
China might lead the charge into the digital economy, but will being the first major economy to launch a CBDC be enough to win global reserve currency status?

Report: Market Valuation of 14 Banking Giants Shed $635 Billion This Year

16.9.2020
The world’s largest banks lost a considerable amount of market valuation amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report that estimates financial incumbents lost $635 billion. Between December 2019 and August 2020, the market caps of 14 major banking institutions lost upwards of 30-50%...

Mastercard Launches Digital Currency Testing Platform for Central Banks

10.9.2020
Mastercard has launched a digital currency testing platform aimed at helping central banks test their digital currencies. The system will also demonstrate how consumers can use central bank digital currencies to pay for goods and services wherever Mastercard is accepted worldwide....

Mastercard Releases Platform Enabling Central Banks to Test Digital Currencies

9.9.2020
Payments giant Mastercard said its new testing platform will simulate the issuance, distribution and utility of digital currencies for central banks

Dash Nigeria Takes Digital Currency Education Campaign to Regulators and Key Institutions

27.8.2020
With sophisticated fraud schemes seemingly overwhelming the African crypto market, there is a growing need for players in the space to help fight this scourge. Some are responding through increased educational campaigns, which they hope will not only turn the tide against scammers but will also...

Report: Russia Remains a ‘Key Market for Crypto,’ Commands the 3rd Largest Bitcoin Hashrate in the World

27.8.2020
The fervor for cryptocurrency assets in Russia has grown wild over the last few years. This week Xangle Research published a comprehensive report about digital currencies and the Russian environment in 2020. The study’s findings show that Russia is one of the world’s key players when...

Public interest in central bank digital currencies surpasses Bitcoin in 2020

24.8.2020
The 2020 pandemic could accelerate global efforts to issue CBDCs, say BIS analysts

Central Bank Digital Currencies and Their Role in the Financial System

22.8.2020
What are CBDCs and the risks they possess, and how might they reshape our economies?

Former RBI Governor and IMF Chief Economist Sees Value in Bitcoin and Facebook Libra

22.8.2020
Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sees value in bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and Facebook-backed libra alongside central bank digital currencies. Former RBI Governor’s View on Bitcoin, Crypto,...

Why the Rise of the CBDC Is Bad for Your Privacy

22.8.2020
Like, hate, or fear them, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are on their way. There will be no stopping them. From Sweden to Thailand and China to Canada, governments the world over are experimenting with CBDCs. While most are being undertaken as pilots at this stage, China’s is all...

OCC Chief Says Americans Gravitating Toward Digital Currencies: Urges Banks to Embrace Innovation

21.8.2020
Brian Brooks, the acting comptroller of currency at the U.S. Office of Comptroller of Currency (OCC), says America must adopt digital currency payment rails if the country hopes to compete with global payment rails in the future. He insists changing consumer needs must be prioritized over...

NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Was Paid $35k to Discuss Bitcoin

19.8.2020
The notorious NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, was paid to discuss bitcoin and other digital assets at virtual conferences, according to a new court filing called “Edward Snowden Speaking Engagements 2015-2020.” Snowden has always been a supporter of digital currencies and during...

New Grayscale Ad: The History of Money in 30s & 'Digital Currencies'

10.8.2020
A snapshot of the new commercial. Today, US-based major crypto asset management firm Grayscale launched its new national ad campaign in the US that aims to bring new crypto users by telling them the history of money in 30 seconds. "The commercial is not your average financial services ad —...