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Could a Digital Dollar Compete on Privacy? Fed Chairman Powell Hints It Might
13.2.2020
Fed Chairman Powell has given financial privacy advocates a glimmer of hope – and hinted at how the U.S. might competitively position a digitized dollar
Conservative U.S. Think Tank Denies Need for Federal Digital Currency
12.2.2020
The government should ensure consumers can use the preferred currency instead of launching a digital currency, according to U.S. think tank the Heritage Foundation
Fed Chair Powell Reveals US Response to China’s Digital Yuan, Libra, Public Payments Ledger
12.2.2020
In his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answered a number of questions regarding digital currencies. While stating that “a ledger where you know everybody’s payments” is not a problem in China, he believes it is...
Egyptian National Bank Turns to Blockchain to Boost Remittance Business
12.2.2020
Ripple has onboarded the National Bank of Egypt to its blockchain powered cross-border payments network, RippleNet
US Congressman Challenges Fed Chair on Threat of China’s Digital Currency
12.2.2020
Congressman tells Federal Reserve Chair that the U.S. is at the tipping point of issuing its central digital currency
Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Good for Bitcoin, Barry Silbert Says
11.2.2020
Bitcoin would benefit from global central banks issuing their own digital currencies, founder of Grayscale Investments said
German Bank to Offer Tokenized Securities Based on Stellar
11.2.2020
One of the oldest banks in Europe. von der Heydt is developing a euro stablecoin to facilitate private placements in securities tokenized on the Stellar blockchain
How to Buy Bitcoin – 5 Quick and Simple Ways to Get Started
11.2.2020
If you’re one of the many people looking to get into bitcoin for the first time, it doesn’t have to be hard. There are more than a few easy routes to acquiring cryptocurrency and this article aims to outline five of them. By way of these simple avenues for purchasing bitcoin you can...
Japanese Official Calls for Urgent Development of Digital Yen to Counter China
10.2.2020
A senior Japanese lawmaker said that the country should release its digital yen in two to three years
Wendy McElroy: Crypto is Banking for Anarchists and Average People
10.2.2020
“What I love about Bitcoin is that instead of some rich old guy on Wall Street, young poor people are the ones getting rich” —Eric Finman No Longer Is Economic Sovereignty Just for Politicians and Bankers “Cryptocurrency is for the rich”; this pernicious myth causes...
Facebook, China Light Flame Under Fed: Governor Cites Stablecoins Influencing Digital Dollar Research
9.2.2020
At the recent Symposium for Future Payments held in Stanford, California on February 5, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard stressed the importance of remaining “on the frontier of research and policy development regarding CBDC.” The position seems a contrast to the narrative in 2018...
New Regency Television Wins Screen Rights to Onecoin Story – The Missing Cryptoqueen
8.2.2020
The story of Onecoin and cofounder Ruja Ignatova might be seen on television sets in the near future. Reports detail that New Regency Television International participated in a bid for the rights to the BBC Sounds podcast “The Missing Cryptoqueen.” Also read: The Fallout From...
How to Buy Bitcoin in the Philippines
7.2.2020
The Philippines has many places you can buy bitcoin from. Not only has the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas licensed some cryptocurrency exchanges, but there are also peer-to-peer marketplaces, bitcoin ATMs, and other services to help you. This guide will show you where and how to buy bitcoin in...
Public Blockchain Is a 'Natural Choice for Survival,' Says Banker
6.2.2020
South Korean banks and financial services providers will increasingly look to use public blockchain solutions, say experts in the country.
Seoul has been supportive of a range of private-only blockchain projects, and has even provided such ventures with multi-million dollar funding.
But South...
New Central Bank Group to Discuss Digital Currency Benefits at April Meeting: Report
6.2.2020
The heads of six major central banks will hold their first meeting on potentially developing their own digital currencies in April, Nikkei says
Major Central Banks to Discuss Digital Currencies Amid IMF Conference
6.2.2020
Six major central banks will reportedly discuss digital currencies in April during an International Monetary Fund conference
Tech Like Blockchain Will Transform Chinese Economy, Bank Chair Says
3.2.2020
The next decade will see a digital transformation in China with blockchain adoption, according to Minsheng Bank’s chairman
China Stocks Plummet Despite 1.2 Trillion Yuan Injection to Mitigate Effects of Epidemic
3.2.2020
China’s stock market plunged Monday under selling pressure accumulated during a prolonged holiday. Investors have been worried by the coronavirus outbreak that’s already taken the lives of more than 360 people. Beijing authorities have responded by pumping well over a trillion yuan into...
Singapore: Digitized Securities Exchange Gets Regulator’s Go-Ahead
3.2.2020
Singapore’s central bank and regulator MAS has licensed capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX to operate in the city-state
China Worries Driving South Korean Central Bank to CBDC Research
3.2.2020
The South Korean central bank is launching a second central bank digital currency (CBDC) team – a year after disbanding its first group of CBDC researchers.
The central Bank of Korea (BOK) announced its intentions to launch the new unit, which it says will conduct CBDC-related research, in what...