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South Africa finishes technical PoC for wholesale CBDC settlement system
8.4.2022
The South African Reserve Bank stated further work would be undertaken to study the findings from the project and used to inform policy and regulatory responses to DLT and CBDCs
DCG Mining Subsidiary Foundry Joins Texas Blockchain Council to Help Shape Crypto Public Policy
29.3.2022
On Tuesday, Digital Currency Group’s (DCG) mining subsidiary, Foundry Digital, announced the company has joined the Texas Blockchain Council (TBC), a nonprofit industry association in the state of Texas. Foundry detailed the newly formed alliance is aimed at Foundry’s efforts...
Fed and MIT's CBDC research: Distributed Ledger tech has ‘downsides’
4.2.2022
The researchers published results from “Project Hamilton,” which was first announced in 2020 to explore the use of existing and new tech to build and test a hypothetical CBDC platform
Swiss National Bank Trials CBDC in Transactions With Five Banks
14.1.2022
The Swiss National Bank has successfully employed a wholesale CBDC to settle transactions with five commercial banks, the monetary authority announced. The tests are part of an experiment carried out together with the Bank for International Settlements and Switzerland’s financial services...
175-Year-Old News Cooperative the Associated Press Plans to Launch NFT Marketplace
11.1.2022
On January 10, 2022, the Associated Press (AP), the American non-profit news cooperative founded in 1846, has announced the news agency is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. The AP NFT market was built by the distributed ledger technology provider Xooa and on top of the Polygon...
Europe’s Securities Watchdog Seeks Feedback on Regulations Ahead of DLT Pilot
6.1.2022
ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, has set out to establish if EU authorities need to amend existing regulations in order to facilitate the trading and settlement of tokenized securities. The regulator is now seeking opinions on the matter ahead of launching a pilot regime...
Central Banks of France, Switzerland and BIS Complete Cross-Border CBDC Trial
9.12.2021
Bank of France, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), and the Bank for International Settlements have successfully tested the application of wholesale central bank digital currency in cross-border payments. The project used distributed ledger technology and was realized with help from private firms....
EU central banks work on DLT-based asset settlement
5.11.2021
Banca d’Italia and Deutsche Bundesbank shared experiences on distributed ledger technology-based settlements in a workshop
Russia’s Constitutional Court Expects to Face Crypto-Related Cases
30.10.2021
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation is going to have to deal more and more often with cases involving new kinds of individual rights, its head has recently admitted. Some of them will be related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, the official believes. Constitutional...
Private distributed ledger technology or public blockchain?
2.10.2021
Is every chain of blocks a blockchain? What is the fundamental difference between private and public networks?
ZPAE Solves World Retail Challenges Using FinTech at Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park
14.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Sharjah, September 2021 – The Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP) issued its third Distributed Ledger Technologies license (DLT) to ZelaaPayAE. Focusing on numerous areas related to the exchange of value, ZelaaPayAE works strongly to advance tokenisation...
SIX Swiss Exchange Receives Regulatory Approval to Launch Digital Asset Bourse
11.9.2021
Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX has won regulatory approval to launch its long-awaited bourse for digital assets. This authorization enables the exchange “to go live with a fully regulated, integrated trading, settlement, and custody infrastructure based on distributed ledger...
EBSI Building a Distributed Ledger Technology for Europe
8.9.2021
Public services are being digitized all over Europe, and digitization has taken a significant leap with the help of the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI). The EBSI has selected the IOTA Foundation for designing unique DLT solutions to enable Blockchain technology services across...
Save the Children Senior Advisor: We Chose ADA Because Its Backed by the Cardano Foundation
10.8.2021
In July 2021, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Save the Children in Rwanda announced it partnered with the Cardano Foundation on a project that allows well-wishers to make donations in the form of cryptocurrencies. Save the Children Meets ADA At the time, it was revealed that Save...
Central Bank of Ireland Governor Talks Crypto, Praises ‘Secure, Decentralized’ Technology
31.7.2021
Gabriel Makhlouf, the governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), has published a blog post in which he shares his views on the digitalization of finance. While echoing concerns expressed by his counterparts regarding cryptocurrencies, the official has also highlighted some of their positives....
Concordium Debuts its Business-Oriented Blockchain Mainnet
10.6.2021
After years of development, Concordium has unveiled its permissionless blockchain and MVP that is designed to meet the needs of enterprises by delivering transparency and governance, all with an orientation towards protecting user privacy. Identity-Centric Network to Promote Broader Business...
Antier Solutions Executes Transactions Worth $100 Million on Blockchain MLM Platforms
10.2.2021
PRESS RELEASE. After transforming businesses across various industries, blockchain has combined with MLM (Multi-level Marketing) to bring profound, positive changes in the industry. India’s Antier Solutions has executed transactions worth a 100 million USD across its blockchain based...
Swiss Companies Issue First Tokenized Asset for Trading Under New National Blockchain Rules
3.2.2021
New legal provisions on distributed ledger technology (DLT) went into effect on Feb. 1 in Switzerland. After the implementation, two local companies announced that they had issued the first tokenized asset under the brand-new law. ‘Fine Wine’ Token Is Available for Sygnum Bank’s...
CashPay : E-Commerce Marketplace Powered by Cryptocurrency Launched
25.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. CashPay brings ecommerce a step closer to Blockchain Technology through an open distributed ledger that records transactions between two parties in a decentralized manner that involves trust, faster transactions, no hidden costs, etc. With its launch in 2021, the CashPay platform...
Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows ‘Feasibility’ for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says
3.12.2020
A Swiss experiment on how central bank money can be linked to markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results