Search
7 central banks and BIS continue examination of ongoing policy issues for retail CBDC
25.5.2023
The Bank for International Settlements has published the fifth paper by the group, highlighting its latest thinking on a potential retail CBDC
DeSantis: ‘Bitcoin Represents a Threat to the Current Regime’
25.5.2023
Florida’s governor and the Republican’s latest leadership candidate talked crypto and central bank digital currencies in a Twitter space with Elon Musk
Financial surveillance, privacy and CBDCs: Why are governments going cashless?
24.5.2023
Attorney Marta Belcher joins The Agenda podcast to unpack financial surveillance’s vast infrastructure and warn of the potential ramifications of central bank digital currencies
CBDCs on the horizon: The current state of CBDC initiatives around the world
23.5.2023
Central bank digital currencies gain traction as countries worldwide engage in their development despite skepticism from the crypto community
Russian lawmakers propose amendments to digital ruble bill
23.5.2023
The bill could be changed regarding debt operations, services for non-residents and the role of the central bank
Chinese CBDC Set to Makes Securities Market Debut – Breakthrough for the Digital Yuan?
23.5.2023
Financial service providers in China will allow citizens to pay for wealth products using the digital yuan, in a fresh development for the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Per the Chinese media outlet Securities Times, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has “officially...
G7 discusses crypto, supports CBDC — Law Decoded, May 15–22
22.5.2023
The European Council has approved updated rules that extend tax reporting requirements to include transfers of crypto assets
UK Will Need New Laws to Accommodate Future Digital Pound, Lawyers Say
22.5.2023
Should the country decide to issue a digital pound, existing data protection, security and anti-money laundering rules would need amending, said Louise Abbott, partner at U.K.-based Keystone Law
Robert Kennedy Jr. to Accept BTC for Campaign Contributions, Says Bitcoin Is an ‘Exercise in Democracy’
20.5.2023
Before taking the stage at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami, U.S. presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized the democratic nature of bitcoin, calling it an “exercise in democracy.” Additionally, during his Florida appearance, Kennedy revealed that his campaign would...
NY Fed and MAS publish joint CBDC cross-border payment project results
19.5.2023
The researchers built on their separate projects to demonstrate cross-border payments using illiquid currencies with an intermediate “vehicle” currency
US Lawmakers Introduce ‘First Bipartisan Bill’ Blocking a CBDC
19.5.2023
US lawmakers from both sides of the aisle introduced a bill this week to block the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency.
Republican Rep. French Hill of Arkansas and Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts introduced the bill this week, dubbed the Power of...
Today in Crypto: Bank of England to Reject Revolut's Banking Licence Application, ASX Abandons Blockchain, HashKey to Raise Funds at $1BN Valuation, Ledger Co-founder Calls Recover Service Launch a 'Horrible Mess'
19.5.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Bank of England to Reject Revolut's Banking Licence Application, ASX Abandons Blockchain, HashKey to Raise...
Digital Ruble Law Likely to Be Passed in June According to Russian Official
19.5.2023
The digital ruble law project, which was already discussed and approved in its first reading, could be passed in June, according to Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Duma’s Financial Markets Committee. The Bank of Russia is currently waiting for the enactment of this ruleset to conduct a live test...
Hong Kong Launches Digital Currency Pilot With 16 Firms Including HSBC, Bank of China, Alipay
19.5.2023
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the commencement of its e-HKD pilot which “will take deep dives into potential use cases in six categories.” The pilot paves the way for “the possible implementation of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC),” the central banking...
NY Fed, Singapore Regulator Verify CBDC Interoperability, Payment Speeds in Latest Test
19.5.2023
Central bank digital currency (CBDC) systems operating on different types of networks can be used for cross-border and cross-currency payments, a new report published by researchers with the New York Federal Reserve and Monetary Authority of Singapore late Thursday said
Ripple, Visa join HK CBDC pilot, Huobi accusations, GameFi token up 300%: Asia Express
19.5.2023
Mastercard and Visa join Hong Kong’s CBDC pilot, new instalment in Justin Sun’s Huobi soap opera, and a GameFi token pumps on no news
IMF sees room for eNaira improvement in first year assessment
19.5.2023
The world’s second-ever CBDC has yet to reach 1% of Nigeria’s population, according to the IMF assessment
Today in Crypto: Binance Faces Issues in Australia & Joins Hands with TradingView, Ripple Reveals a CBDC Platform, Montenegro Prosecutors Appeal Do Kwon & Han Chang-Joon's Bail Terms
18.5.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Binance Faces Issues in Australia & Joins Hands with TradingView, Ripple Reveals a CBDC Platform...
Ripple Starts Platform for Central Banks to Issue Their CBDCs
18.5.2023
The firm will also showcase a real estate tokenization product as part of Hong Kong Monetary Authority's e-HKD pilot
Ripple to demonstrate tokenization in HKMA e-HKD pilot program using new CBDC platform
18.5.2023
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is looking at retail CBDC use cases, such as the equity release of tokenized real estate assets with Ripple’s new CBDC product