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Digital Yuan Compatible with at Least Eight Chinese Bank Platforms
23.1.2021
As many as eight commercial Chinese banks may be working on their own digital yuan wallets or banking platforms that can interoperate with the token, with banking groups outside the “big four” also set to roll out their own smartphone-based offerings.
The country’s four biggest banks,...
Vaneck Files for Crypto ETF That Gives Investors Exposure to Equity in Digital Asset Companies
22.1.2021
The exchange-traded fund provider, Vaneck has filed for a Digital Asset ETF, which aims to hold equity in companies that generate revenue from cryptocurrency services. The latest ETF filing is different from the fund Vaneck applied for in mid-December, as it aims to bring investors exposure to...
Bitcoin Policy in Biden’s Washington, With Kristin Smith and Amy Davine Kim
22.1.2021
As the Biden Administration gets underway, what can we expect for cryptocurrency technologies alongside an ascendent bitcoin?
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22.1.2021
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You Can Play A Classic Racing Game Right Now On Whatever You're Using To Read This
22.1.2021
Modern racing games owe so much to Sega’s Virtua Racing. Released to arcades in 1992, Virtua Racing wasn’t the first 3D polygonal racing game, though it was the first to really get it right, thanks to a blistering sense of speed and smooth, responsive 30 frame-per-second gameplay that outpaced...
Crypto Economy Shaves $100 Billion, Digital Asset Markets Recover Some Losses
22.1.2021
Digital currency markets have dropped in value during the last two days as more than $100 billion was shaved off the entire crypto market valuation. Bitcoin slid to the lowest point of the year at $28,800 per unit on Thursday afternoon, and a number of other crypto-assets saw significant losses...
Singapore Exchange, Temasek Launch Digital Asset Business for Capital Markets
22.1.2021
Singapore Exchange (SGX) and state-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings announced Friday a joint venture launching a digital assets business focusing on capital market products. Read more: Singapore’s Stock Exchange Backs New Ethereum Security Token Platform
BIS Plans Platform for Testing Central Bank Digital Currencies in Cross-Border Payments
22.1.2021
The new platform was announced as part of the BIS Innovation Hub's priorities and programs for 2021
Class Action Filed Against Listed Bitcoin Miner Bit Digital Over Fraud Allegations
22.1.2021
Defendants allege the mining company made false and/or misleading statements and failed to disclose the true extent of its mining operations
Digital Asset Manager Komainu to Provide Custody of Crypto Seized by UK Police
22.1.2021
Komainu will be responsible for providing police across the U.K. with a more "robust" means to store cryptocurrencies
The ‘central bank of central banks’ is building a CBDC settlement platform
22.1.2021
The Bank of International Settlements has outlined plans to embark on a variety of CBDC trials worldwide this year
Is Grayscale is about to unveil a LINK Trust?
22.1.2021
Mystery filings using Grayscale’s name suggest the multi-billion dollar firm may be looking to expand the number of Trusts
Rick and Morty Creator Sells NFT Art Collection for Over $1 Million in Ether
22.1.2021
Justin Roiland, the co-creator of the Adult Swim cartoon series Rick and Morty has joined the growing trend of celebrity artists creating non-fungible token (NFT) artwork. After the animator released the collection called “The Best I Could Do” on the NFT auction house Nifty Gateway,...
Biden Administration Reported to Be Lining up a Former Ripple Advisor as the Next Bank Regulator
22.1.2021
Micheal Barr, the former member of Ripple’s board of advisors, is set to become the United States’ next banking regulator, according to a report. A former assistant treasury secretary, Barr will become the second individual with crypto connections to lead the Office of Currency...
Chinese City Plans Third Digital Yuan Pilot, Giving Away $3M-Worth in Prize Draw
21.1.2021
Being held as a public pilot of the central bank digital currency, lottery entrants can apply to win 200 digital yuan each
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21.1.2021
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Silvergate Took Nearly $3B in Deposits From Digital Currency Customers in Q4 2020
21.1.2021
The majority of the new deposits came from cryptocurrency exchange clients
BitMEX operator joins digital finance standards and advocacy organization
21.1.2021
BitMEX’s parent company has joined Global Digital Finance, or GDF, a major industry association advocating for the adoption of digital assets
Chinese cities continue to promote digital yuan through festive lotteries
21.1.2021
The city of Shenzhen has launched the third round of its central bank digital currency pilot in the form of a promotional lottery scheme offering residents handouts during local festivities
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Says Bitcoin ‘Is Here to Stay’
21.1.2021
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and economist Larry Summers says bitcoin is here to stay despite the concerns by some that it may be a bubble. The former secretary asserts that bitcoin’s price fluctuations are in fact a sign of its resilience. In his latest comments about bitcoin, Summers,...