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New York’s Financial Regulator Targets Crypto Firms for Digital Reporting Initiative
15.10.2020
The New York Department of Financial Services intends to digitize financial reporting in a tech initiative that will initially focus on cryptocurrency companies
The Bahamas central bank wants to make its digital 'Sand Dollar' global
15.10.2020
The Bahamas’ digital currency is currently used domestically
Breitling Boards the Blockchain Bus with ‘Digital Passport’ on Ethereum
15.10.2020
Luxury watchmaker Breitling has taken the blockchain plunge, teaming up with blockchain firm Arianee to create what it has called “digital passports” for its products – calling the development a “game-changer for watch ownership.”
Arianee makes use of a non-fungible token (NFT) solution built...
Ebang aims to set up digital financial platform in New Zealand
15.10.2020
The Nasdaq-listed company is moving ahead with its ambitious expansion plan
Nigeria Protest Group Asks for Bitcoin Donations After Regulators Blocks Bank Account
15.10.2020
A Nigerian protest group called Feminist Coalition is asking well-wishers to make donations via bitcoin after authorities reportedly blocked the organization’s bank account. Feminist Coalition is one of the many groups spearheading protests against alleged police brutality by a Nigerian...
Fidelity Digital Assets Touts Bitcoin Credentials, As Publicly Traded Companies Now Hold Over 600,000 BTC
15.10.2020
Fidelity Digital Assets (FDA) says diversifying an investment portfolio with bitcoin is especially essential now when benchmark interest rates globally are near or below zero. The opportunity cost of not allocating to bitcoin is simply higher explains FDA in its latest bitcoin investment thesis....
Another ‘Sleeping Bitcoin’ Block Reward from 2010 Was Caught Waking Up After Ten Years
14.10.2020
Another 2010 block reward was spent on Wednesday morning (ET) adding to the great number of ‘Satoshi era’ or so-called ‘sleeping bitcoins’ waking up in 2020. The block reward with 50 bitcoins was created on November 11, 2010, and transferred in block 652,669 after ten years....
Trump Administration Said to Mull Putting Digital Payments Giant Ant Group on Trade Blacklist: Report
14.10.2020
The move comes as Ant, a global leader in digital payments, is readying to go public in what could be an offering worth up to a record $35 billion
Bank of Russia Seeks Limit on Amount of Digital Assets Retail Investors Can Buy
14.10.2020
Non-qualified investors would be able to buy no more than 600,000 rubles worth of digital assets in one year, or about $7,740
Blockchain firm Monerium thinks Europe 'already has' a digital euro
14.10.2020
The ECB should grant e-money issuers access to central bank reserves, says Monerium
Starbucks and McDonald’s reportedly not testing China’s digital yuan
14.10.2020
Starbucks and McDonald’s are reportedly not part of the 3,000 merchants piloting China’s CBDC
Digital Yuan Recipient Says Chinese CBDC Is ‘Just Like Using Alipay’
14.10.2020
Many of the recipients of the recent digital yuan giveaway have spoken out to news agencies and on social media as the first non-testbed users of the forthcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC) start spending their tokens – with some stating that using the token is “no different” from using...
Centralized Exchange Operators Believe Low Liquidity on DEX Platforms Stops User Migration
14.10.2020
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEX) operators say they are unfazed by the increasing trading volumes on decentralized exchanges (DEX) because the latter’s liquidity is still too insignificant to cause user mass migration. The majority of CEX operators also insist that it is very...
Cruise ship ‘Satoshi’ to house crypto companies and digital nomads
14.10.2020
The first 200 cabins in a crypto-themed cruise ship will go on sale in November
Fidelity Report Says Portfolios Should Consider 5% Bitcoin Allocation
13.10.2020
"In a world where benchmark interest rates globally are near, at, or below zero, the opportunity cost of not allocating to bitcoin is higher," the report said
The IMF, G20 and BIS Gear Up for the Central Bank Digital Currency Era
13.10.2020
New reports on digital currency design principles and regulatory standards show just how quickly the world’s bankers are moving
Digital Ruble Can Help Track Government Spending, Bank of Russia Says
13.10.2020
The Bank of Russia proposed a potential CBDC project Tuesday, but wants public comments before proceeding
Bank of Russia Considers Issuing Digital Ruble, Starts Public Consultations
13.10.2020
The Russian central bank said it's starting public consultations on the possibilities of issuing a CBDC
Bank of Russia issues consultation paper on digital ruble
13.10.2020
Russia’s central bank says that the digital ruble can be an “additional form of money alongside cash and non-cash.”
European Central Bank seeks public input on digital euro
13.10.2020
A digital euro would not replace cash, but complement it, says the European Central Bank