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MIT Research Group Calls Crypto a Testing Ground for a Central Bank Digital Asset
23.1.2020
The crypto space is a test tube of experimentation which may pave the way for a digital fiat asset, MIT’s crypto research group said
Facebook and Calibra’s David Marcus: The Problem of Global Unbanked Is “Unacceptable”
23.1.2020
Calibra’s David Marcus explained at WEF what is the primary purpose of digital currencies
Indian Supreme Court Warms Up to Crypto – RBI’s Arguments Not Convincing
23.1.2020
India’s supreme court heard the crypto case on Thursday, starting with the arguments by the counsel for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). After pointing out that the RBI ban only hurts crypto businesses but does not stop crypto trading, the court explained that “being an honest...
World Economic Forum Debuts Framework for Central Bank Digital Currency
23.1.2020
The World Economic Forum together with major central banks and financial institutions has released a toolkit for policymakers regarding central bank digital currencies
Law Firm Representing Quadriga’s Former Users Want Information About ‘Shadow Bank’ Crypto Capital
23.1.2020
Miller Thomson, the court-appointed law firm representing former users of the QuadrigaCX exchange, wants information about Crypto Capital and whether it holds any of Quadriga's funds
The Unstoppable Trajectory: Stablecoins Are Evolving Traditional Finances
23.1.2020
Neither fiat nor crypto, but a mixture of both: What are the stablecoins really for?
India Central Bank Says It Hasn’t Banned Crypto
22.1.2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) says it has not banned cryptocurrency usage — only the regulated avenues leading to it
6 Bankers Accused of Earning €30M in Bonuses From German Fraud, Tax Lawyer Out on €4M Bail
22.1.2020
Former bank employees have received bonuses worth millions of euros in an illegal trading scheme that also involved a tax lawyer, prosecutors in Frankfurt revealed this week. The case is part of multiple investigations carried out across Germany, the hardest hit country in a notorious tax fraud...
Hong Kong and Thailand Pilot DLT-Based Project for Cross-Border Payments
22.1.2020
Hong Kong and Thailand’s central banks have piloted a Corda-based CBDC project for cross-border payments
Crypto vs RBI: Exchange Counsel and RBI Take Center Stage at Supreme Court Today
22.1.2020
India’s supreme court spent all day on Wednesday hearing extensive arguments from both the counsel representing crypto exchanges and the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The counsel for the central bank confirmed again that cryptocurrency is not banned in India, but still...
Swiss Banks Enter the Age of Bitcoin
22.1.2020
An emerging trend in wealth-stashing Switzerland: crypto-friendly banks
In First ‘Pure Crypto’ Hire, Silvergate Bank Recruits Blockstream Liquid Network Exec
21.1.2020
Benjamin Richman, formerly director of business development and partnerships at Blockstream, will help the crypto-friendly bank pursue its ambitious goals for serving the crypto industry
6 Central Banks Form Digital Currency Use Case Working Group
21.1.2020
The working group will pool research into CBDCs
Paxos Launches Automatic Conversions Between Bank Deposits and Stablecoins
21.1.2020
Paxos is enabling a new auto-transfer feature to streamline the conversion of funds between bank accounts and stablecoin deposits
RBI Confirms Crypto Not Banned in India
21.1.2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has confirmed that cryptocurrency is not banned in India. During the latest supreme court hearing of the crypto case, the central bank’s reply to the Internet and Mobile Association of India was read out in detail. The RBI clarified that it only fenced in...
Six Major Central Banks to Collaborate on Digital Currency Research
21.1.2020
The central banks of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, European Union, Sweden and Switzerland and the Bank for International Settlements created a CBDC research group
India’s Central Bank Explains Why It Blocked Banks From Using Cryptos in Court Filing
21.1.2020
The Reserve Bank of India has said in a court filing that it had "ringfenced" financial institutions from dealing with digital assets over perceived risks, but hadn't banned cryptos
Australian Financial Regulator Could Oversee Facebook’s Calibra Wallet
21.1.2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority proposed a fintech regulatory framework that would have it oversee Libra’s corresponding Calibra wallet
CoinDesk at WEF 2020: Crypto Themes to Watch as Davos Gets Underway
20.1.2020
Get your Fourth Industrial Revolution hardhats on. CoinDesk is at Davos to guide you through all things blockchain and crypto at the yearly confab of global leaders and their hangers-on
Lithuania Central Bank: Limited Edition Digital Coin Ready for Launch
20.1.2020
The reverse of the coin. The Bank of Lithuania, the country’s central bank, has approved a sample of the LBCoin, a token that it claims will be the world’s first blockchain-powered digital commemorative coin. The bank says the token will be issued in spring this year.
The coin is made of silver...