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Digital Euro Within Decade ‘Very Likely,’ Says Finland’s Chief Central Banker
16.10.2020
Olli Rehn believes a digital euro "in one form or another" is all but inevitable
Foreign Crypto Exchanges Like Paxful, Binance to Pay 1.5% Tax Under Kenya’s New Regulations
16.10.2020
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has clarified that its planned digital service tax (DST) will be applicable to cryptocurrencies at a rate of 1.5% on gross transaction value, local media reported. In August, the agency announced new rules for the taxation of what it calls “digital...
Five Russian Commercial Banks Eager to Pilot Digital Ruble in 2021
16.10.2020
Russia’s “cryptoruble” – its central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative – is seemingly picking up momentum after years spent in limbo.
Earlier this month, the Russian Central Bank announced that it would consider debuting a digital token, after a year ago stating that there was no need...
Five Russian banks express interest in piloting digital ruble
16.10.2020
The first pilots of Russia’s digital currency are expected to launch in H1 2021
Fed Chairman Powell to Speak About Digital Currencies Next Week at IMF
15.10.2020
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will speak next week as part of a panel on the future of cross-border payments at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual meeting
‘No single digital currency will dominate the world’ Bank of Japan now says
15.10.2020
Japan's policymakers appear disconcerted by the advancement in China's CBDC iniative
China’s Digital Yuan Blurs the Lines Between CBDCs and Crypto
15.10.2020
An in-depth analysis of China's digital yuan project reveals more similarities to crypto than you might think. Upshot: seismic disruption to the financial system
Libra Hires HSBC Veteran Ian Jenkins as CFO, Risk Chief of Digital Payments Unit
15.10.2020
Ian Jenkins joins fellow HSBC alum James Emmet, now the stablecoin group's CEO
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...