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Central Bank of Armenia Urged to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
3.6.2022
Calls have been issued in Armenia for the central bank to do its job and put the country’s crypto space in order. Both government regulators and representatives of the financial sector insist that the industry needs regulation to prevent the use of cryptocurrencies for illicit purposes....
Tough Crypto Law Expected in Russia Despite Central Bank’s Softer Stance on Crypto Payments
2.6.2022
The bill “On Digital Currency,” meant to comprehensively regulate crypto transactions in Russia, will be a “tough” law, according to the head of the State Duma Financial Market Committee. The legislation is yet to be finalized and will not be reviewed by lawmakers in...
Singapore’s Central Bank, DBS, JPMorgan Collaborate to Explore Uses of Digital Assets, Defi
2.6.2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has partnered with major banks and financial services companies to explore the uses of asset tokenization and decentralized finance (defi). DBS Bank and JPMorgan will pilot the first project. Project Guardian Launched The Monetary Authority of Singapore...
Co-Founder of Africa Focused Fintech: Traditional Banks Not Optimized to Serve the Unbanked
2.6.2022
For years, traditional financial institutions in different parts of the world have been attempting to narrow the financial exclusion gap by extending their services to the unbanked population. Yet for many reasons, these institutions still cannot avail their products and services to everyone that...
Tether’s reported bank partner Capital Union shares its crypto strategy
1.6.2022
Tether stablecoin’s reported bank partner Capital Union supports a large variety of digital assets as part of its trading and custody services
Aussie banks ANZ and NAB won’t 'endorse' retail speculation on crypto
1.6.2022
Executives from two of Australia’s “big four” banks have said they won’t allow their retail customers to trade crypto with ANZ adding its happy it didn’t “go head long” into a cryptocurrency offering
Fed paper looks at potential effects of CBDC on monetary policy
31.5.2022
The working paper traces the effects of operations with CBDC through several scenarios and concludes the Fed will have it under control
Basel Committee presses on with restrictive requirements for banks’ crypto holdings
31.5.2022
The committee of central banks and regulators has proposed a “conservative prudential treatment” of cryptoassets that banking groups say is prohibitive
Top 30 Panama Bank is 'Bitcoin friendly,' welcomes crypto services
31.5.2022
Panamanian bank Towerbank opens its doors to Bitcoin and crypto customers in a series of tweets and memes
Economist David Dodge Says Gold Is an ‘Antique Instrument,’ Thinks Digitizing the Canadian Dollar Is Interesting
27.5.2022
The economist David Dodge, the former seventh governor of the Bank of Canada, says gold is an “antique instrument,” and he believes Canada’s central bank got rid of its gold reserves for this very reason. Despite saying gold is an outdated financial tool, Dodge said that...
Central African Republic Moves Ahead With Its Crypto Hub Initiative Despite World Bank's Concerns
26.5.2022
Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is readying to launch a new crypto project, dubbed Sango - the first crypto initiative that is designed to strengthen the country’s image as an emerging African crypto hub.
“For us, formal economy is no longer an option,”...
JPMorgan places BTC fair price at $38K, declares crypto a preferred alternative asset
25.5.2022
The banking giant says Terra's collapse did not appear to harm the VC market, and things will be looking up for crypto as long as VC stays in
Digital Dollar Would Undermine Banks, No Compelling Case for It, US Bankers Argue
24.5.2022
The purported benefits of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States are “uncertain and unlikely to be realized,” and there is no compelling case for it, the American Bankers Association (ABA) has said in a letter to the US Federal Reserve (Fed). The letter also warned that...
Get Real, Lagarde — The Underlying Asset ‘Guaranteeing’ Your Euro Scam Coin Is a Gun
24.5.2022
With the approaching tsunami of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) looming ever closer, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when central banks shill their coins at the expense of sounder assets. Recently, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde went so far as to say that...
Wall Street Says a Fed Digital Dollar Spells Destruction for Banks
24.5.2022
Wall Street bankers are arguing that the Federal Reserve launching its own digital dollar could crack the foundations of banking as we know it, according to letters that industry lobbyists sent to the U.S. central bank
Banks Exploring Blockchain, Tokenization Again is a ‘Fire Signal We’re in a Bear Market’
23.5.2022
Certain large investment banks are again exploring how blockchain technology and tokenization of assets can make their own operations more efficient -- but for some in the crypto community, the banks’ moves in crypto resemble something they have seen before....
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Indian government's ‘blockchain not crypto’ stance highlights lack of understanding
19.5.2022
India’s “blockchain, not crypto” stance has led to disastrous crypto policies, forcing several thriving crypto firms to relocate
Bank of England’s Cunliffe Warns Crypto Will See Tough Times as Federal Reserve Tightens Financial Conditions
19.5.2022
Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, has warned of hard times ahead for cryptocurrency investors as the Federal Reserve and other central banks tighten monetary policy. Bank of England’s Executive Warns About Crypto Sir Jon Cunliffe, deputy...
‘DeFi in Europe has no lobby,’ says co-founder of Unstoppable Finance
18.5.2022
Peter Grosskopf, co-founder of the DeFi project Unstoppable Finance, tells Cointelegraph auf Deutsch what he thinks about new regulations for DeFi
South Korean Banks Earned USD 31M in Crypto Transaction Fees Last Year
17.5.2022
Three South Korean banks earned USD 31.2m from their crypto exchange partnership deals in 2021, new data has revealed – suggesting that partnering with trading platforms could be paying off for the often-cautious domestic banking sector....
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