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Former British MP says central banks should ban Bitcoin
9.2.2021
Nick Boles, who served as a Member of Parliament from 2010 to 2019, believes the world would be better off without Bitcoin
Major Thai bank's venture arm sets up $50M fund to invest in blockchain, DeFi
9.2.2021
Siam Commercial Bank, over a century old, doesn't fail to keep up with the times
Bank of Korea publishes book on central bank digital currency's legal issues
8.2.2021
South Korea's central bank has issue a book on legal matters that would need to be addressed to ensure the smooth operations and usefulness of a future central bank digital currency
Central Bank of Nigeria Orders Banks to Close Accounts of Crypto Clients as Remittances via Traditional Corridors Drop by 97%
6.2.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has circulated a letter directing banks and financial institutions to identify and close accounts of cryptocurrency transacting entities. The directive, which took immediate effect, threatens “severe regulatory sanctions” to financial institutions that...
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5.2.2021
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Blockchain Bites: The Weird and Wonderful in Crypto This Week
5.2.2021
Also: Ether is jumping off, taking DeFi tokens with it
Nigeria’s Central Bank Orders Banks to Close Accounts of All Crypto Users
5.2.2021
Any breaches of the order would face "severe regulatory sanctions," the central bank warned
Central Bank of Nigeria bans banks from servicing crypto exchanges
5.2.2021
Nigeria's central bank has prohibited commercial banks from providing account services to crypto exchanges
Hedge or cyclical? Eternal debate on Bitcoin’s status sees a new twist
4.2.2021
Crypto might not be a great hedge in the strict traditional sense, but it can guard investors against policy and currency risks
Visa Pilots System to Help Banks Provide Crypto Services Including Buying, Trading, Custody of Bitcoin
3.2.2021
Visa is piloting a new system to enable banks to seamlessly integrate crypto features. Using Visa’s crypto APIs, banks can offer a number of cryptocurrency services to their customers, including the buying, trading, and custody of bitcoin. Visa announced Wednesday a partnership with First...
Visa Signals Further Crypto Ambitions With API Pilot for Bank Customers to Buy Bitcoin
3.2.2021
Visa is working with Anchorage to allow customers at traditional banks to "buy and sell digital assets such as Bitcoin."
These Two Firms Want to Upgrade Crypto Infrastructure for Banks and Exchanges
2.2.2021
Custody tech provider METACO and forex trading platform Cobalt have teamed up in a bid to rewire the financial system to handle cryptocurrency
Colombian Banks to Work with Exchanges on Year-long Crypto Pilot
2.2.2021
Colombian banks are set to form an unlikely alliance, with some of the nation’s biggest crypto exchanges set to work together on a cryptoasset transactions pilot.
Per Semana, the pilot will, in most cases see crypto exchanges join forces with a bank to test how financial institutions can use crypto...
Aave’s Founder Angel Invests to Grow DeFi’s Head Start on the Banks
29.1.2021
Stani Kulechov has backed nearly 40 projects in his search for founders who see two or three moves ahead
Irish central bank governor says crypto investors could lose all their money
29.1.2021
Despite being worried about consumer protection, the central banker is confident that Bitcoin is no threat to financial stability
BIS Chief Banker Criticizes Bitcoin as Inherently Risky, Says BTC Vulnerable to 51% Attack
29.1.2021
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) general manager Agustin Carstens has criticized bitcoin saying the asset was inherently risky and “increasingly vulnerable” to a 51% attack. A long time bitcoin (BTC) skeptic, Carstens stressed that only central banks should be issuing digital...
SBI Holdings and SMFG to launch digital securities exchange in 2022
28.1.2021
The upcoming digital stock exchange is expected to be the first Japanese exchange to trade digital securities using blockchain technology
Central banks must play ‘pivotal role’ in digital money, says BIS exec
28.1.2021
An exec at the Bank for International Settlements wants central banks to helm the evolution of digital money
86% Of Surveyed Central Banks Now Engage In CBDC Work - BIS
27.1.2021
As the world’s central banks are increasingly looking into central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects, their focus is shifting into more advanced stages of CBDC engagement, with more banks moving from conceptual work to experimentation, according to a new report by the Bank for International...
Central banks representing a fifth of world’s population likely to issue CBDC in 3 years: BIS
27.1.2021
Many nations are moving to advanced stages of CBDC engagement, according to the Bank for International Settlements