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Crypto Exchange Zebpay Reopens in India Despite Banking Ban
31.1.2020
Singapore’s Zebpay crypto trading platform reopens to Indian customers despite central bank crypto ban
Hierarchies of Money: Why You Use Bank Money But the Bank Wants Reserve Currency
31.1.2020
While people tend to think of money as being all the same, the fact is governments and banks use different types of money than the everyday individual. From the top of the economic pyramid of world reserve currencies, down through central bank and commercial bank money, the capacities and function...
Crypto Exchange Zebpay Announces Relaunch in India Ahead of Supreme Court Decision on RBI Ban
30.1.2020
Zebpay is returning to India more than a year after closing down local crypto exchange operations due to the banking ban imposed by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Under a new leadership team, the exchange has also revealed a number of upcoming new services, including...
Bank of Japan Must Be Ready to Issue Digital Currency, Says Exec
30.1.2020
The Bank of Japan must be ready to respond to technical developments and public sentiment about central bank digital currencies, its deputy governor says
Japan Must Be Ready if Demand for Digital Yen ‘Soars’: Central Bank Official
30.1.2020
Japan needs to keep researching a central bank digital currency, even if it won't launch one just yet, accord to the Bank of Japan's deputy governor
India Unveils National Blockchain Strategy, Calling on RBI to Issue Digital Currency
29.1.2020
India’s National Strategy on Blockchain has been published. It recommends, among other things, for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue a central bank digital currency. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology tasked the National Institute for Smart Government with drafting...
Australia Discards the Idea of Central Bank Cryptocurrency
28.1.2020
Ever since cryptocurrencies started getting international traction, more and more countries began to consider its technological and innovational potential. Some even started to wonder what benefits they could bring to more regulated systems. The talk of creating a central bank cryptocurrency...
Draft of India’s National DLT Strategy Calls for State-Run Digital Rupee
28.1.2020
A draft of an Indian national blockchain strategy suggests the development of a digital rupee on a permission public blockchain
Bank of England’s Stablecoin Ruling Targets Financial Stability, Exec Says
27.1.2020
Financial stability was a key factor in the Bank of England's decision to hold stablecoin payment systems to the same regulatory standards as existing payment chains
The Decade of the Consumer–Citizen Governance Dilemma
27.1.2020
Modern global economy requires a brand new currency for its needs and new technology can offer a reliable solution
Telegram Attacks Apple, Musk on Crypto, WEF Debrief: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 20–26
26.1.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Telegram’s CEO attacks Apple, Elon Musk reveals what he actually thinks about crypto, and what went down at the World Economic Forum
WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance
26.1.2020
The WEF is creating a global consortium to develop a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins
WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance
26.1.2020
The WEF is creating a global consortium to develop a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins
WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance
26.1.2020
The WEF is creating a global consortium to develop a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins
Financial Institutions Use Stablecoins to Shake Things Up in 2020
26.1.2020
2020 has kicked off with a lot of excitement and announcements around stablecoins. Will these top institutions and companies lead the front towards a stablecoin-ruled world
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: Jan. 20–24 in Review
26.1.2020
This week’s news from Japan includes digital currency interest from several central banks and authorities, cryptocurrency exchange Binance and more
Iran Issues More Than 1,000 Cryptocurrency Mining Licenses
25.1.2020
The Iranian government has reportedly issued more than 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining since it began regulating the industry. A number of large mining farms have set up in the country, but high electricity tariffs have kept many small investors away. Also read: Regulatory Roundup —...
ECB Keeps Subzero Interest Rates and Open-Ended QE Worth €20B a Month But Launches Policy Review
24.1.2020
The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched an extensive review that will examine a wide range of its policies by the end of this year. Under its new president, Christine Lagarde, the bank will try to establish why its monetary stimulus has failed to achieve the Eurozone’s goal of close...
Davos Experts: Central Banks Focus on Crypto Due to Fear of Exclusion
24.1.2020
Impressions from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 24 January. European Commission executives have conceded that there is a pressing need for digital alternatives to conventional currency – but continue to condemn cryptocurrencies as “highly...
Trump ‘Loves’ Negative Rates and ‘Could Get Used to’ Them, Criticizes Fed at World Economic Forum, China Trade Deal
24.1.2020
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday saying the U.S. and other nations are “forced to compete … with nations that are getting negative rates, something very new.” Trump took direct shots at the U.S. Federal Reserve, claiming...