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India Central Bank Official Warns of 'Existential Threat' from Stablecoin
13.7.2023
Reserve Bank of India’s Deputy Governor has warned that stablecoins pose an existential threat to policy sovereignty and are not useful to economies like India.
RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar opined that stablecoins are beneficial to certain economies like US and Europe to which stablecoins...
Russian Central Bank Readies ‘Real-world’ CBDC Pilot – Digital Ruble Launch Imminent?
13.7.2023
The Russian Central Bank could begin “real-world” tests on the digital ruble next month after parliament approved a key piece of CBDC legislation.
Per Interfax, the State Duma voted in favor of adopting the bill at a third reading this week.
This means the main clauses of the bill are set to pass...
Bank of China Expands Digital Yuan Testing to SIM Cards and NFC Payments
13.7.2023
The state-owned financial institution Bank of China has revealed a partnership with China Unicom and China Telecom in order to test SIM cards and near-field communication (NFC) payments tethered to the renminbi. The Bank of China explains that the pilot will be tested by selected users and areas...
Today in Crypto: Celsius Sues StakeHound Over $150M in Assets, US Finance Committee Asks Crypto Industry for Opinions, Russia's Duma Passes Digital Ruble Bill, Stablecoins are 'Existential Threat to Policy Sovereignty'
12.7.2023
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Russian Parliament Passes Vital “Digital Ruble” Legislation With Plans To Start Tests In August
12.7.2023
As momentum builds around the ‘digital ruble’, the proposed Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) of the Russian Federation, the country’s parliament has inched closer to the landmark legislation.
On July 11, the lower parliamentary house, the State Duma passed the bill in its third reading taking...
Central Banks Controlling Money Is Not Democracy, Balaji Srinivasan Says
12.7.2023
If central banks control all uses of money, this is not democracy, Coinbase’s ex-tech chief Balaji Srinivasan is convinced. The entrepreneur commented on statements by the head of the Bank of International Settlements during an IMF meeting devoted to cross-border payments. Balaji Srinivasan Speaks...
Bank of China trials offline payments for digital yuan via SIM cards
12.7.2023
The bank plans to enable users to make phone payments by integrating its e-CNY app with specialized "super SIM cards" that have near-field communication capabilities
Russian parliament passes a “digital rouble” bill
12.7.2023
Document faces confirmation in the higher chamber of Russian parliament and, afterward, the President’s signature
Chinese Central Bank Unveils SIM Card-based Offline CBDC Wallet
12.7.2023
The Chinese central bank has unveiled an offline SIM card-based digital yuan “hard” wallet solution that lets users pay with the central bank digital currency (CBDC) with powered-down phones.
The innovation could eventually allow 2G phone-owning citizens to use their handsets to use the token when...
BIS Survey: 93% of the World’s Central Banks Are Engaged in CBDC Work
12.7.2023
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), an organization that seeks to support the international cooperation of the world’s central banks, has released the results of its 2022 survey on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and crypto. The survey found that 93% of the 86 banks surveyed...
BIS gives CBDCs a thumbs up, crypto the middle finger in reports to G20 ministers
11.7.2023
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are meeting this month, and the Bank for International Settlements has findings to present
IMF sees climate change, DAOs, CBDC as threats to Marshall Islands, urges reforms
11.7.2023
Entering the crypto economy is not a good idea for a country with “capacity constraints” and no central bank, the IMF thinks
Today in Crypto: Crypto's 'Inherent Structural Flaws' Make It Unsuitable for Monetary System, BIP39 Mnemonic Phrases Can be Turned into Colors, Dev Says He Reverse-Engineered Brazil CBDC Source Code, Algofi to Shut Down
11.7.2023
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China could benefit from yuan stablecoin over its CBDC - Circle CEO
11.7.2023
China may have banned the use of cryptocurrencies but stablecoins might have a role to play in the proliferation of its national currency
Brazil's CBDC pilot contains code that can freeze or reduce funds, dev claims
11.7.2023
Pedro Magalhães, a blockchain developer who claims to have reverse-engineered Brazil's pilot CBDC has found code that would allow accounts to be frozen or drained at will
China expands CBDC’s tentacles, Malaysia is HK’s new crypto rival: Asia Express
11.7.2023
China’s president Xi Jinping expands CBDC cooperation at SCO, Hong Kong’s crypto licensing costs surge, and Multichain is hacked yet again
BOE governor trashes crypto, stablecoins in favor of ‘enhanced digital money’
10.7.2023
A retail CBDC or “enhanced” digital money would support the singleness of money and settlement finality, Andrew Bailey said, but crypto isn’t money
European Union's MiCA Legislation and its Impact on Stablecoin Adoption: Lawyers Raise Concerns
10.7.2023
The European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation, enacted on May 31, has generated praise and concerns within the crypto industry.
While hailed as a groundbreaking regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, there is growing apprehension regarding one particular aspect:...
Today in Crypto: BIS Presents Seven-Point Plan to Prevent CBDC Cyber Attacks, Multiple Scam Warnings Are Issued, Preliminary Hearing for Terraform Co-Founder Daniel Shin Held on Monday
10.7.2023
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Bank of International Settlements Report: 15 Retail CBDCs Will Be Launched By 2030
10.7.2023
The Bank of International Settlement (BIS) has said that there could be up to 15 retail Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and eight wholesale CBDCs before the end of the decade.
The Switzerland-based group owned by 63 central banks conducted a new survey on the growth of CBDCs and their...