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Today in Crypto: Google Cloud Offers Certain Customers Up To $1M for Cryptomining Attacks, Countdown Until MiCA Enters into Effect Officially Starts, Hong Kong to Lay Foundations to Implement Retail CBDC
9.6.2023
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Prepare for Retail CBDC
9.6.2023
The regulator will start conducting in-depth studies and pilots on the implementation of a future e-HKD
US Senator Bill Hagerty Warns SEC Actions ‘Pave the Way’ for a CBDC
9.6.2023
Tennesse U.S. senator Bill Hagerty has warned about the consequences of the recent actions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against cryptocurrency platforms in the country and the objectives that might be behind these. Hagerty stated that the true motivation behind the lawsuits...
Cardano Price Prediction as Founder Charles Hoskinson Warns of CBDC Agenda – How Will ADA Price React?
7.6.2023
The price of Cardano (ADA) has slipped by 3% in the past 24 hours, following the commencement of SEC legal actions which name the altcoin as a security.
At $0.341594, ADA is down by 9% in the past week, although the cryptocurrency has gained by 38.5% since the beginning of the year.
However...
IOHK’s Charles Hoskinson Warns of CBDC Agenda and Potential Dystopian Future Amid Binance Lawsuit
6.6.2023
Following the lawsuit filing by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance, encompassing 13 allegations of “operating unregistered trading platforms” and “participating in multiple unregistered offers and sales of crypto asset securities,” Charles...
Kenyan Central Bank: CBDC Not a Priority ‘in the Short to Medium Term’
6.6.2023
The Kenyan central bank has said implementing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) may not be a priority for Kenya in the short to medium term. According to the central bank, Kenya’s “pain points in payments can potentially be solved by strengthening innovations around the existing payment...
Today in Crypto: JPMorgan Partners with 6 Indian Banks on Blockchain-Based Interbank Transactions, APPG Makes 53 Crypto Recommendations to the UK Government, Charles Hoskinson Warns About the Rise in AI-generated Frauds
5.6.2023
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Privacy Concerns Dominate CBDC Discussion at Consensus 2023
5.6.2023
Some Consensus 2023 participants argue that the economic benefits of CBDCs are not worth the threats to privacy in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report
More China CBDC Public Transport Options Unveiled – Digital Yuan Readies Asian Games Debut
3.6.2023
Digital yuan payment adoption is stepping up in China ahead of the Asian Games, with venue cities rolling out a range of central bank digital currency (CBDC) transport options.
Per Shanghai Securities News, preparations are in advanced stages in the host city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
The...
CBDC 'may not be a compelling priority,' says Kenya's central bank
2.6.2023
The central bank released its statement in response to comments on a CBDC discussion paper published in February 2022
Standard Chartered, PwC make case for programmable CBDC in China Greater Bay Area
1.6.2023
With 11 megalopolises and three currencies, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao make up a region that is ripe for CBDC research
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Halt Federal Reserve’s Digital Dollar Testing, Citing Concerns for American Liberties
1.6.2023
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to prohibit the Federal Reserve from “establishing, carrying out, or approving a program intended to test the practicability of issuing” a central bank digital currency (CBDC). “CBDCs would threaten the liberties of law-abiding Americans and are being used...
Microsoft’s CSO says AI will help humans flourish, cosigns doomsday letter anyway
31.5.2023
Eric Horvitz penned a blog post lauding the transformative nature of AI on the same day he cosigned a document warning it could kill us all
European Central Bank Wraps Up Digital Euro Prototypes; Decision on Development Awaits
31.5.2023
As part of the investigation phase of its digital euro project, the European Central Bank (ECB), which serves as the European Union’s central bank, has released two reports on the institution’s market research and prototyping exercise.
The Eurosystem, which includes the ECB and the national...
Coinbase CEO Criticizes US Lawmakers, Regulators Over Regulatory Approach, Warns of Upcoming Innovation in China
31.5.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong criticized US lawmakers and regulators over their approach to bringing “regulatory clarity” to cryptocurrency and warned that innovation is moving offshore.
Countries like China will benefit from “restrictive U.S. crypto policies,” Armstrong said in a MarketWatch...
Today in Crypto: Key App Reveals Bridge Connecting Solana & Ethereum, ECB Publishes Two Reports on Digital Euro, Russia Abandons National Crypto Exchange Plans, CoinEx Launches BitHK
30.5.2023
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ECB Finalizes Digital Euro Prototypes as Development Decision Looms
30.5.2023
The central bank has examined the use of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts for its potential new digital currency
Bank of Japan Releases CBDC Report and Launched Its Pilot Program As Other Countries Gain Steam
30.5.2023
The Bank of Japan released the results and findings of a report on central bank digital currencies
Japan launched a pilot program in April, the bank said in its report on Monday....
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Japan launches digital yen pilot project after second successful proof of concept
29.5.2023
With the end of the proofs of concept, the Bank of Japan has initiated its CBDC pilot and plans more to gather more public and business feedback
Chinese Healthcare, Energy Firms Enable CBDC Pay – Digital Yuan Adoption Accelerating?
28.5.2023
Chinese healthcare and energy sector providers will allow patients and customers to pay with the digital yuan, in new breakthroughs for the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Per the Chinese media outlet WXRB, both outpatients and hospitalized mental healthcare patients can now use...