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‘It’s Something We’re Studying’: Deputy Treasury Secretary Discusses US CBDC Plans
7.10.2020
“It’s something we’re studying … this is really a decision which sits as much with the Fed as it does with Treasury,” said Deputy Secretary Justin Muzinich
Japan’s Messaging Giant Line Introduces Crypto Lending Services
7.10.2020
Back in the summer of 2018, the Japanese messaging giant, Line Corp., launched a cryptocurrency exchange with over 30 digital assets. Now Line is introducing crypto lending services with five different crypto assets and a new lineup of decentralized applications (dapps). The Japanese messaging...
Bank of Korea digital won pilot moving to distribution phase next year
7.10.2020
The South Korean central bank is on track with its CBDC pilot program, but still insists it has no current plans to launch
South Korea’s Central Bank to Test Digital Currency With Banks in 2021
7.10.2020
Following China's lead, the Bank of Korea is to run circulation trials of a central bank digital currency with assistance from banks
Digital Yuan Testers Spent USD 52 On Average Per Transaction
7.10.2020
This year, during a series of digital yuan pilot programs in China, testers reportedly spent CNY 351 (USD 52) on average per transaction, bringing the total value of pilot transactions to CNY 1.1bn (USD 162m).
According to Fan Yifei, Deputy Governor at the People‘s Bank of China (PBoC), 3.13m...
Inside the Estonian CBDC Experiment That Could Shape the Digital Euro
7.10.2020
How the firm helping lead Estonia's central bank digital currency research is approaching a mass-market crypto coin
US is losing 'tech cold war with China' says Ripple co-founder
7.10.2020
Ripple’s executive chairman has slammed U.S. lawmakers for losing the blockchain arms race to China
China Central Bank Official Reveals Results of First Digital Yuan Pilots
7.10.2020
An official for China’s central bank has unveiled usage statistics of state-backed digital currency trials that were conducted in three Chinese cities. Speaking virtually at the Sibos 2020 conference on Monday, Fan Yifei, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said the bank opened 113,300...
After BitMEX: Regulation Must Change for the Digital Age
6.10.2020
Recent regulatory enforcement against BitMEX shows how out of step the world's financial regulators are with digital innovation
This Self-Sovereign ‘DocuSign’ Uses Bitcoin for Digital Proofs
6.10.2020
Woleet provides a digital ID software suite which allows its clients to authenticate documents and signatures using Bitcoin’s blockchain
Guggenheim, MoMA-Collected Artist to Release Digital Artwork on the Blockchain
6.10.2020
A prominent Taiwanese-American multimedia artist considered a pioneer of internet-based art is releasing her work on blockchain-based platform MakersPlace
Wolf.bet Is a Provably Fair Gambling Casino Supporting Multiple Cryptocurrencies
6.10.2020
Have you been looking for an online gaming platform you can trust with your digital assets and that won’t bother you with cumbersome identification procedures? Wolf.bet is a 100% provably fair gambling casino supporting multiple cryptocurrencies, without KYC and a great lineup of additional...
Visual Interpretation of Bitcoin’s Supply Shows the Digital Asset’s Unique Scarcity
6.10.2020
The Bitcoin network has recently crossed over the 18.5 million mark, as far as the number of bitcoins currently minted into circulation. However, even though over 18 million coins have been minted to-date there’s a number of different elements that affect the distribution of all the coins...
Are Central Bank Coins the End of Financial Privacy?
5.10.2020
As the European Union gets more serious about a digital euro, most central bank digital currencies intend to remove the anonymity of cash
Bank of Canada calls central bank digital currencies risky, especially storage
5.10.2020
Is risk in the eye of the beholder?
US Senator Toomey Highlights Digital Currency Regs as He Eyes Banking Panel Chairmanship
5.10.2020
Senate Banking Committee member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said Monday that he intends to take up digital currency regulation and payments system reform if he becomes the committee’s next chairman
US: New bill would legally recognize digital signatures on a blockchain
5.10.2020
Congressman and Blockchain Caucus Co-Chair David Schweikert has advanced a bill to make good on the crypto adage, "code is law."
Italian digital payments firms merge to create $17.6B fintech group
5.10.2020
Italian rivals Nexi and Sia have finalized a merger to create a fintech giant that can compete in an increasingly consolidated European market
Estonia’s Central Bank to Research if Blockchain Can Support a Digital Euro
5.10.2020
Eesti Pank said the initiative will gauge the suitability of the KSI Blockchain, already used within the country's e-government system, in supporting a central bank digital currency
Pro-Crypto PAC Giving $50 in Bitcoin to the Campaign of Each Member of Congress
5.10.2020
In a bid to raise awareness, the Chamber of Digital Commerce’s PAC is contributing $50 in bitcoin to the campaign of each congressperson