# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs

# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs

“# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs ” The COVID-19 pandemic has served both as an x-ray onto existing vulnerabilities in the global financial system, and as an accelerator for destabilizing tendencies, including higher sovereign and consumer debt in emerging markets. At an online meeting of the Central Bank…

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#TikTok owner reportedly eyes fundraising valuing it at 0B

#TikTok owner reportedly eyes fundraising valuing it at $180B

“#TikTok owner reportedly eyes fundraising valuing it at $180B” TikTok-owner ByteDance is in early talks to raise a new round of financing that will value it at $180 billion after the investment, according to two people familiar with the matter. The company is discussing the round with existing investors including Sequoia Capital and General Atlantic…

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# WTO blockchain report says customs remains ‘weak link’ of trade digitalization

# WTO blockchain report says customs remains ‘weak link’ of trade digitalization

“# WTO blockchain report says customs remains ‘weak link’ of trade digitalization ” The World Trade Organization and Trade Finance Global have published their latest taxonomy of blockchain projects in international trade, arranged into what they present as a “periodic table” for the industry. The original rendition of the periodic table was published in winter…

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# China’s UnionPay and Korea’s Danal to launch crypto-supporting digital card

# China’s UnionPay and Korea’s Danal to launch crypto-supporting digital card

“# China’s UnionPay and Korea’s Danal to launch crypto-supporting digital card ” Major financial services corporation China UnionPay, an analog to card providers like Visa and Mastercard, has partnered with the South Korean payment provider Danal to launch a cryptocurrency-supporting digital card. Danal’s crypto wallet Paycoin, and its crypto token of the same name, will…

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#Ant Group’s  billion suspended by China

#Ant Group’s $37 billion suspended by China

“#Ant Group’s $37 billion suspended by China” China suspended Ant Group’s $37 billion stock market listing on Tuesday, thwarting the world’s largest IPO with just days to go, in a dramatic move that left investors and bankers scrambling for answers. The Shanghai stock exchange first announced that it had suspended Ant’s initial public offering on…

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