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“# Central banks must play ‘pivotal role’ in digital money, says BIS exec ” With central bank digital currencies — or CBDCs — on the agenda in many countries, the general manager of the Bank for International Settlements has weighed in on the role of the mainstream financial establishment in the emerging digital currency landscape….
“# Blackrock CEO calls Bitcoin an untested asset in a ‘very small market’ ” Just one week after asset manager Blackrock appeared to be preparing to invest in Bitcoin futures, CEO Larry Fink has some mixed messages on crypto. In an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, Fink referred to Bitcoin (BTC) as a volatile asset…
“# Reserve Bank of India ‘exploring the possibility’ of a digital currency ” Less than a year after the Indian supreme court overturned the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on crypto businesses, and the bank’s position on digital assets is looking slightly more bullish. According to a booklet on payments released today by the Reserve Bank of…
“# China’s blockchain project BSN to pilot global CBDC system in 2021 ” The Chinese national blockchain project, the Blockchain Service Network, is planning to pilot integration with global central bank digital currencies. According to a Jan. 15 blog post, the BSN is looking to build a universal digital payment network, or UDPN, based on…
“# Gifting crypto to loved ones this holiday? Educate them first ” The mainstream has taken a growing interest in cryptocurrency as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) continues to reach all-time highs. To put this interest into perspective, researchers at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance recently found that 101 million people across the globe…
“# Chinese residents make 20K transactions in digital yuan trial event ” People in China have conducted roughly 20,000 transactions through e-commerce company JD.com in a trial of the country’s digital yuan. According to local media outlet Global Times, JD.com reported that 80% of participants born in the 1980s and 1990s used the platform to…
“# Sweden is studying a potential transition to the e-krona CBDC ” The Swedish government is progressing with its central bank digital currency, or CBDC, by launching a formal review of a potential transition to the digital currency. According to a Bloomberg report published Friday, the review will explore the feasibility of moving the country’s payments…
“# Ensuring trust in crypto is tough, but audits and transparency go a long way ” On Dec. 9, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies soared past $535 billion. This is a significant increase from last year, when the cumulative market capitalization of cryptocurrencies was just over $199 billion. With such impressive growth underway, it…
“# Hundreds of millions of consumers will use digital currencies soon: Circle CEO ” Speaking at Singapore Fintech Festival, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said that “third-generation blockchain technology” would see digital currency “in the hands of hundreds of millions, if not billions of users.” Allaire featured on a panel alongside the CEO of Facebook’s ‘Diem’…
“# Future of money will be public-private effort, says ex-CFTC chairman ” The public and private sectors should work closely together to bring about the future of money, according to a former leader of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Chris Giancarlo, a former CFTC chairman and initiator of a blockchain-based digital dollar project, joined the…