# Japan’s International Payments System will test plastic cards for CBDC

# Japan’s International Payments System will test plastic cards for CBDC

” Japan’s International Payments System will test plastic cards for CBDC “ Japan Credit Bureau (JCB), a Japanese analog to international payments systems like Visa or Mastercard, announced the start of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure testing. The project will assumably prepare the payments platform for a national CBDC, which is currently being tested…

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# United Kingdom banks hate crypto, and that’s bad news for everyone

# Amendment to UK financial services bill provides regulation for crypto activities

” Amendment to UK financial services bill provides regulation for crypto activities “ An amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill now before the United Kingdom’s Parliament would extend the law’s powers to regulate financial promotion and other activities to crypto assets. The amendment was written by Member of Parliament and Financial Secretary to…

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# Government crackdowns are coming unless crypto starts self-policing

# Government crackdowns are coming unless crypto starts self-policing

” Government crackdowns are coming unless crypto starts self-policing “ Self-regulation will be critical in governing the rapidly changing landscape of the cryptocurrency industry in order to preserve its autonomous, decentralized nature.  Months after the collapse of the Terra ecosystem that propelled crypto’s market capitalization below $1 trillion, the industry is beginning the long process…

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