Stellar CEO to Be Part of IMF Panel on Cross-Border Payments
The panel will discuss the private-sector's role in addressing shortcomings of cross-border payments.
The panel will discuss the private-sector's role in addressing shortcomings of cross-border payments.
States still have the armies, the police and – on a good day anyway – democratic legitimacy. All of that still matters, and will for a long time.
To avoid the fate of other p2p projects, DeFi protocols need incentives and feedback loops so users choose open-source over closed systems.
OKEx has denied the ongoing investigation of its founder is related to an anti-money laundering investigation.
It is not immediately known if Powell’s remarks will include his thoughts on a digital dollar.
Nigerian authorities are developing a roadmap for the adoption of blockchain technology in public administration and payments on a national scale.
An in-depth analysis of China's digital yuan project reveals more similarities to crypto than you might think. Upshot: seismic disruption to the financial system.
The blockchain industry already exhibits signs of the same forces that have driven over-consolidation in the broader economy.
The island's Financial Services Authority has set out how it will treat cryptocurrencies and crypto assets and which might be regulated as securities.
The move comes as Ant, a global leader in digital payments, is readying what could be an offering worth up to a record $35 billion.
The virtual event, which runs Oct. 19-22, brings together marquee names from Switzerland’s FINMA, Sweden’s Riksbank, Bank for International Settlements, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the International Monetary Fund to discuss stablecoin regulation, central bank digital currencies, the future of money and more.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s cryptocurrency enforcement framework is a warning shot to exchanges worldwide: Comply with U.S. law or face the potential wrath of the federal government.
The Australian central bank does not see a strong case for issuing a retail central bank digital currency, its head of payments policy said.
Finance officials never once named libra. But they didn't have to; the proposed stablecoin's shadow still looms large.
The Bank of Russia proposed a potential CBDC project Tuesday, but wants public comments before proceeding.
The Russian central bank said it's starting public consultations on the possibilities of issuing a CBDC.
The planned bill comes as part of broader legislation aimed at cracking down on tax fraud, a government spokesperson said.
The Securities Clarity Act deserves the crypto community's support because it's technology-agnostic, limited in scope and respects precedent.
Around 50,000 digital "red envelopes," reminiscent of the traditional gifts doled out in China for special occasions and each containing 200 digital yuan ($29.60), were handed out Monday.
Many of the world's largest economies will institute national digital currency banking standards with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
The proposal games out CBDC scenarios for fundamentally different potential digital currency end users.
India's crypto businesses are proposing a regulatory sandbox to allow startups to grow while the nation builds rules around the nascent space.
MakerDAO's ingestion of centralized stablecoins may help maintain a $ peg. But it could also invite more regulatory scrutiny.
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday that the central bank will begin experiments on a digital yen in the spring.
Chen Yulu, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said over the weekend the digital yuan project should be accelerated as an important part of the nation's financial infrastructure.
Central banks are rushing into digital currencies without considering how the risks might outweigh any benefits, the column argues.
The extortionists demand a payment in bitcoin to avoid the detonation of an explosive device, per a report.
The FCA’s retail investor crypto derivatives ban is a misuse of regulatory authority, argues Noelle Acheson. What’s more, its main justification is one of crypto assets’ strongest features.
Chris Larsen, Ripple co-founder and chairman of the payments technology company’s board of directors, said China’s “itching” to be the one that designs the next financial system and that the U.S. is “woefully behind.” See also: SEC Will Be Forced to Give Crypto Guidance Despite Bureaucracy, Risk-Avoidance: Peirce
Increased interest in the crypto space will necessitate a more-accommodative stance, the commissioner predicted.