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How do you make it so people actually want to download a contact tracing app?
A blueprint for a central bank digital currency designed with a specific purpose: stopping layoffs.
The Dutch Central Bank is making a bid to become the European Union’s proving ground for a central bank digital currency.
The Blockchain Association is claiming that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is wrongfully conflating Kik's exempt offering of securities during a 2017 ICO with the issuance of kin tokens
Major tech firms are opening their patents to allow developers to build much needed tools during the coronavirus crisis.
China’s central bank confirmed it will be testing a mobile app for the digital yuan in four cities, with a fifth in the works, and emphasized it’s a test.
Contact tracing researchers fear Europe could choose a centralized system that puts personal privacy at risk.
An influential government authority responsible for planning China's economy has said blockchain will form an integral part of the country's data and technology infrastructure.
The Russian government released an app to track citizens during the coronavirus pandemic. Privacy advocates are leaving bad reviews in the app stores.
Rep. Sylvia Garcia's comments suggest libra's roots as a Facebook initiative remain a political liability despite the consortium's steps to sate critics.
South Africa’s financial regulators recommended that cryptocurrency be used for domestic payment purposes, but that it not be treated as legal tender or allowed as a settlement tool.
EU researchers are concerned after their proposal for a decentralized contact tracing system was rejected without explanation.
The ex-chairman of the CFTC says a digital dollar should be a priority for the U.S. But he cautions against expediting the initiative during the pandemic.
EPAM Systems has joined forces with OpenVASP, pledging to use its programming expertise to help crypto businesses comply with FATF guidance.
The judge pointed to the fact that Wright has previously been accused of abusing attorney-client privilege in the Kleiman case.
Next time there's a crisis, let's make sure we have the ability to manufacture basic plastic goods, like PPE, says consultant Cathy Barrera.
It's good the cryptocurrency industry is getting its own political action committee, even if it's ironic, says our columnist.
If we keep bailing out corporations during every crisis, we'll end up with implicitly state-owned enterprises and a lack of economic dynamism.
National regulators need to be prepared for the unique risks posed by global stablecoins, the Financial Stability Board says.
A class action against the accused cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme may be dismissed with prejudice unless the plaintiffs up their game.
How technology, geopolitics and the coronavirus crisis are transforming how we share and store value.
Telegram’s ongoing court battle with the SEC over its $1.7 billion token offering could put pressure on Congress to move cryptocurrency regulation forward, according to the Blockchain Association.
Internet voting tools – including blockchain apps – have fundamental issues, and are not safe for real elections, a multidisciplinary science group told U.S. policy makers.
In the fallout from a massive hack of the New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, users at last have a little good news.
How do you get emergency dollars to Americans fast? You use smartphones, not checks and bank accounts.
Analysts from the U.K.'s central bank said private currencies could work alongside any future CBDC initiative if they offered real utility.
The advocacy group has supported Telegram's appeal over a U.S. district court's decision to block the firm's token issuance – even outside the country.
Experts on North Korea say the country’s $1.5 billion cryptocurrency war chest is used to fund an illicit web of trade networks and supply chains.
The People’s Bank of China has sent one of its strongest signals yet of a commitment to creating a digital national currency.
The Bank of Korea has historically been skeptical about CBDCs, but now it's having to keep up.