Central Bank Digital Currencies
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Taiwan Mobile Receives VASP License to Establish a Crypto Exchange
The second largest SIM and network services provider operating in Taiwan has recently forayed into the crypto industry. As per…
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CleanSpark Expands Operations as It Acquires Five New Mining Facilities in Georgia
CleanSpark is a Bitcoin mining firm operating out of Georgia that is focused on clean energy sources. The platform has…
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BIS Invites Private Firms to Join Its CBDC Project
Project mBridge has announced the start of the MVP phase. The article has reported that BIS has sent invitations to…
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Bank of Israel Unveils Digital Shekel CBDC Pilot for Payments
The Bank of Israel unveiled the CBDC experiment inspired by Project Rosalind, which was executed by the BIS Innovation Hub…
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RFK Jr. Proposes to Host US Budget on Blockchain
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed his support and enthusiasm towards Bitcoin on various occasions. The decentralized proponent has proposed…
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Australian Regulator to Take Legal Action Against Illegal Crypto Mining Companies
Australian regulators have launched civil proceedings against two local firms namely NGS and DCA Capital after their demise. This sudden…
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SWIFT Unveiling a New CBDC by 2025
SWIFT, an international bank messaging network, is planning a new platform in the next 12 to 24 months to link…
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HSBC Unveils Tokenized Gold Targeting Hong Kong-based Retail Customers
HSBC is responding positively to the Hong Kong government’s call for public access to digital assets by unveiling tokenized gold…
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Hong Kong Launches Phase 2 of CBDC Testing
The Central Bank of Hong Kong is set to accept proposals regarding innovative use cases for the Hong Kong dollar.…
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US Senators Prefer Crypto Bank Custody Over CBDCs
Five senators have formed an alliance to halt the plans of the Biden administration for launching CBDCs. This group of…
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Senate Republicans Vow to Oppose Federal Reserve Creating CBDC
The conservative lawmakers comprising Republicans in the Senate affirmed their support for the anti-central bank digital currency. The Grand Old…
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Ripple’s CTO David Schwartz Unveils Vision for Expanded Use Cases
In a recent interview with Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, he unveiled ambitious plans to extend its reach…
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Central Banks in the EU Allegedly Conspire to Suppress Bitcoin, Research Shows
A new study spearheaded by Daniel Batten, a climate activist and managing partner at CH4 Capital, has unearthed evidence suggesting…
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China Suspends Restricted Shares Lending to Eradicate Short-Selling and Stock Market Turbulence
On Monday, January 29, the China Securities Regulatory Commission declared the suspension of restricted shares’ lending to avert short-selling. The…
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18 US Senators Support Coinbase’s Crypto Lobby Group
Coinbase’s Stand with Crypto advocacy group recently published a report noting that at present there are 18 US Senators in…
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BIS Unveils Its Plans for CBDC and Tokenization
The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) has launched 6 new projects for 2024. Some of these projects deal with cybersecurity…
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