Tagged: digital currency

Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (wCBDC) Pilot on SIX Digital Exchange to Continue Over Next Two Years

The wCBDC pilot on SIX Digital Exchange will continue over the next two years. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced the continuation of the Helvetia Pilot focusing on tokenized securities settlement on SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) in Swiss franc digital central bank money for financial… Read More

Majority of Consumers Believe Future of Money Is 100% Digital – Research Report

Visa (NYSE: V) recently released a new 2024 Consumer Segment Analysis report unveiling the top digital maturity trends shaping consumers’ financial behavior and how issuers “can keep pace with consumer expectations for seamless, secure digital payments.” Visa’s latest report, in collaboration with Ipsos, provides issuers… Read More

Project mBridge to Continue Exploring Multi- Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Platform

Project mBridge continues its development and has reached the minimum viable product (MVP) stage, while broadening its international reach. The project aims to explore a multi-central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform “shared among participating central banks and commercial banks, built on distributed ledger technology (DLT)… Read More

China’s Industrial Bank Supports Accumulating Carbon Credits via Digital Currency Transactions

It’s now possible to use digital currency in China in order to save carbon credits. Industrial Bank‘s digital RMB application use-cases continue to expand. Recently, it was reported that Industrial Bank has introduced a new service. This is for newly opened real-name Industrial Bank wallet… Read More

OKX Ventures and Stanford’s Future of Digital Currency Initiative to Enable Blockchain Innovation

OKX‘s investment arm OKX Ventures has recently announced a research and education collaboration with Stanford’s Future of Digital Currency Initiative (FDCI), aiming to promote blockchain innovation and sustainability. As part of the Stanford School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science, FDCI is an industrial affiliates… Read More

CBDCs: Pakistan Is Reportedly Exploring the Feasibility of Launching a Digital Currency

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb recently stated that the nation’s government is looking into integrating digital currency transactions within the Asian country’s financial ecosystem. While addressing attendees at the World Economic Forum (WEF) special meeting held in in Riyadh, Minister Aurangzeb commented on Pakistan‘s efforts… Read More

Only 9 Months of Bitcoin Supply Reportedly Left on Exchanges Due to BTC Halving Related Supply Reduction

Bybit, a global crypto exchange, has released a new report showing that the current supply dynamics of Bitcoin leave only nine months of supply left on exchanges. This market trend is being attributed to the Bitcoin halving, which reduces supply by 50%. Post-halving, the Bitcoin… Read More

Fintech Stables Introduces Remittances Between Australia and The Philippines

Australian digital wallet provider and payment startup Stables has announced the launch of international remittances for its thousands of users (focusing on the AU-PH Corridor). From today, Stables users in over 130 countries can send Australian Dollars or Philippine Pesos to over 140 million people… Read More

Self-Custodial Crypto Exchange Rails Reports Seed Funding Round

Rails, a self-custodial crypto exchange that allows users to trade perpetuals while maintaining self-custody, announced a $6.2 million seed round led by Slow Ventures, CMCC Global, Round13 Capital, and Quantstamp. Rails’ proprietary trading engine combines advanced matching capabilities with a user-friendly interface and a set… Read More

Stephen Pair from BitPay Shares Insights on Current Trends in Crypto Payments Ecosystem

Stephen Pair, co-founder and CEO of BitPay, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Stephen Pair from Bitpay talked about the current state of crypto adoption and how the financial services sector can be enhanced with digital currency transactions. Stephen also talked about… Read More

WorldCoin Update: World ID Verifications Now Available in Singapore via the Orb

After the launch of World ID 2.0 and the open sourcing of the Worldcoin iris recognition pipeline in mid December, World ID verifications are now “available in Singapore via the Orb, the project’s custom hardware device.” A full list of verification locations is available on… Read More

425 Million Consumers Own Crypto and 83% of G20 Nations Are Working on Regulatory Guidelines for Digital Assets – Report

Cryptocurrency isn’t just here to stay – it’s the “future of money,” according to an update from Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). The largest crypto exchange in the US has outlined the status of digital assets while predicting a bullish future for crypto. Even in the aftermath of… Read More

Digital Asset Platform CoinList Reaches Settlement with OFAC Regarding Alleged Sanctions Violations

CoinList, a crypto-asset platform based in the US, has reportedly agreed to a settlement of $1.2 million with the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) after allegations of carrying out transactions that may have violated sanctions. As mentioned in a notice that was… Read More

Stablecoins Are Pivotal in Risk Management within Web3, Provide Safeguard Against Volatility Characteristic of Digital Asset Market – Report

The CertiK team has released an update, titled, The Rise of Stablecoins in Unstable Times. As noted in a blog post by CertiK, the total value of circulating stablecoins currently “stands north of $120 billion.” As stated in the CertiK update, they have steadily “grown… Read More

Project Tourbillon: BIS Report Demonstrates that “Cash-Like Anonymity” Is Possible in Retail Central Bank Digital Currency

The BIS published the concluding report of Project Tourbillon, which reportedly demonstrates that “cash-like anonymity” is possible in a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). The project, developed by the BIS Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, has reportedly tested the concept of payer anonymity, which “provides… Read More

European Central Bank President Lagarde Claims Her Son Lost Almost All of Crypto Investment

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is known for her anti-crypto stance, referring to virtual currencies as being highly speculative, completely worthless, and often used as a tool by bad actors/criminals for engaging in illicit activities. Recently, the ECB President Christine Lagarde claimed that her… Read More

Digital Assets: Netcoins Reports Steady Growth as Crypto Market Recovers

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), owner of Netcoins as well as Netcoins USA (Netcoins.com), the online crypto trading platform that makes it easy for North Americans to buy, sell, and stake cryptocurrency, is pleased to “update investors on its recent trading and platform performance… Read More

Institutional Crypto Adoption and Sentiment Remain Strong Amid Current Market Cycle – Coinbase Survey

Institutional adoption and sentiment remain strong amid the current crypto cycle, according to an Institutional Investor survey of 250 institutional investors. In the survey, commissioned by Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) institutional investors “demonstrated their resilience and expressed optimism about crypto’s role in the future.” Sentiment improved dramatically… Read More

Eurasian Bank, Mastercard to Launch CBDC Linked Digital Tenge Debit Card

At the XI Congress of Financiers of Kazakhstan, a new central bank digital currency (CBDC)-linked debit card – the Digital Tenge Card – was presented. As a part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the national currency, the first payment transaction was “made at the… Read More

NYDFS Superintendent Adopts Regulatory Guidance Regarding Listing of Digital Currencies

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris issued guidance which adopts enhanced requirements for coin-listing and delisting policies of DFS-regulated virtual currency entities, “updating the prior framework issued by the Department in 2020.” Superintendent Harris stated: “This guidance continues the… Read More

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