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South Korean CBDC Researchers: Economy Could Suffer With Issuing Central Bank Digital Currency

Economy Could Suffer From Issuing Central Bank Digital Currency, Says South Korean Researchers Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are often created by banks in an effort to offer a comparable solution that is equivalent to fiat currency, though it doesn’t usually require replacing the country’s banknotes and coins. Built entirely on the blockchain, there are […] дальше »

2019-2-7 21:34


New Tencent Survey Shows Top Economists in China are Torn on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs)

According to a recent survey that was conducted by Tencent’s fintech think tank, top economists in China are divided about Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and their effect on the economy. Some of them believe that the effects could be very positive, while others think that they would have a negative influence. According to Jiemian […] дальше »

2019-2-4 21:33


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JPMorgan: Blockchain Technology Will Improve the Trade and Finance Sector

While the revolutionary distributed ledger technology (DLT) is slowly but steadily gaining traction in various sectors of the world economy including supply chain, healthcare, and others, American multinational investment bank, JPMorgan says it may take another “three to five years” before blockchain technology starts making meaningful impact on trade-finance, reported Bloomberg on January 29, 2019. дальше »

2019-2-1 19:00


IBM Blockchain-Led Project Launches with Aetna, Anthem, PNC Bank and Health Care Service Corp

The healthcare industry seems to be one of the biggest sectors of the economy to potentially benefit from blockchain technology. Keeping this use case in mind, tech giant IBM decided to step in and help with improving the way that patient data is shared, health claims are processed, and every transaction is handled. To do […] дальше »

2019-1-24 23:17


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Nigerian Startups Call for Cryptocurrency Regulation to Stem Investment Outflows

Nigeria’s financial technology startups have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide legal guidelines for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. A lack of regulation is driving investment out of Africa’s biggest economy to areas like Rwanda and Europe while fomenting uncertainty, according to the Electronic Payment Practitioners Association of Nigeria (E-ppan). дальше »

2018-11-10 02:15


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Singapore’s financial regulator wants its banks and blockchains to be friends

Singapore’s financial regulator has revealed it will help local cryptocurrency firms set up traditional bank accounts, to help boost the country’s fintech economy. “What we are trying to do is to bring the banks and cryptocurrency fintech startups together to see if there is some understanding they can reach,” Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon told Bloomberg. дальше »

2018-10-11 13:52


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Iran: Central Bank Figure Hints Cryptocurrency Ban Will End In September

Iran will likely reverse its cryptocurrency ban in September, a central bank official told a conference August 26, paving the way for official regulation in the country. Regulators Revisit April Exchange Block The country, which introduced a blanket ban on trading in April this year, has since seen economic turmoil return to its economy in light of fresh US sanctions, its national currency losing a significant chunk of its value since. дальше »

2018-8-27 13:00


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Analyst: Renewable energy will be ‘effectively free’ by 2030

Analysts at Swiss investment bank UBS believe that by 2030, we could all be living without much of a carbon footprint — at least at home. The analysts believe that the cost of renewable energy will continue to dive heading into the next decade, and that by 2030, costs will be so low they will “effectively be free,” according to new research published this morning in the Financial Times (paywall). дальше »

2018-8-14 03:58