Crypto Will Trigger Next Financial Crisis If It’s Not Totally Banned, Warns Indian Central Bank Chief

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Reserve bank of India outlines CBDC blueprint

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is finalizing plans to kickstart the pilot phase leading to the issuance of its central bank digital currency-“digital rupee”. The post Reserve bank of India outlines CBDC blueprint appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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US Federal Reserve bank at the helm of CBDC research effort appoints new president

Susan M. Collins is set to become the first Black woman to head a Federal Reserve Bank.

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South Africa: Reserve Bank Announces Research to Study CBDC Feasibility

It seems like the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) now understands the importance of digital currencies alongside traditional fiat currency. Recently, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has announced the start of a feasibility study for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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DeFi Offers Exciting Opportunities, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank Research Says

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is part of the U.S. central bank. While legal status of Bitcoin remains unclear, it releases a report on what DeFi segment is

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CBDCs Are A Threat to The US Dollar’s Reign As The World’s Reserve Currency: Deutsche Bank Report

A new report by Deutsche Bank has acknowledged the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) to disrupt the US dollar's dominance as the most held reserve currency. This is not the first research that highlights such a possibility; previous reports by Bloomberg and German think tank, DGEN, have speculated similar situations as more Central […] The post CBDCs Are A Threat to The US Dollar's Reign As The World's Reserve Currency: Deutsche Bank Report first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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In-Depth CBDC Report Published by Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia recently published a paper exploring the potential impact of a Central Bank Digital Currency on our financial system. The report noted that in addition to eliminating the need for cash, a CBDC should prevent future bank runs by giving the US Federal Reserve a monopoly on deposits.

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to regulate crypto; an effort to heal economy?

At press time, Bitcoin sentiment was extremely fearful; however, this did not stand in the way of crypto adoption. According to reports, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe [RBZ] has begun work on the draft of aThe post Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to regulate crypto; an effort to heal economy? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Reserve Bank Of India Works To Create New Blockchain Banking Platform For Government

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the central bank of the country, is currently working on a blockchain platform for banking in its R&D branch. The information was released in a report by BusinessLine on June 28.

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Reserve Bank of Australia faults Bitcoin over miner’s fee and transaction costs

Although numerous businesses from the countries that are hostile to cryptos, such as India and China, have taken shelter in the Australian jurisdiction, a recent publication from the central bank, Reserve Bank of Australia, evoked mixed feelings among the community owing to its clear intentions of refusing Bitcoin’s entry into the market.

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to Study Blockchain Implementation

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has started studying distributed ledger technology in order to deploy it in the bank’s business practices

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Examining the Indian Government’s Fight Against Cryptocurrency

The Reserve Bank of India’s cryptocurrency ban comes into effect tomorrow (July 6, 2018). Once one of the thriving centers of cryptocurrency commerce, the ban is most likely going to decimate India’s virtual currency economy.

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Rbz Governor Allows Blockchin Not Knowing Where Bitcoins Are Mined

Economy & Regulation The governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has made several statements about cryptocurrencies that attest to insufficient knowledge of the matter. The major financial institution of the inflation-ridden African country considers blockchain a “new developing global innovation” and is willing to embrace it, according to its governor, John Mangudya. John Mangudya

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Unaware Where Bitcoins Are Mined, RBZ Governor Embraces Blockchain

The governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has made several statements about cryptocurrencies that attest to insufficient knowledge of the matter. The central bank, which recently banned financial institutions from working with crypto companies, now wants to study and embrace the blockchain technology that “encompasses all the cryptocurrencies.

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Reserve Bank of India’s Ban on Cryptos Upheld by Supreme Court

The long-awaited decision by India’s highest court finally arrived, and the crypto community has lost. The drama began when the Reserve Bank issued a directive to all financial institutions in the country to cease offering financial services to the crypto industry.

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Supreme Court’s Decision on RBI’s Restrictions May Push Crypto Industry Towards a P2P Model

India’s top court just dealt a major blow to the cryptocurrency industry in the country. The nation’s crypto community was stunned when the Supreme Court refused to overturn the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) ban, which barred all financial institutions it regulates from dealing with cryptocurrencies.

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Reserve Bank Of India Anti Crypto Ruling Comes Into Play, Today

After months of court appearances, online petitions and wide debate, the (RBI) Reserve Bank of India’s anti-crypto ruling comes into play today (5th July 2018), meaning that from now on, the face of the cryptocurrency landscape in India is about to change significantly.

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India’s Bank Account Ban Ineffective as Crypto Exchanges Adapt Quickly

As previously reported by CoinDesk, the Supreme Court held a hearing on Tuesday and said the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) circular issued in April will “remain implemented,” which prohibits banks from facilitating fiat transactions on Indian crypto exchanges.

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Crypto Exchanges Are Already Adapting to India's Bank Account Ban

As the Indian Supreme Court declined to end the Reserve Bank of India's crypto curb, exchanges in India are taking different actions.

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Breaking: India’s Bitcoin [BTC] wallet app announces closure of all rupee services

Zebpay, India’s popular Bitcoin wallet provider, has announced the closure of all its rupee withdrawal and deposit options on July 4th, 2018. Zebpay’s tweet | Source: Twitter On July 3rd, the Supreme Court of India [SC] held the awaited hearing of Internet and Mobile Association of India [IAMAI] v/s Reserve Bank of India [RBI]. The […]

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WazirX CEO Says “All Eyes on July 20 Now” After RBI Cryptocurrency Ban Supreme Court Decision

All eyes were on the Supreme Court of India as it judged the awaited hearing of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IMAI) vs Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the decision about the decision that the RBI took to forbidden banks on providing services for cryptocurrency traders. According to the decision of the Supreme […]

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Breaking: Supreme Court of India refuses to grant temporary stay against RBI’s cryptocurrency restriction

Today, on July 3rd, Supreme Court of India [SC] held the awaited hearing of Internet and Mobile Association of India v/s Reserve Bank of India [RBI]. As per the recent reports, SC has not granted a temporary stay and the effective date for banks to stop supporting cryptocurrency exchanges still stands the same, that is, July […]

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Indian Supreme Court Continues to Uphold Central Bank’s Ban on Crypto Dealings

India’s Supreme Court has today ruled not to grant interim relief to businesses affected by the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on banks' dealings with cryptocurrency

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Court Says India’s Crypto Trade Bank Account Boycott Will Continue

India’s highest court has declined to end a ban enacted by the national central bank that bars the country’s crypto exchanges from doing business with regulated financial firms. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the Indian Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, said that the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) prohibition on providing services to crypto-related

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Indian Supreme Court attended Crypto Petition but Upholds RBI Ban – Will get effective in 2 days.

Regulation The Indian Supreme Court heard one petition against the crypto banking ban by the country’s central bank today. Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space No Stay Granted by Supreme Court The Supreme Court of India heard one petition against the crypto banking ban imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday,

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RBI Forces Indian Banks to Cease All Cryptocurrency Activity in Two Days

Financial institutions in India have only two more days to close off relationships with individuals and firms dealing in cryptocurrencies. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave a three-month window for activities to cease back in April which ends on July 5.

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India Bitcoin Bank Ban in Effect July 5 After Supreme Court Decision

India’s Supreme Court has refused to extend a grace period allowing cryptocurrency entities to keep banking services beyond this week’s deadline set by the central bank. Exchanges Go P2P According to various media outlets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will now succeed in implementing its ban on cryptocurrency business support on July 5.

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India’s Supreme Court Will Not Lift RBI Crypto Ban

It finally seems as if a decision has been made by India’s Supreme Court regarding the recent cryptocurrency ban established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). India’s Central Bank, the RBI, established a cryptocurrency ban a few months ago which detailed that it’s customers could not have any engagement with cryptocurrency.

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Indian Crypto Exchanges Launching P2P Trading Services – Bypassing RBI Ban

With the impending banking ban by the Reserve Bank of India, cryptocurrency exchanges in the country are scrambling to find banking alternatives. Two Indian exchanges have announced that they are launching P2P crypto trading services which will allow traders to buy and sell crypto legally even after the central bank’s ban.

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Unocoin’s official statement days before court hearing – India at the verge of make it or break it?

India’s leading exchange platform, Unocoin has released an official statement on its ‘Stance on RBI notice’. The exchange platform says that their banking relationships might be distorted on or before 5th July 2018 due to Reserve Bank of India [RBI]’s notification related to virtual currencies.

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South Africa’s Central Bank Sees Ethereum Blockchain Only as ‘Backup’

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), South Africa’s Central Bank, has concluded a multi-bank project to test bank-to-bank payment transfers using the Ethereum based platform, Quorum. Project Khokha is a collaboration of eight South African banks including SARB, Absa, Capitec, Discovery, Investec, FirstRand, Nedbank, and Standard Bank.

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Indian Exchange Wazirx Launches P2P Crypto Trading

The Reserve Bank of India’s deadline to terminate all banking services for crypto-related entities is set to end on July 6. As the date approaches,WazirX, a cryptocurrency exchange, is getting ready for the possible end of its current crypto trading services model in India and preparing a new one.

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Misinformed on Bitcoin [BTC] facts, Australian banker slammed by experts

Recently, a fair amount of agitation has arisen over Tony Richard’s speech on cryptocurrencies, delivered to the Australian Business Economists in Sydney, on June 26th. Tony Richard is the head of the payments policy department at the Reserve Bank of Australia [RBA].

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Indian Crypto Exchange Asks Users to Withdraw Funds Before July 5

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided, in a circular issued on April 6, that banks in the country will no longer be allowed to do business with crypto exchanges. The deadline, which expires on July 5, is forcing companies to prepare for the worst.

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Cryptocurrency still cruising as US Federal Reserve Bank Recognizes it

One of the 12 regional Reserve Banks in the US central banking system, The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, have added four cryptocurrencies to its database. Bitcoin, its off-spring from a fork, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Ethereum are the four cryptocurrencies which were chosen and daily data on their prices will be listed on […] The post Cryptocurrency still cruising as US Federal Reserve Bank Recognizes it appeared first on ZyCrypto.

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Reserve Bank of Australia Has Some Interesting Views on Bitcoin

Australia is quickly positioning itself as a very interesting location for cryptocurrency and blockchain development. Although the overall climate appears relatively positive, it remains to be seen how things will play out.

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Women Are The Future For Bitcoin In India

Within the patriarchal industry that is blockchain, we do often see news reports that put extra attention into mediatising how women are actually leading the blockchain revolution. This latest one is even more important since it is referring to women in India specifically.

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‘All Wrong’: Cryptocurrency Industry Rebukes Australian Banker For Bitcoin Complaints

A senior Australia central bank official who called Bitcoin “fascinating” but its blockchain “inefficient” has come under fire for plagiarism and spreading incorrect information about cryptocurrency.

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Malaysian Crypto Company Belfrics Group Resumes Their Digital Currency Exchange in India

Belfrics Group, a Malaysia-based crypto exchange, will resume its operations in India after a six-month hiatus. The company shut down its digital currency exchange earlier this year before the Reserve Bank of India officially announced a ban on banking companies, payment companies, and NBFCs supporting with crypto entities.

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Cryptos Are Neither Currencies nor Securities, SARB Deputy Governor Says

Francois E. Groepe, deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), said that it does not consider digital coins securities or currencies. He suggested that SARB does not prefer to use the term “cryptocurrency.

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Bitcoin Won’t See Widespread Adoption in Australia, RBA Official Says

A senior official at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said that bitcoin is unlikely to be widely adopted in the country. He outlined the digital currency’s price volatility as well as the stability of the Aussie dollar as the main reasons.

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Bitcoin Unlikely to Take Off in Australia, An RBA Official Suggests

Dr. Tony Richards, head of payments policy at the Reserve Bank of Australia, said that the stability of the Australian dollar would make widespread Bitcoin adoption in the country unlikely. He also suggested that the local use of the currency is so limited that the central bank does not consider it a major impact on […] Bitcoin Unlikely to Take Off in Australia, An RBA Official Suggests was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

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RBA Official Predicts Bitcoin Will Struggle in Australia

A senior official at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has speculated that Bitcoin is unlikely to succeed in Australia because they already have a successful currency. The official compared the volatility of cryptocurrencies to stable fiat alternatives and cast doubt on Bitcoin as a store of value.

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No Cryptos Planned for Issue by Central Banks in Australia and New Zealand

The central banks of Australia and New Zealand denied they would issue their own cryptocurrencies June 26, in a speech calling Bitcoin “fascinating” but “inefficient.” Addressing the Australian Business Economists in Sydney, Tony Richards, head of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) payments policy, appeared hawkish on cryptocurrency as Australia’s government devotes considerable funds to

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The Central Banks Of Australia And New Zealand Against Cryptocurrencies

The trend of ‘central banks’ talking about cryptocurrencies is warming up once more, with The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) weighing in on the debate. The pair have moved to debunk rumours that they are investigating in establishing their own central bank digital currency, on the basis that they believe such a project would inevitably damage their current banking system.

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Australian Central Bank Says Bitcoin “Fascinating” But Not Useful as Money

An executive from the Reserve Bank of Australia admits that Bitcoin's technology is promising, but the environment is too risky to make the cryptocurrency practical as a form of money.

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RBI Ban: Indian Crypto Exchanges to Stop Handling Fiat Deposits and Withdrawals

As regulatory uncertainty in the Indian cryptosphere continues, exchanges and crypto-related businesses in the country are putting measures in place to cushion the effect the Reserve Bank of India’s ban may have on their businesses.

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Alert! USD Tether prints USDT tokens worth $250 million, Charlie Lee comments!

USD Tether, the stablecoin which reportedly has 1:1 USD backing through reserve banking, has just printed 250 million USDT tokens. This may be indicative of a deposit of $250 million in USD Tether’s bank accounts.

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Reserve Bank Of India Ruling Could Mean Zebpay Customers Can No Longer Withdraw Their Rupees

The saga surrounding The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and their attempt at banning cryptocurrencies continues. We have recently seen confirmation from the RBI that they failed to do any prior research before making a move to ban cryptocurrencies, and of course a team of legal officials are working on determining how much say the RBI have in this matter, but regardless, the RBI deadline of the 5th of July now nears.

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