2020-1-21 17:14 |
The central banks of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, European Union, Sweden and Switzerland and the Bank for International Settlements created a CBDC research group
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A research experiment by Messari highlights how certain sub-niches of DeFi outperformed the rest by linking price appreciation to utility and usage. Dollar Returns From Top Tokens The rise of DeFi was unmistakably a central theme in the cryptocurrency landscape of 2019.
2020-1-10 10:48 | |
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China’s central bank said on Sunday that it doesn't have a launch date for its sovereign digital currency but will continue with its research and development, as per the local reports. A report in August said the central bank-backed digital currency could be launched as early as November but that is long gone. Last month, […]
2020-1-6 21:59 | |
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ECB research suggests it would continue discouraging saving money if it issued digital currency
2020-1-3 14:47 | |
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The Bank of Korea will organize a task force dedicated to central bank digital currency research in 2020
2019-12-27 12:23 | |
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China’s new sovereign digital currency would not be open to speculation like other cryptocurrencies, said a Chinese central bank official on Saturday. Mu Changchun, head of the People’s Bank of China’s digital currency research institute said it would be a “digital form of the yuan” that wouldn’t need the backing of a basket of fiat […]
2019-12-23 19:11 | |
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The halving. Central bank currencies. Telegram vs the SEC. There's lots to look forward to in 2020. CoinDesk's research team previews.
2019-12-19 20:00 | |
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The halving. Central bank currencies. Telegram vs the SEC. There's lots to look forward to in 2020. CoinDesk's research team previews.
2019-12-18 20:00 | |
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New research from the European central bank claims that a central bank digital currency system that protects user privacy is possible
2019-12-18 17:33 | |
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The South Korean central bank is the latest in the list of national banks to reveal its intentions towards central bank crypto (CBDC). South Korea Joins Crypto Research Race According to local media, the Bank of Korea has begun hiring crypto-asset experts signaling that the central bank may begin developing its own CBDC.
2019-12-13 11:00 | |
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Bank of Korea (BOK) is stepping up the development of its central bank-issued digital currency by hiring experts, suggests local media reports. The central bank is looking for a PHD level specialist who will be in charge of the digital innovation research and payment department.
2019-12-11 23:03 | |
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This year has seen the beginnings of a global race to launch central bank crypto-assets (CBDCs). No country has managed it yet but China is emerging as the clear favorite. This has spurred the forward-thinking banks of the world into action, and Lithuania is the latest to join the cryptocurrency party.
2019-12-11 10:00 | |
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A financial research institute has released a statement on legal proceedings following a digital currency for the Central Bank. Numerous countries are working towards having and using digital currencies.
2019-12-3 01:10 | |
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Special thanks to Justin Drake and Jinglan Wang for feedback In 2014, I made a post and a presentation with a list of hard problems in math, computer science and economics that I thought were important for the cryptocurrency space (as I then called it) to be able to reach maturity.
2019-11-25 04:03 | |
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Japan is well known for its positive crypto regulations and has become a guiding light for G-20 nations in order to help them formulate their own positive crypto regulations. Now as per the latest development the Central Bank of Japan called Bank Of Japan (BoJ) has initiated research on digital currencies, revealed the bank's chairman […]
2019-11-19 22:46 | |
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While China continues to work towards launching its own stablecoin, Japan practices caution. According to a report, the Governor of Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kurado, has said that the central bank has nThe post Bank of Japan's Governor supports digital currency research, not issuance appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-19 16:30 | |
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Reports of protestors burning down the Central Bank of Iran spread across news outlets on Sunday. The news was met with largely positive responses, particularly among Bitcoin maximalists and gold enthusiasts.
2019-11-18 11:15 | |
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Despite having a longtime ban against cryptocurrency, the People’s Bank of China recently decided to research the use of digital currency for themselves. While there have been multiple news reports stating that the central bank has already issued digital currency, the PBoC has stated that the claims are “fraudulent.” Instead, the official statement from the […]
2019-11-14 23:14 | |
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is researching applications for a central bank digital currency and aims to publish results Q1 2020
2019-11-7 13:24 | |
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A lengthy survey into the awareness and usage of Bitcoin and crypto assets by Canada’s central bank has revealed impressive growth despite the recent bear market. The research also offers good insights as to what Canadian’s think of the crypto industry and what the future may hold for a cashless society.
2019-11-7 09:30 | |
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Per a November 4, 2019, statement from Huawei’s WeChat channel, the multinational telecom titan has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) – China’s central bank.
2019-11-6 02:00 | |
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The United States Federal Reserve is looking to employ a Manager, Retail Payments, part of whose responsibilities will be to oversee the research of digital currencies and distributed ledgers. The job ad has been published amid pressure from Capitol Hill to explore the possibilities of issuing a digital dollar.
2019-11-6 01:20 | |
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Coinspeaker Huawei Now Partners with China’s Digital Currency Research UnitHuawei has entered strategic cooperation with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) which is the central bank of the country.
2019-11-6 21:56 | |
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The central bank is expanding the role of its Retail Payments Manager to include digital currencies, stablecoins and distributed ledger technologies as part of a new hire.
2019-11-5 02:45 | |
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Huawei has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the People’s Bank of China’s Digital Currency Research Institute
2019-11-5 23:43 | |
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China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), has reportedly made a deal with mobile phone manufacturing giant Huawei. The bank’s digital currency research department will work with the company to develop a greater understanding of the distributed database technology backing cryptocurrencies.
2019-11-5 19:49 | |
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The digital currency research wing of China's Central Bank has announced a partnership with telecom giants Huawei to accelerate its fintech research. This is the first kind of public announcement about a major partnership by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC).
2019-11-4 19:46 | |
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After five to six years of research, China’s central bank revealed few specifics of its Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) project while a Chinese official finally stated that the People's Bank of China (PBoC) is likely to be the world’s first central bank to launch a digital currency. Digital Currency Electronic Payment will be powered […]
2019-11-2 22:24 | |
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There is a high chance that a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will be released before five years are over. A new research conducted by IBM in conjunction with OMFIF (an institute that supports central banks) shows that policy makers from various major central banks in the world are seriously considering to develop a CBDC, […]
2019-10-31 01:53 | |
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As we already know, after five years of research, the People's Bank of China is very close to releasing its digital currency. While China has been focused on creating a central bank digital currency, the US has no plans for the same in the near future, though they are looking at it. In the meantime, […]
2019-10-22 19:50 | |
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A research paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco shows how negative interest rates could become an important policy tool for fighting future economic downturns. The paper examines the market response to the introduction of negative interest rates by five major central banks.
2019-10-20 10:30 | |
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The Swiss National Bank and SIX Group to research digital central bank money within new BIS Innovation Hub
2019-10-9 21:27 | |
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Brave, the company behind the eponymous browser, presented the world’s first distributed virtual private network (VPN). The new form of VPN has no central authority and will function as a peer-to-peer network to preserve the privacy of its users.
2019-10-4 02:02 | |
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Shenzhen will be the testing grounds for China’s fascinating digital currency ambitions, this according to a central government document. As reported by Beloit Bulletin, September 30, People’s Bank of China (PBoC) plans to launch a significant research effort pertaining to the development of China’s national digital currency and others with hopes of fostering significant urbanRead MoreRead More.
2019-9-30 19:00 | |
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A recent report from Binance Research has looked into the potential characteristics that can be expected for the proposed digital currency of China. As members of China’s government and central bank have indicated, this digital currency will utilize a ‘hybrid’ system that includes blockchain features and other operating technologies.
2019-9-2 23:00 | |
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Earlier this month, China publicly confirmed that they have been working on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and will look to roll out it sometime this year. Binance Research published a detailed review of the structure and issuance mechanism for the network and the underlying currency, August 28, 2019.
2019-8-29 13:00 | |
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The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) is looking at other countries, specifically Canada, the Netherlands, and Singapore’s central bank digital currency research.
2019-8-23 21:30 | |
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The much-awaited Bank of China’s cryptocurrency could be a move by the bank to help curb Alipay and WeChat Pay dominance in the financial sector. Appearing on South China Morning Post financial analyst, Cindy Wang, a renowned analyst with DBS Research Group, claimed that the country is set to benefit as investors and merchants will […]
2019-8-20 21:55 | |
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The special economic zone of China located in Shenzhen province will now support research on digital currencies as reported by a local daily. China has been ambivalent on cryptocurrency, where they had earlier banned exchanges from operating in the country.
2019-8-18 15:21 | |
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An official at China’s central bank recently revealed the central bank’s readiness to launch the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) according to a report by Shanghai Securities News on August 10, 2019.
2019-8-12 18:44 | |
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People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said its blockchain-based solution for a digital asset backed by the government is ready, after years of research.
2019-8-12 15:08 | |
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At the third “China Financial Forty People Yichun Forum,” held on August 10, the deputy director of the Payment and Settlement Division of the People's Bank of China, Mu Changchun said the central bank’s digital currency DC/EP is now “ready” after five years of research.
2019-8-12 03:56 | |
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The People’s Bank of China noted that they are going to track the development trend of virtual currencies of China and foreign in order to strengthen Internet financial risk remediation. After mulling over its centrally owned digital currency, China accelerated its research and development, according to the statement released by the People’s Bank of China […] The post China’s central bank fast-tracks R&D of its legal digital currency appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-8-3 11:42 | |
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China’s central bank is creating its own cryptocurrency in response to Facebook’s Libra, said Wang Xin, director of the People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) research bureau. Reasoning behind China’s hostility towards cryptocurrency China’s stance towards Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency in general, has been hostile—and understandably so.
2019-7-9 03:12 | |
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In its latest report entitled “Five Facts on Fintech,” the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that based on its research, countries generally foresee the emergence of crypto assets backed by central banks.
2019-6-30 21:00 | |
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A recently concluded research conducted by the Binance Research team showed that respondents felt the second biggest risk to the stable growth and development of the crypto industry (the first being a security hack) is a change in global laws and regulations concerning the sector. There are already a few countries not in support of […]
2019-6-25 19:39 | |
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Facebook’s cryptocurrency initiative being subjected to criticism from lawmakers, despite being backed by industry giants, depicts the prevailing lack of trust between the social media giant and the government, owing to its “disregard for user privacy” as US Senator Maxine Waters put it.
2019-6-22 17:30 | |
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IOTA, a distributed ledger protocol for the Internet of Things, has released a new white paper detailing an upcoming software upgrade that promises to improve scalability and get rid of the network’s most centralized component – the Coordinator.
2019-5-28 18:02 | |
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With central banks worldwide removing cash from society in favor of Central Bank Digital Currencies, and negative interest rates turning traditional investment strategies on their head, digital assets present a compelling use case as a hedge against extraordinary global monetary policy and capital surveillance
2019-5-28 01:00 | |
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The era of blockchain has come to stay as it is widely growing among Fintech industries, banks, and many more areas. Also, job openings on the blockchain are on the rise today, and many Fintech and companies search for blockchain talents almost every day.
2019-5-22 03:18 | |
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Coinbase rolled out the newest State of Crypto report. The study was conducted by Ipsos. It observes how crypto and blockchain technology are viewed in Argentina, Kenya, the Philippines, and Switzerland and how it impacts the lives of people in…
PostFinance, a Swiss state-owned bank, has announced the launch of crypto staking for its customers. On Jan. 16, PostFinance announced that it has expanded its crypto trading and custody solution to include staking.
Swiss crypto bank Sygnum has raised nearly $60 million in a strategic growth round as it plans further regional expansion. Digital asset Swiss bank Sygnum has raised $58 million in its Strategic Growth Round, pushing its value to over $1…
A proposition to add Bitcoin to Switzerland’s national reserves has been set in motion by the Swiss Chancellery. Proposed by a coalition of ten Swiss crypto advocates, including Tether’s Vice President of Energy and Mining Giw Zanganeh and Swiss think…
Swiss policymaker Samuel Kullmann garnered a sweeping majority of votes for a Bitcoin mining study focused on optimizing the local power infrastructure.
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has raised concerns about increasing money laundering risks in the crypto sector. The warning, detailed in FINMA’s 2024 Risk Monitor report, highlights the growing misuse of digital assets like cryptocurrencies and stablecoins for illicit activities.
Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Raydium has outperformed stablecoin giant Tether in daily fee generation. According to data from DeFiLlama, Raydium generated over $15 million in fees in the last 24 hours, surpassing Tether’s $13 million during the same period.