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Ripple Pushes for Dominance on XRP Ledger, Launches ‘Innovation Challenge’
Ripple, the company behind the cryptocurrency XRP and the XRP Ledger (XRPL), has launched an innovation challenge to encourage the developme...
European Central Bank Claims Fixed Supply for its CBDC: 1.5 Trillion Euros
The European Central Bank’s executive board member Fabio Panetta has announced that the ECB will limit the digital euro to a maximum suppl...
90% of Central Banks are Exploring CBDCs: BIS Report
A survey by the Bank For International Settlements (BIS) has found that nine out of 10 of the central banks surveyed are exploring central b...
Bahamas to Allow Citizens to Pay Taxes with Digital Assets
Citizens of the Bahamas will be able to pay their taxes using cryptocurrency, as per this week’s release of a white paper from the Bah...
Australia and Singapore Create New FinTech Bridge to Grow Digital Finance
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Australian Treasury have come together to sign the Australia-Singapore FinTech Bridge Agre...
80% of Central Banks Are Considering Launching a CBDC
At least 80 percent of the world’s banks are considering launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to a report from ...
Australia Explores Multi-CBDC Platform For International Settlements
The central banks of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa, in conjunction with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), have...
MIT Partners with Canada’s Central Bank to Study CBDCs
The US Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Bank of Canada have announced an agreement to collaborate on CBDC (Central Bank D...
Deloitte Claims Bitcoin Could Help Governments Create Cheaper CBDCs
A new report from financial services giant Deloitte has highlighted the potential of Bitcoin to form the base of a cheaper, faster and more ...
Key Takeaways From President Biden’s Long-Awaited Crypto Executive Order
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order calling government agencies to examine the risks and benefits of cryptocurrencies. What...
UK’s Cambridge University Launches Crypto Institutional Research Group
Cambridge, one of the UK’s most famous and prestigious universities, is launching a research initiative focusing on digital assets, du...
Mastercard to Offer Crypto and NFT Consulting Services, May Help Develop CBDCs
Mastercard has announced plans to cater to open banking, ESGs, open data, and crypto and digital currencies, by expanding its payments-focus...