Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
The House slipped a provision banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital currency into an almost 1,300-page bill on defense policy....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 weeks ago
According to local media reports, the Brazilian central bank had to abandon the decentralized element of the CBDC to deliver a solution in 2026, in part due to the immaturity of the privacy solutions presented. Brazilian CBDC to Ditch Blockchain in E...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 weeks ago
Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre once again slammed plans by the Bank of Canada to create a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a video published Sunday where the 46-year-old politician can be seen answering questions from cons...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
South Korea is taking a major step toward stablecoin oversight and digital currency development. According to a July 29 report from Yonhap News, the Bank of Korea has announced the installation of a new virtual asset division within its Financial Set...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 weeks ago
The US House of Representatives will be in recess for the month of August, but the Senate still has a week of business to address two crypto bills...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Lawmakers are expected to break in a matter of days, but there are still items on the legislative agenda to address, including two crypto bills pa...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The UK central bank is considering abandoning its digital pound plans as its Governor Andrew Bailey favors private payment innovations over a stat...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Following its latest freeze of nearly $86K in stolen USDt, Tether’s enforcement capabilities are again in the spotlight — raising questions about...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
On Friday, US President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law, marking a pivotal moment for stablecoin regulation in the United States. After months of debate and two previous rejections, the bill finally passed through Congress, setting a clea...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The line between a central bank digital currency and a centrally-managed, government-regulated stablecoin is thin, critics argue....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The line between a central bank digital currency and a centrally-managed, government-regulated stablecoin is thin, critics argue....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Stablecoins, digital currencies pegged to the U.S. dollar, have surged in popularity, but their quiet resilience under slim regulatory scrutiny may signal a deeper role as a testing ground for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Stablecoins and t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
In a surprising turn of events during the highly anticipated “Crypto Week,” the US House of Representatives voted against the GENIUS Act yesterday, despite widespread expectations that it would pass alongside two other crypto-related bills. The decis...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The trial is part of Project Acacia, an initiative from the RBA exploring how digital money and tokenization could support financial markets in Au...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
The European Central Bank (ECB) is planning distributed ledger technology (DLT) for financial settlement, which shows a good intention to modernize the Eurozone’s financial infrastructure.
How will they do it? Through a ‘dual-track strategy’ that exp...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 1 month ago
Saudi Arabia's Central Bank (SAMA) is pilot-testing a wholesale CBDC, potentially enabling oil sales to China in digital currencies. This project aims to modernize payments and reduce reliance on U.S. dollars, aligning with Vision 2030 goals. While r...
Cryptocoins News / CryptoNinjas - 1 month ago
Key Takeaways:
South Korea’s central bank has paused its second phase of CBDC (central bank digital currency) testing.
The decision was influenced by banks’ financial concerns and the ongoing push for stablecoin regulation.
Korean financial institut...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 3 months ago
Binance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
the National Agency for Investments under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The agreement was finalized during the first meeting of the Council for the
Development of Digital Assets, whi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
After the US rejected the idea of a CBDC following Trump's election, it’s yet to be seen whether other countries have any success with their natio...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov signed CBDC law giving the country’s central bank permission to launch the “digital som” in the future....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
West Virginia's Bitcoin bill seeks to allow the state treasurer to invest up to 10% of state funds in BTC, stablecoins and precious metals....