Is President Erdogan so out of touch with what’s happening around him that he declared war against Bitcoin? Or is this a case of “lost in translation” and quotes out of context? An article titled “We are in a war against bitcoin,” says Turkey’s president” has been making the rounds over at Bitcoin-Twitter, receiving both…
The Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is progressively spreading out to more users. This can be seen as 35 banks in China include the digital Yuan in their mobile apps. According to a local report, the digital RMB App reveals a recent addition of more banks to the interface. Before now, the digital app…
Brian Armstrong strongly argues that China’s Central Bank Digital Currency will pose a threat to the U.S. Armstrong sees the CBDC as a move that will disrupt the United States reserve currency in the long run. According to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, he has already discussed his concerns with heads of agencies and lawmakers. Brian…
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde took to Twitter earlier to announce that the European Central Bank has decided to move up the investigation phase for the euro digital currency. The tweet comes in response to a tweet from the European Central Bank official Twitter handle, announcing that the institution would launch a…
Ukrainian authorities have allegedly reported that cryptocurrency exchanges are involved in illicit financial activities, including money laundering. Ukraine’s Security Service, known as SBU, has closed down various crypto exchanges reported to have transacted illegally since early 2021. The SBU, in a Wednesday statement, referred to cryptocurrency exchanges as the network of ‘clandestine’- known for their…
On Jan. 11, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Senate legislators that nothing prevents privately issued stablecoins from coexisting with a prospective Fed central bank digital currency (CBDC). Jerome Powell Confirms Fed-issued Digital Currency Is Underway Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) asked Powell during his confirmation hearing for a second term as Fed chairman whether there…
As the adoption of digital assets is becoming more mainstream, some countries are awakening to join the flow. This has borne the desire to get a central bank digital currency, CBDC, by some countries. One of such countries is France. For some months, the Central Bank of France has explored a central bank digital currency…
The UAE (United Arab Emirates) is moving to secure its presence within the digital asset sector. They have also applied various efforts to promote the adoption of blockchain-based technologies. According to Bittrex Global cryptocurrency exchange CEO Stephen Stonberg, Dubai and the United Arab Emirates are among the very friendly jurisdictions to the crypto industry. Dubai…
Central banks have been responding to the rise of Bitcoin with the introduction of central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. Thus far, movement on this front has been somewhat slow. Save for China, most central banks are still in the ideation phase, or are looking more into how a CBDC would affect their economy and…
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) expanded its CBDC (DCash) to two more nations of the commonwealth: Dominica and Montserrat. Now, the digital version of the EC dollar has been rolled out in seven out of all eight-member from ECCU countries. The Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$) is the currency used by the members of the…