Blockchain start-up and XRP proponent Ripple says it’s raised a $200 million investment round, lifting its valuation to $10 billion. Despite this move, critics worry whether Ripple and its XRP digital currency have a future in the space when up against CBDCs, stable coins, and XRP’s biggest competitor, Bitcoin. Ripple Hopes Funding Refutes XRP Skeptics…
According to a report from the AFP News Agency, France’s central bank will be launching a digital asset (decisively different than a crypto asset) in the coming year.France to Launch Digital CurrencyThe outlet reported via Twitter, the Bank of France’s governor, Francois Villeroy de Galhau, said in a recent statement that his organization will start…
Zhou Xiaochuan, former governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), believes that digital currency and blockchain should continue to be a focus for China moving forward, citing the use of the coins for domestic retail transactions as well as remittance payments. The PBoC’s Digital Currency Initiative Zhou Xiaochuan, one of the most influential monetary…