Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Though its billionaire owner has personally spoken out against digital assets many times, Berkshire Hathaway's investment may indicate the firm is more open to the idea....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Research into central bank digital currencies will play a significant role in Hong Kong’s fintech development efforts. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has publ...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The partnership enables investors to purchase grams of accredited gold as ERC-20 tokens. Gold wholesalers are starting to find new ways to expand their businesses to r...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The Bank of England has published a new discussion paper that tries to gauge the systemic implications of both private stablecoins and a central bank digital currency....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors have met and agreed to work towards common principles for state-backed digital currencies and publish their conclusions this year. They said these digital currencies “could act as both a liqui...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Nearly 36% of Nigeria’s 106 million adults lack access to both regulated and unregulated financial services, according to the findings of the Enhancing Financial Innovations and Access (EFIA) study. In addition, while the findings do suggest a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
As part of government efforts to get the digital yuan going, authorities in Shanghai will distribute $3 million worth of the central bank-issued currency among residents of Shanghai. The digital money will be dispersed through a lottery, a method tha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Kalashnikov Group, the Russian firearms manufacturer, is ready to transition to settlements in digital currency. The announcement came from the international economic forum in Saint Petersburg where the central bank of Russia reaffirmed its intention...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Ghana is striving to become the first African nation to float a central bank digital currency. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is reportedly moving towards the introduction of...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The governor of Ghana’s central bank, Ernest Addison, has said his institution is now “in the advanced stages of introducing a digital currency.” However, before its release into circulation, the digital currency—which is also...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Institutional investors can get USD on credit without liquidating their ETH. Crypto custody bank Anchorage Digital is expanding its services into crypto-backed loans...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The digitization of traditional currencies like the euro has the potential to increase their international appeal, the European Central Bank says in a new report. A failure to offer a digital currency would endanger financial stability, ECB warns. Th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) continues to gain further ground as the Beijing Local Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau revealed 40 million worth of the country’s digital yuan ($6.3 million) will be distributed...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The ECB’s annual euro report stressed that a digital euro may be needed to fight off the threat of “artificial currencies” from “foreign tech giants.” The European Ce...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Beijing residents should apply to participate in the lottery until midnight on June 7. The Chinese government is launching another digital yuan lottery to stimulate it...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
On June 1, Major League Baseball (MLB) reporter David Adler announced the MLB organization established a long-term deal with the digital collectible company Candy Digital. The oldest American professional baseball organization is stepping into the no...