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Brazil’s crypto surge prompts central bank to tighten regulation

According to the central bank’s data, from January to August 2023, imports of crypto rose by 44.2% compared with the same period last year.

Sep 28, 2023cointelegraphDREX
France, Singapore and Switzerland test cross-border CBDCs

Project Mariana was developed under the aegis of the Bank for International Settlements.

Sep 28, 2023cointelegraphmBridge
Carstens says lack of legal clarity on CBDC ‘unacceptable’

BIS chief warns widespread uncertainty over legal status of digital currency could impact trust

Sep 27, 2023centralbanking
Legitimacy, Privacy, Integrity, Choice: Towards a legal framework for central bank digital currencies

Speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the BIS Innovation Hub-Financial Stability Institute conference on legal aspects of central bank digital currencies, Basel, Switzerland, 27 September 2023.

Sep 27, 2023bis
CBDC frameworks must guard user privacy, monetary freedom — BIS chief

BIS general manager Agustín Carstens stresses the importance of legal frameworks that protect CBDC users’ privacy and maintain monetary freedom.

Sep 27, 2023cointelegraphe-CNY
CBDCs could support a more stable economy — if banks pull the strings

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could confer economic benefits if governments don't use them to cannibalize the commercial banking industry.

Sep 26, 2023cointelegraphe-CNY
Digital yuan app adds prepaid Mastercard Visa top-ups for tourists

The e-CNY app now allows tourists to top-up their wallets using Mastercard and Visa payments with a “recharge first and use later” option.

Sep 25, 2023cointelegraphe-CNY
mBridge CBDC project preparing for new members, launch of minimum viable product

The project now includes central and commercial banks of China, Hong Kong, Thailand and the UAE. Future new members were not identified.

Sep 25, 2023cointelegraphmBridge
Hashing It Out: What happens when crypto meets fintech in Africa?

Guests on Hashing It Out episode 31 believe that traditional finance has hurt innovation in the African fintech space, and cryptocurrency can breathe some life into the space.

Sep 21, 2023cointelegraph
Redefining Money: America’s digital currency dilemma

As the United States House Financial Services Committee looks to further impede the introduction of a digital dollar, where does this resistance to a CBDC stem from?

Sep 21, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton
US Anti-CBDC bill moves a step closer to passing

The “CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act,” aimed at preventing the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency, has passed the House Financial Services Committee.

Sep 21, 2023cointelegraph
International financial group finds gaps in digital euro legislative package

The Institute of International Finance looked at seven areas where digital euro legislation, which is being developed alongside the technology, is lacking.

Sep 20, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
US Democrats speak up for CBDC global leadership, Republicans fear ‘dark side’

Despite approaching the issue from vastly different angles, the two sides were able to agree on a few basics as the bill passed out of committee.

Sep 20, 2023cointelegraphmBridge
Kazakhstan establishes regulatory agency to implement CBDC

The National Payment Corporation will be responsible for the development of “digital financial infrastructure”, including the implementation of the digital tenge.

Sep 18, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton
SEC accuses Binance of noncooperation, court unseals case documents: Law Decoded

The legal struggle between the SEC and Binance.US continues, with the company hitting new lows in trading volume.

Sep 18, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton