Crypto Mining Should Be Registered and Taxed in Russia, Financial Market Committee Chair Says
Cryptocurrency mining should be registered as entrepreneurial activity and taxed as such, according to Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of Russia’s parliamentary Financial Market Committee. The lawmaker also thinks Russian digital...
India Plans to Unveil Central Bank Digital Currency Model by Year End
The deputy governor of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), says the bank should be able to come up with a central bank digital currency (CBDC)...
China Has Dispersed Over $40 Million of Digital Yuan in Red Envelopes, Report Reveals
China, which has arguably the most advanced digital currency project among leading nations, has so far handed out more than $40 million in red envelopes with digital yuan. The...
Shanghai to Hand Out $3 Million in Digital Yuan Lottery
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...
ECB: Digital Euro to Boost Global Appeal of European Money, Fight ‘Artificial Currencies’
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...
Soros CIO: Central Bank Digital Currencies a Real Threat to Crypto but Won’t Permanently...
Soros Fund Management’s chief investment officer (CIO) says that central bank digital currencies are a potential threat to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but it will only be temporary. She...
The Fed Plans to Unveil Digital Dollar Prototypes in July
The Federal Reserve is actively working on a central bank digital currency and some prototypes are near completion. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of...
