BIS Asks Central Banks to Urgently Develop CBDCs to Compete With Crypto Assets
The head of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub, Benoît Cœuré, has urged central banks to act now on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to compete with...
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...
Central Bank of Brazil Researches Creation of Digital Real
Fabio Araujo, a representative of the Central Bank of Brazil, talked about the possible development of a Digital Real at a public hearing before the Committee on Science, Technology,...
Central Bank of Iran Should Regulate Cryptocurrencies, Securities Watchdog Says
With bitcoin mining being a regulated activity in Iran, the head of the country’s securities and exchange regulator believes the central bank has to turn its attention to cryptocurrencies....
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...
Japanese Ruling Party Official Says Digital Yen Clarity Will Be Revealed in 2022
While the U.S. ramps up discussions of a digital dollar and China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) draws near, Japan’s CBDC, otherwise known as the digital yen, is getting...
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...
Survey Shows 77% of Americans Are Concerned About Rising Inflation, Prices for Goods Are...
Since well before the Covid-19 outbreak was found in America, the U.S. Federal Reserve invoked a number of monetary easing policies. Then throughout 2020, the central bank created a...
Chinese Citizens Can Now Apply for the Digital Yuan Wallet Through 6 State-Owned Banks
Following the interview with Ma Changchun, the head of the People’s Bank of China-run Digital Currency Research Institute, a recent report indicates that residents from Beijing and Shanghai can...
