The Bank of Korea (BoK) has unveiled its roadmap for a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC). This initiative seeks to explore the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Unified Ledger concept, which would allow both the CBDC and other tokenized assets to coexist on a singular network. The BoK is also looking to harness Korea’s […]
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has developed a proof of concept (PoC) called Project Atlas to track on-chain and off-chain transactions from cryptocurrency exchanges and public blockchains including Bitcoin. Working with the Deutsche Bundesbank, De Nederlandsche Bank, European Central Bank and the Bank of France, the project aims to provide insights, information and economic […]
South Korea is joining a growing number of countries researching central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The Bank of Korea (BOK), Financial Services Commission (FSC), and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced a pilot project to explore the technical infrastructure for a digital currency. The project will assess the viability of a future monetary system based on […]
Banque de France has embraced the global perspective on the central bank digital currency (CBDC) discussion, touting it as a foundation of the new international monetary system. Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor at Banque de France, believes that CBDCs could improve cross-border payments by enabling the build-up of a new international monetary system. He sees […]
Ripple has been granted a full license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate as a major payments institution in the country. This license allows Ripple to provide digital payment token services, joining a list of 14 others given the same license by MAS. Ripple has had its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore […]
Bitcoin has been relatively steady in September, posting one of its strongest performances since 2012 and 2016. Trading at around the $27,300 zone on October 3, Bitcoin is up roughly 10% from September lows, and traders are confident that the next leg of higher highs has just begun. Despite attractive interest rates in the United […]
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has successfully completed a cross-border trading experiment using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and decentralized finance (DeFi) technology. The experiment, dubbed “Project Mariana”, was conducted in collaboration with the central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland. The test used hypothetical euro, Singapore dollar and Swiss franc wCBDCs, as well […]
Mário Centeno, Governor of Banco de Portugal, has called for international cooperation to create a “robust framework” for regulating and supervising crypto assets and decentralized finance (DeFi). He believes that regulating these global risks and international players at the national level is not enough. He expressed his disbelief in the democratizing potential of digital assets […]
As the world’s interest in cryptocurrency continues to rise, global financial authorities are exploring ways to incorporate the new technology into existing systems without causing too much disruption. The challenge is to find a balance between the need for regulation and the desire to keep the cryptocurrency market open and accessible. The goal is to […]
The U.S. dollar has surged to its highest point in ten months against a range of major currencies, driven by the Federal Reserve’s unwavering commitment to raising interest rates and maintaining them at elevated levels, as well as the steady rise in benchmark 10-year Treasury yields. This surge has caused the euro to approach a […]
