Search Results for: digital currencies
Doubling down on failed policies with central bank digital currencies
August 27th, 2020
Many central banks are researching retail digital currencies, which if implemented, would allow them to issue a new currency directly to the public, managed on a centralised ledger bypassing commercial banks. While there is an element of feeling the ...
At least 18 central banks are developing sovereign digital currencies
December 27th, 2019
The list of central banks developing sovereign digital currencies or Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), as they are more commonly known, continues to grow. According to research from The Block, of the 60+ central banks analyzed, 18 have publicly ...
G7 urges tight regulations for digital currencies
July 25th, 2019
Digital currencies such as Facebook’s planned Libra raise serious concerns and must be regulated as tightly as possible to ensure they do not upset the world’s financial system, Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers said on Thursday. ...
There are now more than 120 hedge funds focused solely on bitcoin, digital currencies
October 31st, 2017
Data shared exclusively with CNBC from financial research firm Autonomous Next shows the number of funds investing in digital assets like bitcoin has grown rapidly to 124. Autonomous Next also estimates that the “crypto-funds” have about $2.3 billion in ...
The first Australian Law Firm to accept digital currencies as forms of payment
September 25th, 2017
The Lehman Walsh Lawyers, a specialist Startup and General Corporate Law practice based in Australia, has issued an announcement to inform that it will be the first Australia Law Firm to accept three of the major digital currencies, as ...
Value of all digital currencies hits record around $160 billion
August 29th, 2017
The total value of the digital-currency universe tracked by data research site Coinmarketcap.com, including those linked to the Bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.00% Ethereum and Ripple blockchain networks, reached around $160 billion on the session, surpassing a previous record at $156.4 ...
Australia regulates digital currencies
August 21st, 2017
The Australian government has announced plans to strengthen its anti-money laundering rules with new reforms that will include digital currencies for the first time. The plan follows the recent scandal involving its biggest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ...
Colombia Declares Bitcoin and Other Digital Currencies Illegal
January 4th, 2017
An article published by Colombian publication PanAm Post suggests bitcoin, and digital currencies in general, are now illegal in Colombia, claiming the administrator of regulatory body announced the news recently. The news comes after the Superintendencia de Sociedades, an ...
Uganda Could Be 1st African Country To Regulate Digital Currencies
December 28th, 2016
Some African countries have openly criticized bitcoin use. Others have taken a wait-and-see approach. Bitcoin has enjoyed a rally in 2016 that’s beaten every major currency, stock index and commodity contract, surging 15 percent during Christmas week alone to more than $900, ...
Europol, Interpol unite to combat money laundering with digital currencies
September 13th, 2016
Europol, INTERPOL, and the Basel Institute on Governance have formalised the establishment of a tripartite partnership for a working group on money laundering with digital currencies. The working group will aim to: • gather, analyse, and exchange non-operational information regarding ...
