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Bank of Mauritius Governor Harvesh Seegolam
Markets
Mauritius
Bank of Mauritius Plans CBDC Pilot in 2021
“CBDCs will be here to complement, and to address gaps that the traditional monetary system is not able to fulfill,” Bank of Mauritius Governor Harvesh Seegolam said.
Bank of Mauritius Governor Harvesh Seegolam
By Jaspreet Kalra
May 26, 2021 at 2:49 p.m. UTC
May 26, 2021
MauritiusCBDCsConsensus 2021Harvesh SeegolamBank of Mauritius
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce
Policy
Hester peirce
Crypto May Force SEC to Modernize Custody Rules: Commissioner Hester Peirce
“The bottom line message I have is that we have work to do in modernizing our custody rules all across the board,” Pierce said.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce
By Jaspreet Kalra
May 25, 2021 at 5:07 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
Hester PeirceConsensus 2021
Auction Room, Christie's, 1808
Finance
Nfts
Christie’s Auction House Exec: NFTs Are the ‘Art World’s Napster'
"It could be that disruptive to the way people do business," said Noah Davis, Christie's point person on NFTs, at Consensus 2021.
Auction Room, Christie's, 1808
By Jaspreet Kalra
May 25, 2021 at 4:01 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
NFTsChristie'sConsensus 2021MetaKovanWhale Shark
Gary Vaynerchuk, chairman of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerMedia
Finance
Nfts
The Next Mickey Mouse or Hello Kitty Could Be an NFT, Says Gary Vaynerchuk
"This is going to be the greatest era of intellectual property ownership," the media mogul predicted in an impassioned conversation at Consensus 2021.
Gary Vaynerchuk, chairman of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerMedia
By Jaspreet Kalra
May 24, 2021 at 3:56 p.m. UTC
May 24, 2021
NFTsConsensus 2021Gary Vaynerchuk
Wallet and cellphone
Markets
Fincen
Proposed FinCEN Rule on Crypto Wallets Would Likely Be Ineffective, Elliptic Says
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic said the proposal could “adversely impact” existing anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.
Wallet and cellphone
By Jaspreet Kalra
Dec 31, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 31, 2020
FinCENEllipticCrypto Wallets
Opyn upgrade options market liquidity
Markets
Defi
Opyn Upgrade Aims to Add Capital Efficiency and Liquidity to DeFi Options Market
Options marketplace Opyn is rolling out an upgrade that targets capital efficiency and liquidity in the DeFi options market.
Opyn upgrade options market liquidity
By Jaspreet Kalra
Dec 29, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2020
DeFiOptionsOpyn
India
Policy
India
India's State-Led Payment Network Is Growing. Now Nation Wants to Export It
India’s state-led payments system, United Payments Interface (UPI), was first rolled out in 2016 and is currently used by 175 million people.
India
By Jaspreet Kalra
Dec 21, 2020 at 3:03 p.m. UTC
Dec 21, 2020
IndiaDigital PaymentsGlobal
Sandie O'Connor (center), now a board member of Ripple, at a YMCA benefit in 2015.
Policy
Ripple
Ripple Board Lands JPMorgan Veteran and Regulatory Expert Sandie O'Connor
The appointment comes as U.S.-based Ripple is openly contemplating relocating its headquarters to another country, citing lack of regulatory clarity.
Sandie O'Connor (center), now a board member of Ripple, at a YMCA benefit in 2015.
By Jaspreet Kalra
Dec 15, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 15, 2020
RippleJP Morgan
The Kadena team
Markets
Kadena
Kadena Onboards Celo’s Dollar Stablecoin, Plots January Launch for Decentralized Exchange
The hybrid blockchain maker said it is collaborating with fintech firm Celo to on-board its stablecoin, cUSD, to Kadena’s platform using a trustless bridge.
The Kadena team
By Jaspreet Kalra
Dec 15, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 15, 2020
KadenaStablecoinDEXs
jusiticescales
Markets
Fraud
Man Gets 6 Years for $25M Diamond and Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Jose Angel Aman, charged with operating the fraudulent investment scheme, was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison and pay over $23 million in victim restitution by...
jusiticescales
By Jaspreet Kalra
Dec 9, 2020 at 9:56 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2020
FraudPonzi SchemesDepartment of Justice