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Central Banking

Money press
Markets
Open-source
Colu Open-Sources Protocol to Help Central Banks Issue Digital Currencies
Colu is open-sourcing its banking infrastructure known as Bankbox and becoming "blockchain agnostic" to ease adoption among cryptocurrency issuers.
Money press
By Jonathan Keane
Jun 7, 2017 at 11:11 a.m. UTC
Jun 7, 2017
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Deutsche Börse bull and bear
Markets
Europe
Deutsche Börse Reveals Three 'Pillars' of Its Pervasive Blockchain Integration
After generating €1.1bn last year, German institutional trading network Deutsche Börse reveals a three-pillared plan to blockchain.
Deutsche Börse bull and bear
By Michael del Castillo
Jun 6, 2017 at 2:27 p.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2017
EuropeCentral BankingDeutsche BörseSecuritiesSettlementHyperledger FabricPrivate BlockchainCommercial bankingFeaturesuse-cases-verticals
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Markets
Russia
Bank of Russia: 'It's Time to Develop National Cryptocurrencies'
Russia's central bank believes the time is right to develop and launch its own digital currency, one of its senior officials said today.
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By Stan Higgins
Jun 2, 2017 at 1:50 p.m. UTC
Jun 2, 2017
RussiaBank of RussiaNewsCentral Bankingcentral bank digital currencybusiness news
Moscow, Russia
Markets
Tax
Russia's Central Bank is Writing a New Bitcoin Law
Russia's central bank is preparing new legislation focused on bitcoin and other digital currencies, reports say.
Moscow, Russia
By Stan Higgins
May 31, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
May 31, 2017
TaxRussiaRegulationNewsCentral BankingLegislationLegal
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Markets
Singapore
Tokenized Dollars: Singapore's Central Bank Details New Blockchain Trial
Singapore's central bank has published new details of distributed ledger trial that saw it issue digital tokens tied to its national currency.
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By Stan Higgins
May 31, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
May 31, 2017
SingaporeAsiaMASEthereumCentral BankNewsCentral BankingAsia Pacificbusiness newsTechnology News
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Finance
Asia
Bank of Japan Fintech Head: Don't Expect Central Banks to Lead DLT
In an exclusive interview, Bank of Japan's Yuko Kawai discussed how blockchain is emerging as one of the "hottest topics" among central banks.
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By Pete Rizzo
May 15, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
May 15, 2017
AsiaJapanBank of JapanCentral Bankingcentral banksbusiness news
Bank of Japan
Markets
Bank of japan
Japan's Central Bank Says Blockchain Trials Are Exploratory So Far
The head of payments at Japan's central bank says blockchain won't be applied to its payments and settlement systems any time soon.
Bank of Japan
By Michael del Castillo
Feb 8, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2017
Bank of JapanNewsCentral BankingBlockchain Research
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Markets
South africa
SARB Chief: Blockchain Could Bring Financial Access to Millions of People
The governor of South Africa's central bank struck a positive note on blockchain earlier this month.
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By Stan Higgins
Jan 26, 2017 at 1:28 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2017
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