Tanzania's President Urges Central Bank to Prepare for Crypto
The president's speech follows El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin as legal tender.
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Jun 14, 2021 at 9:22 a.m. UTC
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Argentina Is Investigating 9 Fintech Firms for Unauthorized Crypto Offerings
If the BCRA confirms its suspicions, it will initiate criminal complaints against the companies.
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Jun 11, 2021 at 9:10 p.m. UTC
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Bank of England Releases Discussion Paper on Stablecoins, CBDC
The paper focuses on the effects of private stablecoins on the cost and availability of lending and the challenges for monetary policy.
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Jun 7, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. UTC
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Irish Central Bank Official Says Crypto's Popularity Is 'Great Concern'
Derville Rowland, director general of financial conduct at the regulator, warned that investors could lose all their money.
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May 31, 2021 at 11:04 a.m. UTC
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CEO Piyush Gupta: DBS Bank Thinks of Itself as Tech Company Offering Financial Services
During a pre-recorded speech at Consensus 2021, CEO Piyush Gupta noted the launch of DBS Digital Exchange and its upcoming fixed income token, the demand for digital assets fr...
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May 27, 2021 at 9:48 p.m. UTC
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PayPal Exec: Most Central Banks Don’t Have Appetite to Own Technology
During a 1:1 session at Consensus 2021, PayPal’s VP & GM, Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies, Jose Fernandez da Ponte, believes central banks know what they are doing o...
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May 26, 2021 at 9:12 p.m. UTC
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Iran's Central Bank Reportedly Bans Trading of Crypto Mined Abroad
The move is said to be an attempt to stop capital flight from Iran.
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May 7, 2021 at 7:36 a.m. UTC
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Who Will Win the Race to Offer Crypto Services?
Securrency Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Campos on banks investing in the company and the larger implications for big banks and financial institutions racing to offer crypto...
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Apr 27, 2021 at 8:11 p.m. UTC
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Iran Central Bank to Allow Money Changers, Banks to Pay for Imports Using Mined Crypto
The bank had previously stipulated only digital assets for import funding could be used by itself and no one else.
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Apr 27, 2021 at 8:52 a.m. UTC
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Crypto Won't Be Money Until IRS Accepts It for Taxes, Top Forex Strategist Says
The greenback has something else going for it cryptocurrencies don't: the bond market, notes Marc Chandler.
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Apr 6, 2021 at 9:19 p.m. UTC
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