CBDC

Edward Snowden Calls CBDCs ‘Cryptofascist Currency’ — ‘Closer to Being a Perversion of Cryptocurrency’

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oktoobril 9, whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden published an opinion editorial concerning central bank digital currencies (CBDC-d) and claimed CBDCs are “the newest danger cresting the public horizon.” Snowden stressed that rather than being an innovation, CBDC’s are “closer…

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell Says No Intention to Ban or Limit Use of Cryptocurrencies

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee that he has no intention to ban or limit the use of cryptocurrencies. He also commented on the regulation of stablecoins. Powell Says ‘No Intention to…

Italian Payments Giant Nexi Involved in Digital Euro Project

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Nexi, a leading European payments company, is reportedly giving advice to the European Central Bank (EKP) related to the digital euro project. The announcement was made by Nexi’s CEO Paolo Bertoluzzo, who also gave his opinion about the future of central…

Türgi keskpank laiendab uurimistööd, Valmistub testima digitaalset liiri uuel platvormil

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The Turkish central bank has established a new platform together with technology stakeholders to further the development of a digitalized version of the national fiat currency. The new collaboration will allow Turkey to focus on expanding research and conducting tests of…

Digital Ruble to Help Curb Use of ‘Money Surrogates,’ Russia Says in Financial Strategy Document

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The launch of a digital ruble will be among Russia’s key priorities of digitalization this decade, riik’s financial market development strategy has confirmed. The document claims the issuance of a digital national fiat will help the central bank to prevent…

Crypto Mining Should Be Registered and Taxed in Russia, Financial Market Committee Chair Says

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Cryptocurrency mining should be registered as entrepreneurial activity and taxed as such, according to Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of Russia’s parliamentary Financial Market Committee. The lawmaker also thinks Russian digital currency regulations need refinement. Amendments Likely to Affect Mining, Maksustamine, Definition of…

BIS Asks Central Banks to Urgently Develop CBDCs to Compete With Crypto Assets

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The head of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub, Benoît Cœuré, has urged central banks to act now on central bank digital currencies (CBDC-d) to compete with initiatives in the private sector, including cryptocurrencies. “CBDCs will take years to…