BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing theProject Icebreakertrial, which explored the potential advantages and difficulties of utilizing a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in cross-border payments. The experiment was designed to test “a…

Russian Court Sends 3 Crypto Robbers to Strict-Regime Prison

Three Russians are going to spend time in high-security prison for stealing over a million U.S. dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency from another man. Lisaks, the court has also ordered them to fully compensate the victim for the damages, prosecutors announced….

Davos 2023: CBDCs Are the Future of Central Bank Money but They Are Still Not Ready

A World Economic Forum (WEF) panel comprised of central bankers and global tech providers has profiled central bank digital currencies (CBDC-d) as the future of central bank money, presenting them as one of the solutions for limitations in the payments sector

European Union to Put a 10,000-Euro Limit on Cash Payments; Transactions Over €1,000 in Crypto Will Be Scrutinized

The states of the European Union have convened to establish a new limit on cash purchases and to strengthen the controls on cryptocurrency transactions. novembril. 6 the bloc agreed to put a limit of €10,000 ($10,557) on cash payments and

Venemaa IT-ettevõtete lobby tarkvaraekspordi krüptomaksete jaoks

Välisklientidele tarkvaralahendusi arendavad ettevõtted ärgitavad Venemaa ametivõime lubama neil krüptomakseid vastu võtta. Ettepanek on osa meetmete paketist, mille eesmärk on toetada IT eksporti, mille tööstusorganisatsioon on täitevvõimule soovitanud.…

Venemaa ja Türgi teevad koostööd kuritegevusega seotud krüptotehingute vastu võitlemisel

Venemaa ja Türgi õiguskaitse- ja õigusasutused ühendavad jõud küberkuritegevuse vastases võitluses, sealhulgas krüptovaluutade kasutamine ebaseaduslikel eesmärkidel. Koostöös lepiti kokku Venemaa peaprokuröri visiidil Ankarasse. Venemaa,…

Moneygram Enables Customers to Buy and Sell Cryptocurrency via Its Money Transfer App

Moneygram has launched a new crypto service to allow customers to buy, müüa, and store cryptocurrencies using its mobile money transfer app. Initially, three cryptocurrencies are supported, including bitcoin and ethereum. Moneygrams New Crypto Service Moneygram International Inc. (Nasdaq: MGI) teatas…

Indian Central Bank RBI Begins First Digital Rupee Pilot Today

India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is launching its first digital rupee pilot on Nov. 1. with the participation of nine banks. “Settlement in central bank money would reduce transaction costs by pre-empting the need for settlement guarantee

Erdogan Suggests Turkish-Russian Payment System, Local Media Reports

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reportedly pushing for Turkey and Russia to establish a new payment system between them. The initiative comes amid U.S. pressure against the use of the Russian Mir cards in Turkey. Some Turkish banks have been

Venemaa Pank reklaamib väliskaubanduses digitaalset rubla, kuna rahandusministeerium nõuab krüptovalikut

Mõni päev pärast seda, kui kaks asutust leppisid kokku piiriüleste krüptomaksete vajaduses, Venemaa rahandusministeerium ja keskpank rõhutavad taas oma erinevaid prioriteete. Kuigi rahandusosakonna eesmärk on lähitulevikus legaliseerida krüptovaluutamaksed…