Finance

Hongkong predstavlja prototip digitalne valute, Projekt Gold

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Financial authorities in Hong Kong have unveiled a prototype of the Chinese autonomous territory’s own central bank digital currency called Project Aurum. The two-tier platform features a wholesale interbank and a retail e-wallet system, participants revealed. Hong Kong to Issue Retail…

Ark Invest CEO Warns Rate Hikes Could Fuel a ‘Deflationary Bust’ in Open Letter to the Fed

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Following the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report that the U.S. Federal Reserve should stop raising rates, Ark Invest CEO Catherine Wood has published an open letter to the U.S. central bank asking the institution to stop raising…

Bank Buys Bitcoin in Kazakhstan, Country to Develop Crypto Exchange

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A financial institution and a coin trading platform in Kazakhstan have teamed up to carry out what they say is the country’s first such joint transaction for the acquisition of cryptocurrency. medtem, Kazakhstan’s leadership has declared readiness to further develop crypto…

Erdogan Suggests Turkish-Russian Payment System, Local Media Reports

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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…

Japanese Banking Heavyweight Nomura to Launch Crypto-Focused Venture Capital Arm

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V sredo, the Japanese financial holding company and principal member of the Nomura Group, Nomura Holdings, announced the launch of a crypto-focused venture capital unit called Laser Digital Holdings. Nomura’s move follows a number of financial giants entering the cryptocurrency industry…

China to Expand Digital Yuan Testing in Pilot Cities to Provincial Level

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Kitajska’s central bank intends to enlarge the area covered by trials of its digital yuan currency in four regions of the country. A top representative of the monetary authority announced the move while highlighting that the People’s Bank has been stepping…

Nasdaq Establishes Crypto Unit — Sees Increased Demand for Digital Assets Among Institutional Investors

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Nasdaq has announced the launch of “Nasdaq Digital Assets” citing increased demand for digital assets among institutional investors in recent years. Initially, the new crypto unit will offer custody solutions for bitcoin and ether to institutional investors. Nasdaq Establishes Crypto Unit…

Finančni velikan State Street opaža nezaželeno povpraševanje po kripto s strani institucionalnih vlagateljev

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Investment management firm State Street says that institutional clients are not deterred from investing in crypto assets despite price declines. “There is a belief that the asset class is here to stay,” a State Street executive said. State Street on Institutional…

Založnik blokovnih iger in podjetje Web3 Animoca Brands Secures $110 milijon

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Založnik blokovnih iger Animoca Brands je objavil, da je podjetje zbralo $110 milijonov v krogu financiranja, ki ga vodi Temasek, Boyu Capital, in GGV Capital. Podjetje je sredstva zbralo z izdajo zamenljivih obveznic peščici institucionalnih vlagateljev. Blagovne znamke Animoca…

Bank of Russia to Promote Digital Ruble in Foreign Trade as Finance Ministry Pushes for Crypto Option

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Days after the two institutions agreed on the need for cross-border crypto payments, the finance ministry and the central bank of Russia are once again highlighting their different priorities. While the treasury department aims for legalizing cryptocurrency payments in the coming…