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Hong Kong presenterar digital valutaprototyp, Projekt guld

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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 Invests vd varnar för att räntehöjningar kan leda till en "deflationär byst" i ett öppet brev till 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 köper Bitcoin i Kazakstan, Land för att utveckla kryptoutbyte

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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. Under tiden, Kazakstan’s leadership has declared readiness to further develop crypto…

Erdogan föreslår turkiskt-ryska betalningssystem, Lokala medier rapporterar

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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…

Japansk banktungvikt Nomura lanserar kryptofokuserad riskkapitalarm

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På onsdag, 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…

Kina utökar digitala Yuan-testning i pilotstäder till provinsnivå

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Kina’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 etablerar kryptoenhet – ser en ökad efterfrågan på digitala tillgångar bland institutionella investerare

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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. Initialt, the new crypto unit will offer custody solutions for bitcoin and ether to institutional investors. Nasdaq Establishes Crypto Unit…

Financial Giant State Street ser en avtagande efterfrågan på krypto från institutionella investerare

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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…

Blockchain Gaming Publisher och Web3-företaget Animoca Brands Secures $110 Miljon

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Blockchain-spelutgivaren Animoca Brands meddelade att företaget har höjt $110 miljoner i en finansieringsrunda ledd av Temasek, Boyu Capital, och GGV Capital. Företaget samlade in pengarna genom att ge ut konvertibla skuldebrev till en handfull institutionella investerare. Animoca varumärken…

Bank of Russia kommer att främja digital rubel i utrikeshandeln när finansministeriet driver på kryptoalternativ

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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…