Facebook-Led Diem Could Become White-Label CBDC Provider: Citi Report
The Diem white paper suggests the company would be open to discussions with central banks about providing this service.
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SEC Causing ‘Confusion’ Over Digital Currencies in Legal Case With Ripple: WSJ Editorial Board
Regulators are “creating danger” for investors in their inconsistent approach to determining how to treat cryptocurrencies.
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Bank of England and HM Treasury Launch Taskforce for UK CBDC
This is the first sign the Bank of England exploring the launch of a CBDC following the release of a discussion paper in March 2020.
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Plans Afoot in South Africa for Country’s First Bitcoin ETF
Crypto startup DCX Capital will apply to convert its crypto index fund EC10 into an ETF.
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Galaxy Digital Appoints Ex-Goldman Sachs Executive as Chairman
Mike Novogratz will remain as CEO as the firm plans for a U.S. stock offering later in the year.
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Robinhood Resolves Issues With Crypto Trading Amid Dogecoin Rally
The company’s Twitter post cited “unprecedented demand” leading to traders being unable to complete orders.
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Berlin Hard Fork Is Now Live on Ethereum
The upgrade incorporates four optimizations aimed at gas efficiency and improved security.
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AXA Switzerland Allows Customers to Pay in Bitcoin
The insurance provider says it will have the crypto converted into Swiss francs, instead of carrying BTC on its balance sheet.
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ConsenSys Project Virtue Poker Raises $5M Ahead of Mainnet Launch
The Ethereum project is expected to launch in full in May.
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Binance Allows Users to Trade Tokenized Stocks Starting With Tesla
Users will be able to purchase as little as one-hundredth of a Tesla share, with prices settled in Binance USD (BUSD).
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Apr 12, 2021 at 11:53 a.m. UTC
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