The Central Bank of Argentina has issued a new set of rules for operators of digital wallets in the country. Customers of companies like Uala, a wallet popular in Argentina, will now be qualified as f...
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Russian Prime Minister Orders Finance Ministry, Central Bank to Agree on Crypto by December – Regulation Bitcoin News
The central bank and the finance ministry in Moscow have been asked by the head of the Russian government to agree on a vision for the development of the country’s digital asset market by Dec 1. Worki...
FX rates projections based on central banks’ terminal rates
As we enter the second half of the trading month, the FX market participants prepare for an increase in volatility until the end of the trading year. 2020, central banks were racing to raise rates in ...
Central Bank of Bahrain to Test Bitcoin Payments Via OpenNode
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) is set to test a Bitcoin payment processing and payout solution in collaboration with OpenNode. According to the official press release, the BTC payment processor pla...
Bitcoin Payment Solution In Trial Phase By Bahrain Central Bank Via OpenNode
According to the latest press release published on September 13, OpenNode is undergoing trials of using bitcoin payments along with the Central Bank of Bahrain’s Regulatory Sandbox application that is...
Egypt’s Central Bank Issues Crypto Warning — Violators Risk Imprisonment – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has issued a fresh warning about cryptocurrency, noting that violators could face imprisonment. The Egyptian central bank’s law “prohibits issuing, trading, or promotin...
Bahrain Central Bank Selects OpenNode to Test Bitcoin Payments – crypto.news
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) plans to launch a Bitcoin (BTC) payment processing and payout solution in collaboration with Bitcoin payment processor OpenNode. OpenNode to Test Bitcoin Payment Infr...
Norway’s Central Bank Innovates in Developing Its Digital Currency on Ethereum
As per the official statement from the Norges Bank, the prototype infrastructure for the country’s central bank digital currency will be introduced on Ethereum. The bank introduces a new open source s...
Uruguay Proposes to Bring Digital Assets Under Central Bank Control
A bill granting the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) the authority to control virtual assets was submitted to the country’s parliament. Apart from changing the legal powers of the BCU, the Financial Serv...
Uruguay’s Executive Branch Proposes Crypto Bill for Central Bank to Regulate Virtual Assets
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New regulatory bill grants Uruguayan Central Bank control over the nation’s crypto industry
The Uruguayan government has introduced legislation to the parliament that accelerates the regulation of the crypto space in the country and establishes the central bank as the regulatory authority. I...
Bahrain central bank set to test Bitcoin payment processing solution
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) plans to roll out a Bitcoin (BTC) payment processing and payout solution in partnership with BTC payment processor OpenNode. In a press statement published on Septem...
Ethiopian Central Bank Restricts Amount of Cash Travelers Can Hold, Sets Foreign Currency Conditions – Africa Bitcoin News
According to the National Bank of Ethiopia’s directive, which became effective on September 5, persons entering and departing the country in possession of local currency are now subject to new restric...
Norwegian Central Bank Harnesses Ethereum’s Infrastructure To Build National Digital Currency
Central banks around the world are exploring the implications of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In the latest efforts to create a national digital asset, the central bank of Norway ha...
French and Nigerian Central banks to join Hyperledger Foundation
The Banque de France and the Central Bank of Nigeria were among eight new members announced by the Hyperledger Foundation on 12 September. Other names include CasperLabs and DSR Corp. The Banque de Fr...
Bank of France & Central Bank of Nigeria Join Hyperledger Global Forum 2022
Hyperledger Foundation has announced new participants of its Hyperledger Global Forum 2022, which is taking place Sept. 12-14 in Dublin, Ireland. The list of attendees now includes Digital Identity La...
Norwegian central bank trusts Ethereum, credit goes to…
In a major announcement, the central bank of Norway, Norges Bank, has said that the source code for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) sandbox is now publicly available. The central bank has tru...
Russia’s Central Bank Legalize Crypto for Cross-Border Payments
The Bank of Russia reportedly accepts the allowance of X-border payments in crypto. The reason for this acceptance is the current geopolitical conditions. The Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank ...
Norwegian Central Bank Open Sources CBDC Sandbox Code – crypto.news
Norway’s Apex bank has stepped up its digital currency adoption efforts by partnering with Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform, Nahmii to release the open source code for the country’s central bank digi...
XRP Network Will Play Central Role in Future CBDC System, Says Macro Expert Raoul Pal
Former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal says that the XRP network could play a big role in a potential future central bank digital currency (CBDC) based economy. In a new ask me anything (AMA) sessio...
Chinese Central Bank Seeking Interconnectivity of e-CNY
People’s Bank of China (PBoC) consistently seems to make efforts to take crucial steps to make e-CNY more relevant and useful. Another such effort came recently when the bank proposed a regime to set ...
Central banks of France and Nigeria join blockchain-oriented Hyperledger Foundation
Blockchain association Hyperledger has recently announced that it was bringing eight new members under its wing, two of which are central banks – la Banque de France (BDF) and the Central Bank of Nige...
Norwegian central bank uses Ethereum to build national digital currency
The central bank of Norway has hit a major milestone in digital currency efforts, releasing the open source code for the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) sandbox. Available on GitHub, th...
China’s Central Bank calls for wider usage of digital yuan to facilitate interconnectivity
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has issued a demand for further efforts to allow interconnection between the digital yuan (e-CNY) system and conventional e-payment technologies to make the usage of ...
Central Bank of China Calls for Increasing Use of Digital Yuan – Finance Bitcoin News
The People’s Bank of China has urged for widening of the array of use-case scenarios for its central bank digital currency. The monetary authority believes that deeper interconnection with traditional...
The India Central Bank Governor Warns Against Cryptocurrencies
India’s government has not completely embraced cryptocurrencies, and the Governor of the Central Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das has warned Indians about cryptocurrencies. There have been different rea...
European Central Bank Raises Interest Rates by 75 Basis Points
Bitcoin News In July, it saw a half-point uptick—the first increase in 11 years. Lagarde predicts a significant slowdown in economic activity. Following a trend of interest rate increases from major c...
U.S. dithers on central bank digital currency
The U.S. Treasury Department has said that it will recommend that the federal government continue developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) if it is in the national interest to do so. Potentia...
China Central Bank Queries Smart Contracts Functionality in CBDCs – crypto.news
On September 1, 2022, the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services took place alongside the 2022 China International Finance Annual Forum. At the conference, Changchun Mu, the head of the P...
European Central Bank makes the largest-ever rate hike to tackle inflation
Despite fears of a potential recession in the eurozone caused by rising energy prices, the European Central Bank (ECB), on September 8, raised interest rates by a record 75 basis points to tackle the ...
Banco Central Europeo aumenta tasas de interés a 75 puntos básicos en medio de suba inflacionaria
Como tal, el último movimiento del BCE demuestra que la restricción de liquidez global está en pleno auge, lo que debilita el caso de una reactivación alcista en los activos de riesgo, incluidas las c...