Chinese central bank exec says digital yuan will offer ‘controllable anonymity’

Chinese central bank governor Yi Gang, in a recent speech at Hong Kong Fintech Week, talked about the progress of their national digital currency called the digital yuan. He outlined the progress and ...

The First Community-Driven Layer2 Controllable Privacy Protection Protocol

There are two types of privacy in financial transactions: anonymity and confidentiality. When a non-profit organization receives an anonymous donation, they have no idea about the information of the d...

IMF Touts Programmable and Controllable CBDC for ‘Financial Inclusion’

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has touted central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as a path to financial inclusion, but there could be more sinister control and surveillance implications. Speaki...

China’s central bank encourages ‘controllable risks’ in fintech innovation in Alibaba’s home province of Zhejiang

Chinese financial regulators, including the central bank, and the Zhejiang provincial government are encouraging “controllable risks” in the country’s e-commerce hub to spur financia...