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Are cryptocurrencies the future of money or just fringe players? The government should take notice and hold discussions with the crypto industry of India before moving ahead with regulations for this sector Nischal Shetty | February 20, 2021 | Updated 23:47 IST Before passing any ban in haste, the government should also take a cue from developed countries which are trying to regulate crypto assets The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021 is among the list of bi...

Canadian universities outline several options for a central bank digital currency

As cryptocurrencies increasingly go mainstream, pressure is growing on the world's biggest central banks to move forward with their plans to issue ...

The biggest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has shifted from the fringes of finance towards embrace by major investors, companies and even cities.

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Peter Power/The Globe and Mail Central bankers around the world are ramping up research into digital currencies, according to the Bank of International Settlements, even as cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are likely to remain nic...

Read more about RBI open to digital currency, examining the need to introduce CBDC on Business Standard. A CBDC is legal tender and a central bank liability in digital form denominated in a sovereign currency and appearing on the central banks balance sheet.

Regulators Ponder Strategy As Bitcoin & Co Are Too Large to Ignore As the crypto industry grows, "it’s natural" that regulators would increase their scrutiny. Some argue that the intention of regulators is to suffocate crypto and make way for CBDCs. No major changes expected in the US in at least the next few months. Source: Adobe/Jon Le-Bon The writing is on the wall: regulation is coming for crypto. While a small handful of nations have already introduced specific cryptoasset legislation...

Attempts by Donald Trump to decouple the world’s two largest economies had cemented China’s resolve to integration financially with other countries. This presented an opportunity for Hong Kong, said Julia Leung of the SFC.

HK should leverage CBDC to gain digital finance leadership By Kenny Shui and Judy Chen | China Daily Asia | Updated: 2020-12-31 09:16 The booth of the Digital Currency Institute of the Peoples Bank of China at an expo in Beijing. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] As the popularity of electronic payment on the mainland continues to soar, Beijing is also taking the digitization of legal tender (or central bank issued currency) seriously. On the 40th anniversary of...