Digital Yuan Ban: Senators Seek To Ban China’s E-CNY From US App Stores
Three Republican senators are pushing to prohibit portals from allowing apps that facilitate payments of China's digital yuan out of...
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SWIFT Tests CBDC Interoperability To Enable Cross-border Payments
The well-known global financial messaging service, SWIFT, is set to test the Central Bank of Digital Currency (CBDC) by interlinking...
Russia To Legalize Cryptocurrency As Form Of Payment, Minister Says
Since January 1 of last year, cryptocurrencies have been legal in Russia, however they cannot be used to purchase goods...
Nigeria To Upgrade CBDC For Wider Use As Crypto Restrictions Cripple Fintech Sector
Africa's largest economy and most populous country "Nigeria," launched the continent's first digital currency, the e-Naira, back in October 2021....
EU Citizens Strongly Oppose CBDCs, But What About Crypto?
Is crypto already putting down CBDCs? The European Central Bank (ECB) has been researching and discussing a CBDC project called...
South Korean Tech Giant Kakao Acquires Majority Stake In A Japanese Crypto Exchange
A subsidiary of South Korean internet and technology giant Kakao has acquired a majority share in a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange,...
Rio De Janeiro To Enable Crypto Tax Payments Starting Next Year
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second-largest city, will begin accepting cryptocurrency payments for property taxes in 2023, reports said Saturday. According...
India Thumbs Down Crypto, To Launch CBDC Instead
India is just not that into crypto these days. Or, perhaps, not yet. Nirmala Sitharaman, India's finance minister, revealed last...
