The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and seven different central banks, including the Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, and U.S. Federal Reserve, published three new reports, which find that while a groundbreaking innovation to monetary policy, central bank digital currency (CBDC) pose many opportunities and uncertainties. Digital currencies backed by central…
Orlando Bravo, the co-founder of American private equity firm Thoma Bravo, has batted in favor of cryptocurrencies, predicting a glowing future for digital assets. Bravo revealed his crypto-related projections at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha conference held earlier this week. His private equity company recently participated in a fundraiser for crypto exchange FTX Trading. Bravo firmly believes…
It is something awaiting us right around the corner. Сorporate cryptocurrencies have not yet declared themselves loud enough, but many world-renowned companies are already engaging with the idea. Their emergence is now a matter of time and changes in legislation. It has long been said that modern corporations have more power and authority than nation-states….
Dubai Economy has signed an agreement with leading licensing authorities, such as Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, Dubai Multi-Commodities Center, and Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority, to participate in the Know Your Customer Blockchain Platform through the Unified Business Registry Platform. It will facilitate faster and more secure customer onboarding and allow sharing of verified e-KYC…
There are currently several countries developing state digital currencies for cross-border settlements. And chances are, they will arrive even before the typical “in-country” CDBCs. While market turbulence is throwing prices of cryptocurrencies and DeFi assets up and down, central banks of different countries move forward with creating their own central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) with…
According to a Chainalysis report, Central, Northern, and Western Europe (CNWE) have become the world’s biggest crypto economy. Over the last year, the region has received over $1 trillion worth of cryptocurrency, reaching 25% of all global activity. The tremendous growth that started in July 2020 pushed Europe from second to first place since last…