Central Banking

Regulation

G20 Calls for Crypto Regulation Recommendations By July

Argentina's Central Bank chairman, Frederico Sturzenegger, said the G20 members are looking for "specific recommendations" on cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 March 2018
Regulation

Report: Russians Helped Venezuela Launch the Petro

Time Magazine reported Tuesday that the Russian government helped Venezuela develop the petro cryptocurrency with the support of Vladimir Putin.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 March 2018
Blockchain

US Treasury Publishes 5 Tips For Blockchain Projects

The US Treasury Department has just published five tips for building blockchain projects based on lessons learned during work on a proof-of-concept.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 March 2018
Europe

France’s Central Bank: Keep Financial Institutions Out of Crypto

A report from the Bank of France advocates strict regulations for crypto-assets, including a ban on activity by banks, insurers and trust companies.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 March 2018
Bitcoin

UK Government Announces New Cryptocurrency Research Effort

The U.K. government will launch new research aimed to explore the potential risks posed by cryptocurrencies, a minister has said.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 March 2018
Regulation

Carney On Eve of G20: Cryptos Don’t Pose Risks to Financial Stability

A group of central bank regulators and government ministers said Sunday that cryptocurrencies don't pose a risk to global financial stability.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 March 2018
Europe

Lithuanian Central Bank Seeks Developers for Blockchain Sandbox

The Bank of Lithuania has called for developer proposals to kick off its service-based blockchain platform called LBChain.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 March 2018
Cryptocurrency

Singapore Central Bank Touts Blockchain for Payments

The chief of the Monetary Authority of Singapore has spoken of how blockchain's "strongest" use case is in cross-border settlement.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 March 2018
Japan

G20 Reveals Names and Dates for Next Week’s Crypto Talks

Cryptocurrencies are "an important item" on the agenda for next week's G20 summit, documents show.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 March 2018
Payments

Taiwan Central Bank Chief Cautious on Central Bank Crypto

The new governor of Taiwan's central bank has said speculation has taken over from cryptocurrencies' original role as a payments tool.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 March 2018
Banking

Europe’s Central Bank Touts Crypto As Underbanked Aid

A new opinion piece from European Central Bank officials discusses the important role a central bank-backed cryptocurrency could play in society.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 March 2018
Bitcoin

Dutch Finance Minister Calls for ICO Regulations

The finance minister of the Netherlands has called for new regulations around cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 March 2018
Regulation

PBoC Governor Blasts ‘Explosive’ Crypto Speculation

PBoC's governor Zhou Xiaochuan takes aim at cryptocurrency speculation in a press conference on Friday.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 March 2018
Bitcoin

Ex-Trump Adviser Bannon Says Cryptocurrency Will Bring ‘True Freedom’

Steve Bannon, the former White House strategist and right-wing firebrand, is now touting the liberating potential of cryptocurrency and blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 March 2018
CBDC

PBoC’s Yao: Chinese Digital Currency Should Be Crypto-Inspired

Yao Qian, digital currency research director at PBoC thinks a central bank digital currency should incorporate some features of cryptocurrency.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 March 2018