The head of the Bank of England has said that the institution will step up its efforts to combat cryptocurrency money laundering.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued another warning to residents and financial institutions over the risk of cryptocurrency investments.
Russia is reportedly hoping to pass long-discussed new cryptocurrency legislation by July 1, a report suggests.
The tiny Republic of the Marshall Islands plans to sell a cryptocurrency, known as the Sovereign, to supplement the U.S. dollar as its legal tender.
Malaysia's central bank is now requiring domestic crypto exchanges to comply with anti-money laundering and know-your-customer mandates.
The incoming head of Taiwan's central bank has promised to explore how blockchain technology might help improve its operations.
Iran's central bank is developing a cryptocurrency, though it has no plans to embrace bitcoin.
South Africa's central bank has launched a program that will trial JPMorgan's Quorum blockchain for interbank clearing and settlement.
British MEP Kay Swinburne has called on the U.K. to implement and champion blockchain technology as the country moves to leave the EU.
Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, has said it's not his institution's job to regulate cryptocurrencies.
The ECB executive board member has supported recent criticism of bitcoin by Agustin Carstens, head of the Bank for International Settlements.
The Europe Union's top securities watchdog has said that cryptocurrencies will be one of its top priorities in 2018.
The head of the Bank for International Settlements has blasted bitcoin as "a bubble," "a Ponzi scheme" and an "environmental disaster."
Italian Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan warned on Wednesday that cryptocurrencies are dangerous, but that blockchain technology is not to blame.
Former New Hampshire governor and three-term senator Judd Gregg has said he believes bitcoin could alter how the world views currency.