The president of Brazil's central bank compared bitcoin to a financial scam, according to newly published statements.
Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, has warned that central banks and financial services need to pay closer attention to cryptocurrencies.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has revealed three new prototypes as part of its "Project Ubin" blockchain research initiative.
An ECB research report argues for greater interoperability between DLT and traditional systems as new services come online.
The senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston believes blockchain will make financial middlemen wake up and innovate.
Cryptocurrencies and their potential for growing use shouldn't be ignored, according to IMF chief Christine Lagarde.
The Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of Chile, one of its two banking regulators, is partnering with R3 as a regulatory member.
A former Russian central banker has spun a blockchain startup out of a traditional payments firm, focusing on helping merchants mint cryptocurrency.
Banks in Singapore have closed the accounts of a number of cryptocurrency firms without expanation, according to a news report.
The president of the European Central Bank has indicated that his institution does not have the authority to regulate cryptocurrencies.
A representative of the Central Bank of Nigeria opened up about his views on cryptocurrency at a technology-specific conference this week.
Uruguay is the latest country to see its central bank start experimenting with its own digital currency, according to statements from its president.
Germany's central bank has published a new blockchain research paper.
Malaysia's central bank could introduce rules around cryptocurrencies by the end of this year, according to statements by its governor.
Distributed ledgers could help update aging central banking systems, says a new report, but issuing cryptocurrencies will be a more complex affair.