IHS Markit is developing a blockchain-based system to handle cash payments in syndicated loans – and eventually, in a wider range of transactions.
Two financial institutions are set to test a regulatory platform set up by the Bank of Russia that aims to make ICOs more transparent and secure.
Norges Bank has released a report suggesting it might one day launch a digital currency as citizens continue to turn away from physical money.
The Supreme Court of India has decided to hear crypto-related cases with respect to the news from RBI stopping banks from dealing with cryptos.
Fed governor Lael Brainard has said that cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat, and there is "no compelling need" for a Fed-issued digital currency.
The High Court of Delhi has recognized a petition over the Reserve Bank of India's ban on banks engaging with cryptocurrency services.
The Bank of Japan said it has no plan to issue a central bank digital currency due to concerns over financial stability.
The Bank of England is examining how to maintain data privacy over a DLT network while still allowing a regulatory window into transactions.
Swiss National Bank Governing Board member Andrea Maechler sees value in blockchain, but argues central banks should stay out of consumer payments.
Lael Brainard, a governor at the U.S. Federal Reserve, has said bitcoin and its peers raise investor protection and money laundering concerns.
The Central Bank of Russia may use its ethereum-based Masterchain software to communicate financial messaging across the Eurasian Economic Union.
The chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan told Sputnik News it is seeking an all-encompassing ban on cryptocurrency exchanges and mining.
The People's Bank of China says cryptocurrencies will be a top priority for the agency this year, in an effort to protect the national currency.
China is still in the process of developing a state digital currency, the chief of a government-funded blockchain research center has said.
A trialed blockchain system for interbank clearance was not as efficient as the current centralized system, says a central bank report.