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.
A group of central bank regulators and government ministers said Sunday that cryptocurrencies don't pose a risk to global financial stability.
The new governor of Taiwan's central bank has said speculation has taken over from cryptocurrencies' original role as a payments tool.
A Malaysian initial coin offering organizer has been flagged by the central bank over its unauthorized use of national and institutional symbols.
PBoC's governor Zhou Xiaochuan takes aim at cryptocurrency speculation in a press conference on Friday.
Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu said the bitcoin mining hardware giant intends to invest in as many as 30 startups working to create "private central banks."
Yao Qian, digital currency research director at PBoC thinks a central bank digital currency should incorporate some features of cryptocurrency.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued another warning to residents and financial institutions over the risk of cryptocurrency investments.
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.
The head of the Bank for International Settlements has blasted bitcoin as "a bubble," "a Ponzi scheme" and an "environmental disaster."
The deputy governor of Israel's central bank has said that digital currencies like bitcoin are more of a financial asset than a currency.
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The South Korea now bans domestic cryptocurrency exchanges from allowing users to make transactions through anonymous accounts.