A recent paper on the digital euro from the Veblen Institute and Positive Money criticizes the current direction of the digital euro...
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Worldpay plans to operate public blockchain nodes as stablecoin volumes grow
Payments platform Worldpay reported that it processed $1.3 billion in stablecoin payments so far this year, compared to $1 billion for...
SBI DM partners 21X to list tokenized securities on EU DLT exchange
21X has partnered with SBI Digital Markets to list Asian tokenized securities on 21X’s DLT exchange once it launches. 21X is awaiting...
Germany’s central bank is creating DLT team, hiring engineers
Germany’s Bundesbank is hiring DLT developers and engineers for its “new DLT team”. The job postings include a senior engineer and...
BNY can provide ETP crypto custody, but SAB 121 still an issue – report
BNY, the world’s largest custody bank, told Bloomberg that the SEC confirmed it can provide cryptocurrency custody for asset managers...
First Abu Dhabi Bank pilots JPM Coin for programmable payments
After starting trials of JPM Coin back in 2019, late last year Onyx by JP Morgan rolled out programmable payment functionality, with...
Bank of Canada officially confirms scaling back CBDC work
Last week a Canadian radio broadcaster CBC stated the Bank of Canada was winding down its work on a retail central bank digital currency...
UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum to conduct deposit token trials
UBS, PostFinance and Sygnum signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to trial the tokenization of deposits through to late 2025. The...
Hong Kong expands e-HKD CBDC work to include tokenized deposits. BlackRock involved
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has started phase 2 of the e-HKD pilot program. The project’s scope has expanded from a focus on...
Fund administrator Apex partners DLT exchange 21X
The DLT exchange 21X has partnered with fund administrator Apex Group to list the tokenized securities of Apex’s clients. The exchange...