One of several digital real central bank digital currency (CBDC) tests has demonstrated using a Brazilian CBDC on public blockchain. The...
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US lawmakers question SEC crypto custody accounting rule
Yesterday U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis and Representative Patrick McHenry sent a letter to banking regulators querying the...
EU has its eyes on competition, antitrust in the metaverse
Europe’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has her eye on metaverse competition. At a conference earlier today, she...
Liechtenstein bank Kaiser Partner joins SIX Digital Exchange for digital securities
Yesterday the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) announced that Liechtenstein’s Kaiser Partner Privatbank is the latest member...
Crypto bank Silvergate raises ‘going concern’ doubts. Stock price slumps 45%
In an SEC filing last night, Silvergate Capital said it would be unable to file its annual report by the delayed date of March 16...
US Treasury to consider wholesale CBDC access by non-banks including stablecoin issuers
On Wednesday, the US Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang delivered a speech on the future of money and payments, including a...
Equilend selects Digital Asset’s DAML for its DLT securities finance solution
Digital Asset’s Daml and Canton smart contract solution is the chosen technology for Equilend’s 1Source, a DLT solution that...
Australia unveils CBDC research use cases
In September last year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC)...
Unity launches support for web3, decentralized game integrations
Unity Technologies, the developer of one of the most widely used 3D game engines, has introduced “Decentralization” as a category in its...
US Bancorp invests in Ownera, a digital asset startup backed by JP Morgan
Today it was announced that US Bancorp, America’s fifth largest, has invested in Ownera, the creator of FINP2P that aims to...
Homeland Security makes an award for blockchain oil traceability
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made a Phase 4 contract award of almost $200,000 to blockchain...
Bank of England says a digital pound more likely than not
Yesterday, the UK Treasury Committee held a hearing with officials from the Bank of England (BofE) to discuss the subject of Central...