Cryptocurrency-friendly bank DBS is cooperating with mainland China on the development of a new payment solution for the digital yuan, also known as e-CNY. DBS Bank China officially announced on July 5 the launch of the e-CNY merchant solution, allowing mainland businesses to receive payments in the central bank digital currency (CBDC). The new service…
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is currently in dialogue with its counterparts from at least 18 other countries on the possibility of cross-border payments in the “digital rupee”. The report about RBI’s ambitious foreign trade plans for the Indian central bank digital currency (CBDC), appeared in the Economic Times on June 27. It cites…
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A lawyer leading the United Kingdom’s Law Commission’s review on the application of British laws towards digital assets has stressed the need for further clarity around cryptocurrency lending. Laura Burgoyne unpacked the details of the organization’s four major recommendations to the U.K. government in an interview with Cointelegraph. This comes after a lengthy review process…
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South Africa’s financial regulator has announced that all crypto exchanges in the country will be required to obtain licenses by the end of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg. Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) Commissioner Unathi Kamlana stated that the FSCA has received approximately 20 license applications since its recent opening, and expects…
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Bitcoin (BTC) bulls face a tough task to bring BTC price action past $35,000, fresh analysis predicts. In its latest market update on July 5, trading firm QCP Capital flagged the mid-$30,000 range as a potential cooling-off point for the Bitcoin bull market. Bitcoin homes in on post-FTX rally peak With BTC price stagnating around…
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Binance Australia is working with local authorities on meeting compliance requirements amid reports alleging that the company’s offices were searched on July 4. “We are cooperating with local authorities and Binance is focused on meeting local regulatory standards in order to serve our users in Australia in a fully compliant manner,” a spokesperson for Binance…
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Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has again locked horns with former securities chief John Reed Stark, this time over who was ultimately to blame for FTX’s collapse and the impact on creditors. During a heated back-and-forth exchange, Cuban argued had the United States Securities and Exchange Commission set “clear regulations,” no one would have lost money…
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Lawmakers in the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are moving forward with legislation aimed at expanding authorities’ ability to target cryptocurrencies used for illicit purposes. In a meeting of the U.K. Parliament’s House of Lords on July 4, lawmakers conducted a third reading of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill…
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Recent weeks have seen a surge in interest from traditional finance for crypto-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs). After the Securities and Exchange Commission took issue with its initial filing, BlackRock submitted a fresh application for a Bitcoin ETF on July 3. A week earlier, Fidelity led a crop of investment firms in lodging applications with the…
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The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, has announced that all cryptoasset firms marketing to users in the country must be in compliance with its financial promotions regime by October 2023. In letters dated July 4, the FCA said starting on Oct. 8, companies operating in the U.K. will have only “four routes to…
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