CoinDesk 2019 Year In Revew This post is part of CoinDesk’s 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and...

European Union finance ministers have agreed to a de facto ban on the launch in the region of so-called global “stablecoins” such...

The Central Bank of France will test own central bank digital currency targeting financial institutions in 2020. As revealed by the governor of the Bank of France, François Villeroy de Galhau, the bank will start the test before the end of the first quarter of 2020. In a statement, the governor said, “We intend to start experimenting quickly and launch a call for projects for the private sector players by the end of the first quarter of 2020.” This decision was agreed upon during a conference in the presence of two significant French regulators, The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution […]

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Facebook launches an upgraded payment service in line with recent efforts to integrate its family of apps. Image: FACEBOOK By Haidee Chu2019-11-12 22:28:36...

This past week, two companies within the token ecosystem announced settlements with the SEC. The SEC has been pursuing enforcement action for the past...

Reading Time: 13 minutes Software and the internet have had a relatively low disruptive impact on the financial services industry. Sure — consumer expectations have changed, and banks are doing what they can to match the online experience of the highly customizable, on-demand internet services people have grown accustomed to — but businesses models have persisted. This is in […]

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, surged in value to hit US$13,000 in late June. Stronger fundamentals, growing institutional interest and mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies...

Stablecoins are rising in popularity, leaving many wondering what the future holds for this type of cryptocurrency. The growing number of brands developing...

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) is now throwing their weight behind Central Bank Digital Currencies for household use (“Retail CBDCs”). For clarity,...

Reading Time: 7 minutes 2019 is the year we can finally say “institutions have arrived,” in the blockchain / crypto industry and in a big way. Despite being a commonly cited catalyst within the crypto space, progress has felt slow. After all, these are large organizations with significant value at risk, so they want to be careful and deliberate […]

Libra is being touted as a global currency and financial infrastructure with a mission for global financial inclusion. Because there is a dedicate reserve,...

A Facebook exec let slip new details on Facebook’s forthcoming currency, which will reportedly be called “Libra”. Speaking to the German magazine WirtschaftsWoche, Facebook’s head of financial services and payment partnerships for northern Europe, Laura McCracken, let slip key details of the social media giant’s cryptocurrency. Talking to the German reporter at Money20/20 Europe, McCracken […]

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