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UK on the hunt for CBDC lead as it ramps up digital pound efforts
U.K. Treasury is looking for a Head of Central Bank Digital Currency who will lead its work on a potential digital pound but hasn’t committed to issuing the CBDC.
Japan’s FSA to lift ban on foreign stablecoins by June 2023
The Financial Services Agency said that work is currently underway to allow the domestic distribution of stablecoins in the country but added that there would be certain restrictions.
Saudi Arabia’s central bank studying CBDC but mum on deployment date
Saudi's central bank noted that the early stages of the state-backed digital currency experiments would involve reviewing the legal implications of a potential launch and a brief foray into the technical aspects.
Hydro-Quebec CEO behind push to ban new power allocation to BTC miners to leave post
Sophie Brochu has been the CEO of Hydro-Quebec for three years and during her tenure, she called on regulators to suspend the allocation of 270MW to BTC miners.
IPv6 Forum President Latif Ladid bares new blockchain project centered on food supply chain
Latif Ladid talks to CoinGeek Backstage about a project close to his heart—food supply chain—and how blockchain could be a key to improving the sector and aiding countries in tackling food scarcity.
Dr. Eva Porras on Blockchain DXB podcast: SmartLedger uses blockchain tech to solve business problems
SmartLedger's Dr. Eva Porras recounts with Blockchain DXB the SmartLedger team's decision to move to Dubai, the story behind the projects in store for this year, and why they chose to build on BSV.
Dr. Craig Wright shared on the sidelines of the IEEE in Exeter Blockchain event how he's educating the public with IPv6, his view on private blockchains and unified ledger, advertising, and more.
