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Graduate of History from The University Sussex and a Masters in Journalism from The University of Groningen, James Field has written for publication in the United Kingdom and Netherlands across a range of topics including arts, culture, environmental and legal sector issues. He served as Deputy Editor for a leading Legal publication and currently researches and writes on the digital asset space, with a focus on legal changes impacting the industry.

Article by James Field

Decentralization a spectrum, regulation a necessity: Responses to France’s DeFi discussion paper
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16 July, 2024

Decentralization a spectrum, regulation a necessity: Responses to France’s DeFi discussion paper

The AMF received 34 responses from various players in the DeFi ecosystem, centralized players from the digital asset sector and...
What is blockchain’s strategic value?
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15 July, 2024

What is blockchain’s strategic value?

In its report, the BSV Association gives an overview of blockchain's broad use cases across multiple sectors, from managing data...
ECB tests blockchain, multiparty computation in enabling liquidity matching
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12 July, 2024

ECB tests blockchain, multiparty computation in enabling liquidity matching

The ECB experimentation was for the region's CBDC, the digital euro, and is an attempt to bring more use cases...
Taiwan central bank starting wholesale CBDC trials, but not in a rush to launch
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12 July, 2024

Taiwan central bank starting wholesale CBDC trials, but not in a rush to launch

Despite Governor Yang Chin-long's protestations that central bank digital currency development is not a race, Taiwan seems to be steadily...
North Carolina governor vetoes anti-CBDC bill
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9 July, 2024

North Carolina governor vetoes anti-CBDC bill

The North Carolina Governor said the bill was "premature, vague and reactionary and proposes an end result on important monetary...
Singapore heightens risk factor of exchanges to counter terrorist financing
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5 July, 2024

Singapore heightens risk factor of exchanges to counter terrorist financing

While the Monetary Authority of Singapore has elevated the risk factor for digital asset exchanges, it noted that there are...

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