Russia on track to launch digital ruble pilot phase by 2023
Central Bank of Russia President Elvira Nabiullina revealed that by 2023, the digital ruble would be launched on a pilot basis for making payments to other countries.
Central Bank of Russia President Elvira Nabiullina revealed that by 2023, the digital ruble would be launched on a pilot basis for making payments to other countries.
The letter, titled "Crypto-assets: Risk management expectations and policy roadmap," set out APRA's initial risk management expectations and a policy roadmap for the digital asset industry.
If approved, Commerzbank, which has over 18 million customers and around 70,000 institutional clients, aims to serve as a digital currency exchange by offering custody and trading services.
AUSTRAC said that the digital assets use in criminal activities is increasing revealing that in 2020-21, 500 ransomware attacks were reported, marking a 15% increase from the previous fiscal year.
The Korea Fair Trade Commission will put Dunamu, owner of the country's largest digital currency exchange Upbit, under high scrutiny due to the firm's monopolistic market share.
The blockchain-backed housing bill called the "Green Housing Public-private Partnership Act" is focused on funding housing projects that meet the state's sustainability standards.
Russia's first carbon-neutral block reward miner BitRiver has been added to the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list of specially designated individuals and entities.
According to the USPTO application, the U.S. Airforce seeks to trademark the word "SpaceVerse" as part of their push into metaverse territory.
The IMF recently released a report that Russia might have found a way to evade international sanctions stating that block reward mining activities could be used to evade economic boycotts.
The proposed rules will see an increase in fines by up to fivefold and will also be accompanied by revocation of business licenses and threat of imprisonment as a last resort.
The 21-page report discussed the key areas for central bank digital currencies, such as the motivations for issuance and potential concerns about the key designs that CBDCs should integrate.
The U.S. attorney’s office announced that three New Hampshire citizens have pleaded guilty to wire fraud, operating using church accounts to help their “co-defendant” Ian Freeman.