Article by Wahid Pessarlay
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12 June, 2022
IMF recommends energy-efficient CBDC that relies on non-PoW networks
IMF examined the environmental impact of blockchain network designs, highlighting that some blockchains have improved the energy efficiency of payments...
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12 June, 2022
Reserve Bank of India deputy gov tells IMF: CBDCs can kill digital currencies
Speaking at a webinar series organized by the IMF, RBI Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar stated that the Indian central...
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12 June, 2022
Russian state-owned company builds blockchain-based replacement for SWIFT
Rostec, a state-owned defense conglomerate in Moscow, has announced that it has developed a blockchain platform that can be used...
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11 June, 2022
National Bank of Kazakhstan isn’t ignoring the digital currency market, chairman says
Galymzhan Pirmatov notes that the institution is carefully studying the digital currency market and is set to unveil some of...
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11 June, 2022
Russian parliament introduces bill to ban use of digital assets as payment
The new bill introduced by the head of the House Financial Markets Committee, Anatoly Aksakov, proposes to clarify that only...
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11 June, 2022
Hong Kong securities regulator says some NFTs may need licensing
The Securities and Futures Commission stated that NFT issuers in Hong Kong or those targeting its investors must acquire a...
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