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HSBC working with 8 countries in backing CBDCs
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26 September, 2021

HSBC working with 8 countries in backing CBDCs

HSBC Group CEO Noel Quinn struck a positive note about CBDCs and how the technology could be used by governments...
Brazilian investment bank plans to release digital currency offering
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26 September, 2021

Brazilian investment bank plans to release digital currency offering

The new digital currency platform will initially offer BTC and Ethereum as two main currencies, but plans to include other...
UK House of Lords begins hearing on central bank digital currencies
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25 September, 2021

UK House of Lords begins hearing on central bank digital currencies

The upper house of the U.K.’s parliament, the Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee is calling for public submissions on whether a...
Biden picks strong Bitcoin critic Saule Omarova to head OCC
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25 September, 2021

Biden picks strong Bitcoin critic Saule Omarova to head OCC

White House describes Omarova as “one of the country’s leading academic experts on issues related to regulation of systemic risk...
BlockFi ban on new interest accounts in New Jersey extended yet again
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25 September, 2021

BlockFi ban on new interest accounts in New Jersey extended yet again

New Jersey regulators have extended the ban on BlockFi’s new interest accounts for the third time, this time to December...
China bans Bitcoin—even more this time
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24 September, 2021

China bans Bitcoin—even more this time

China's digital asset industry, which was once one of the world's largest, has been largely sidelined over the years as...
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