Latest stablecoin News

Business 26 February 2020

Bank of England official: Tech firms may beat central banks on digital currency

Sarah John urged reserve banks to move more quickly towards developing and deploying crypto payment solutions..

Business 21 February 2020

Regulators in the European Union are reportedly struggling to decide how best to regulate Facebook Libra and the wider sector.

Business 12 February 2020

Cryptocurrencies, and those developing them, must conform to existing anti-money laundering principles or face action.

Business 7 February 2020

Lawmakers in Japan are set to publish proposals this week which could pave the way for digital currency use in the country.

Business 4 February 2020

The credit card giant admits it didn’t understand Libra’s business model or financial plans.

Business 31 January 2020

While the Bank of Japan had no immediate plans for a CBDC, it was “very important” for the central bank to be prepared should the need arise.

Business 22 January 2020

The U.K. central bank has teamed up with five other central banks to research CBDC use cases.

Business 22 January 2020

Facebook’s troubled Libra stablecoin is no closer to launching, after running into fresh opposition from regulators worldwide.

Business 3 January 2020

Ueli Maurer said Facebook’s Libra project has failed to win the support of central banks.

Business 23 December 2019

Patrick Ellis of the Libra Association saying there was a lack of strategy around how and where the cryptocurrency will launch.

Business 7 December 2019

Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said there was no reason to issue a central bank digital currency in the current climate.

Business 22 November 2019

Known as the Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019, the bill would mean Libra was subject to the structures of U.S. securities law.