Stablecoins

Spotify to expand its digital currency footprint with new hire
-
9 December, 2020

Spotify to expand its digital currency footprint with new hire

The company is hiring a new payments head, with digital currencies, CBDCs and decentralized ledger technology among the areas of...
US Congress seeks to regulate stablecoins with new STABLE Act
-
7 December, 2020

US Congress seeks to regulate stablecoins with new STABLE Act

The STABLE Act seeks to treat stablecoin issuers as banks, requiring them to obtain a banking charter and abide by...
Russia central bank snubs private ruble-pegged stablecoins
-
7 December, 2020

Russia central bank snubs private ruble-pegged stablecoins

The Chinese model for its digital yuan is a better template for Russia in exploring a central bank digital currency,...
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 23: Libra is now Diem, Douglas Rushkoff makes Streamanity debut, Royal family reacts to Bitcoin
-
4 December, 2020

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 23: Libra is now Diem, Douglas Rushkoff makes Streamanity debut, Royal family reacts to Bitcoin

In this week’s Pulse episode, we have the latest in cyberspace and Queen’s Elizabeth’s reaction after getting a blockchain journal...
Russia’s Sberbank to launch new digital assets platform
-
4 December, 2020

Russia’s Sberbank to launch new digital assets platform

The state owned bank is reportedly nearing rollout of the technology, which will provide access to digital currencies and digital...
Facebook’s Libra launching in 2021 and Libra Association changes its name
-
1 December, 2020

Facebook’s Libra launching in 2021 and Libra Association changes its name

According to three individuals involved in the initiative, Facebook’s digital currency project Libra will launch in 2021–but it will be