Facebook Diem announces US stablecoin launch
The project, formerly known as Libra, had been envisaging a worldwide roll-out for its stablecoin, which it had planned would be pegged to a weighted basket of international currencies.
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Alipay to enable test of digital yuan
The move was made possible by the involvement of MYbank, one of the leading internet-only banks in China, which is also majority owned by Ant Group.
UK government to focus on stablecoins first for regulation: minister
The stablecoins caused consternation in the U.K. when its launch was originally mooted back in 2019, in common with governments and central banks elsewhere in the world.
Block.one CTO resigns
Daniel Larimer, the CTO of Block.one has announced his resignation from the Block.one team and hints at launching a new project.
Beware of election-related digital currency scams
Some cybercriminals are taking advantage of the presidential election in the United States to facilitate digital currency related scams.
Nvidia lawyers push back on request for internal records
Nvidia attorneys have argued that the ongoing court proceeding does not entitle its investors to access the company's internal records related to the "crypto craze" of 2017 and 2018.
CBDCs to replace fiat in at least 3 countries by 2030: report
Dutch group dGen notes at least 3-5 countries would have their own central bank digital currencies in place by the start of the next decade.
South Korea police raid Bithumb exchange over alleged fraud: report
BXA token holders are looking to press charges against Bithumb for falsely advertising the token sale, according to local news reports.
CoinGeek RoundTable Episode 2 delves into Bitcoin and the Internet
The second episode of the CoinGeek RoundTable will premiere on August 4, with the panel discussing “How Bitcoin Fixes the Internet.”
Ex-Microsoft engineer guilty of stealing over $10M with Bitcoin mixer help
Volodymyr Kvashuk had been using cryptocurrency and laundering the proceeds through coin mixers to attempt to cover his tracks, U.S. authorities say.
US Federal Reserve looking for manager to research digital currencies
The Fed is seeking a manager for its retail payments section, who’ll also be charged with researching on cryptos and DLT.
Cryptopia liquidator forced to reconcile 900,000 customer data manually
Grant Thornton, which was appointed to manage the liquidation, confirmed it had difficulty in obtaining data from Cryptopia servers.