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Ripple Custody Launch Aims to Transform Digital Asset Storage and Management

Ripple has significantly expanded its footprint in the crypto custody sector with the launch of new services aimed at banks and financial technology companies. The San Francisco company announced its latest offerings on Thursday, detailing a range of features to assist financial institutions in securely storing and managing digital assets for clients. These new services […]

Samsung is exploring an ‘offline’ digital currency that works with Galaxy phones

Source: CNBC Consumer tech giant Samsung is looking into launching a central bank digital currency in a collaboration with the Bank of Korea. The South Korean electronics firm said Monday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the country’s central bank to conduct technical research on the digital currency. Samsung said such a CBDC, which […]

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Whilst most CBDC experiments have involved private sector technology providers, the overwhelming majority of these experiments, to date, have not involved participation from other private sector actors. The Digital Pound Foundation is unique in proposing a model whereby the public and private sectors can fully engage in the design, development and adoption of a digital Pound, thus contributing to its successful roll-out and helping drive forward the UK’s transition to a digital economy.

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