Here Are Rishi Sunak’s Most Urgent Crypto Tasks as UK Leader
Source: Bloomberg As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak outlined an ambitious plan to turn the UK into a crypto hub. As prime minister, he’ll be under pressure to deliver on that pledge while at the same time containing an economic crisis. Crypto executives and investors interviewed by Bloomberg News greeted Sunak’s appointment with cautious […]
UK Stablecoin Rules Approved by Lawmaker Committee
Source: Coindesk U.K. lawmakers agreed on new rules for stablecoins on Thursday – as the government promised to consult on further crypto regulations and a digital pound in the coming weeks. In April, Rishi Sunak – at the time finance minister, but since promoted to prime minister – said he wanted to make the U.K. […]
Project Aurum: a prototype for two-tier central bank digital currency (CBDC)
Source: BIS Project Aurum is a collaboration between the BIS Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute. Aurum is a full-stack (front-end and back-end) central bank digital currency (CBDC) system comprising a wholesale interbank system and a retail e-wallet system. The aim was […]
Stablecoins Could ‘Fundamentally Alter’ Banking System, Says US FDIC Chief
Source: Coindesk Stablecoins could have such a profound effect on the established banking system that U.S. regulators need to require that the digital tokens fit in without disrupting it, said Martin Gruenberg, the acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), at a Brookings Institution event on Thursday. Gruenberg’s agency is among the U.S. […]
Sibos 2022: Gilbert Verdian, Founder and CEO of Quant, joined FinextraTV to discuss digital assets
Gilbert Verdian, Founder and CEO of Quant and Board Director of the Digital Pound Foundation, joined FinextraTV to discuss the traction of digital assets amongst institutions and central banks’ exploration of CBDC use cases.
‘Comprehensive’ International Crypto Rules Proposed by Influential Finance Watchdog
Source: Coindesk Stablecoins could be forced to centralize issuance and major crypto platforms broken up under plans put forward by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Tuesday. The Financial Stability Board, a watchdog agency and standard setter for the global financial system supported by central banks and finance ministries, wants to see a comprehensive international rulebook […]
Modulr announces membership of Digital Pound Foundation Steering Committee and joins Payments and Use Cases working groups
We are very pleased to announce the addition of Modulr to the Digital Pound Foundation’s membership community. Since its inception in 2016, Modulr has grown to become the leading provider of embedded payments to businesses across the UK and Europe. Authorised by the UK’s FCA, the Central Bank of Ireland and de Nederlandsche Bank as […]
FinovateFall 2022: Q&A with Ripple’s James Wallis on CBDCs, crypto and blockchain
Source: Fintech Futures At the FinovateFall 2022 conference in New York, FinTech Futures sat down with James Wallis, VP of central bank engagements at Ripple, to get his views on the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), use cases for cryptocurrencies in banking and payments and the future of blockchain technology. FinTech Futures: You’re here to give […]
The benefits of CBDCs, and designing a system that delivers them
Written by Martin Hargreaves, Chief Product Officer at Quant Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) promise to vastly improve electronic payments by fundamentally changing the nature of money. These new digital currencies are programmable and offer the potential to help consumers and businesses better control their spending. Additionally, they can make cross-border payments faster and cheaper, protect individual […]
Demystifying wholesale central bank digital currency
Source: ECB. Speech by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Symposium on “Payments and Securities Settlement in Europe – today and tomorrow” hosted by the Deutsche Bundesbank Let me first thank the Deutsche Bundesbank, and President Nagel in particular, for inviting me to speak at today’s symposium. I would […]
