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R3 acquires regulated markets stablecoin issuance capability with Ivno
R3 has acquired the technology and team of the financial asset tokenization specialist Ivno, enabling the use of Ivno-developed capabilities across the...
Consultation report seeks confirmation that the principles for PFMI apply to stablecoin
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published, for public...
Group of influential Central banks explore what retail CBDC might look like
A group of seven central banks (Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve,...
Visa launch stablecoin and CBDC Universal Payments Channel
Visa has announced the launch of a Universal Payments Channel that will support transactions between stablecoins and CBDCs. It an...
BitPay and Verifone partner to enable cryptocurrency acceptance at POS
BitPay and Verifone, have announced the extension of BitPay’s blockchain payment technology to enable consumer cryptocurrency acceptance of payments on Verifone’s in-store...
What are the reasons behind China’s fresh ban on cryptocurrency
To say that the cryptocurrency market in China has been volatile would be an understatement, there has been a consistent...
BIS successfully trials multi CBDC platform for international payments
A prototype of multiple Central Bank Digital Currencies (mCBDCs) developed by the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub and four...
France and cryptocurrency: from laggard to vanguard
As part of our series on cryptocurrency regulation and usage, we turn our attention to France – a country usually...