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Venezuela Reportedly Combines Database With Mobile Payment System to Track Citizens’ Transactions

Venezuela appears to be ripping a page from China's playbook on how to control its citizens. The head of support…

December 29, 2019

The Central Bank of the Bahamas Introduces Digital Dollar

The Central Bank of the Bahamas is planning to introduce a digital version of the country’s national currency, the Bahamian…

December 27, 2019

China Completes Testing of Framework for Digital Currency, Preps for Roll-out: Report

China is gearing up to release its central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it moves into the next phase of…

December 23, 2019

The SEC Wavers on Bitcoin ETFs, Congress Wants Crypto Tax Clarity, BTC Payments App Shuts Down

US Securities and Exchange Commission Delays Bitcoin ETF The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is postponing its decision on…

December 21, 2019

Congress Eyes New Regulatory Framework in 2020 Cryptocurrency Act

A new draft bill dubbed the "Crypto-Currency Act of 2020" aims to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto assets…

December 20, 2019

Facebook’s Controversial 2020 Crypto Roll-out Plan Remains Unclear: Report

Facebook is moving forward with its cryptocurrency project Libra, a stablecoin that will be pegged to a basket of currencies,…

December 20, 2019

Ripple-Backed Startup Reveals Plan to ‘Unburden’ XRP and Crypto From Regulators Across EU

Wietse Wind, the founder of Ripple-backed XRPL Labs, says he's working on a solution to help crypto ventures in Europe…

December 17, 2019

Indian Legislator Says Cryptocurrency Is Inevitable, Despite Ban on Bitcoin

Subramanian Swamy, an economist and member of the Indian parliament, says cryptocurrency is unstoppable. According to a report by media…

December 16, 2019

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Calls Out Two Major Issues With the ‘Vast Majority of Crypto’

Speaking at Harvard Kennedy School at a lecture series covering financial regulations, Heath Tarbert, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures…

December 15, 2019

ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Says Central Bank Will Accelerate Taskforce Efforts on Digital Currencies, Draws Line on Bitcoin

Speaking at a news conference in Frankfurt following her first address as the new president of the European Central Bank…

December 12, 2019