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CRYPTO is the umbrella term for the industry and cryptocurrency is the digital asset native to the public blockchain. In today’s instalment, we aim to distinguish between some forms of digital money.
crypto, blockchain, tokenization, NFT, stablecoin, digital assets, DeFi, Web 3.0, metaverse, cryptocurrency
Meta Platforms-led enterprise Diem Association has decided to sell its technology to Silvergate Capital for USD 200 million, according to CoinDesk, citing The Wall Street Journal.
Diem, Diem Association, Facebook, acquisition
Facebook has started to roll out a “small pilot” of its Novi digital wallet in the US and Guatemala, more than two years after it was first announced, according to The Verge.
cryptocurrency, Paxos, stablecoin
The Paypers releases the Central Bank Digital Currencies for Dummies, an ebook which is a quick reference guide into CBDCs that aims to inform readers about what CBDCs are, the innovation they promise, the implications, and risks they pose.
central bank digital currencies, CBDC, digital dollar, digital euro, Chinese yuan, Facebook Libra, stablecoins, Central banks, commercial banks, fintech, technology providers, monetary policies, Financial systems, COVID-19, payments digitalisation, mobile wallets, smartphones, financial inclusion, customer data, digital identity, data privacy, security
‘We can do better than build back the pre-pandemic world – we can build forward to a world that is more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive. We must seize this new Bretton Woods moment’ Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director, Washington, DC on 15th October 2020
central bank digital currency, CBDC, COVID-19, payments digitalisation, Libra, cross-border payment, cryptocurrencies, tokens, stablecoins, reserve currency, SWIFT, fiscal stimulus, Fed, interest rates, Central banks, commercial banks, BIS, IMF
A group of seven major central banks including the US Federal Reserve have discussed how a digital currency could look like to help catch up with Facebook’s Libra and China’s digital yuan.
Central banks, CBDC, Bank of England, digital renminbi, Facebook Libra, US Federal Reserve
The European Union aims to introduce new rules within four years to modernise cross-border payments using of blockchain and crypto assets like stablecoins, two EU documents showed.
stablecoins, cryptocurrency, blockchain, Libra token, instant payments, crypto assets, Europe
Douwe Lycklama, Innopay: After years of cash reduction in favour of commercial banks debt money, now central banks can regain some of their position once held in a cash society
Douwe Lycklama, INNOPAY, CBDC, central bank digital currency, programmable money, digital wallet, tokens, decentralised finance, DeFi, US, Central banks
Celo, a competing project to Facebook’s Libra project, has added 50% more new members to its alliance, bringing the total number of supporting organisations to 75.
Celo, cryptocurrency, Libra, Facebook, descentralisation, financial inclusion, tokens, monetary system
‘Bitcoin may be a product of computer science, but it is a very human story’ Larry Summers, American economist
Bitcoin, Ethereum, cryptocurrency, crypto payments, blockchain, Libra, JPM Coin, payments , Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Dash, Mixin, Litecoin, ZCash, crypto wallets, Bitcoin ATMs
The US House Financial Services Committee have announced plans to question the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about cryptocurrencies and Facebook’s Libra project.
US House Financial Services Committee, SEC, cryptocurrency, Libra, securities, tokens, Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress
Yoav Dror, PumaPay’s CEO, explains how the company is pushing for cryptocurrency adoption, now that the industry is significantly driven by blockchain-based crypto payment systems
PumaPay, cryptocurrencies, payment methods
Daumantas Barauskas, Genome: Fintech challengers are partnering with technology infrastructure partners, accelerating online commerce and the cashless economy faster than traditional banks
Daumantas Barauskas, Genome, banks, finance, fintech, digitalization, innovation, payments , merchants, online payments, due diligence, KYC
“Freedom, justice and money is exactly what we’re trying to do here” David Marcus, Co-creator of Libra, Facebook
David Marcus, Facebook, Libra, cryptocurrency, digital identity, blockchain, financial inclusion, cross border payments, Libra Association