No plans to issue central bank digital currency: Bank of Korea
Jun 19, 2018 06:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of Korea (BoK) this week announced that it has no plans to issue central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to The Korea Times. The central bank underscored its concerns relating to the issuance of CBDCs...
Crypto exchange Binance backs Malta Stock Exchange’s FinTech Accelerator Program
Jun 19, 2018 05:56 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance is extending support to a startup accelerator program launched by the Malta Stock Exchange, Finance Magnates reported. The MSX FinTech Accelerator Programme aims to support...
Cryptocurrencies looking beyond the hype - Bank for International Settlement
Jun 19, 2018 05:52 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Hyun Song Shin (Economic Adviser and Head of Research) expresses about Chapter V of the Annual Economic Report 2018. In this latest chapter entitled Cryptocurrencies: looking beyond the hype released by the BIS (Bank...
TrueUSD creator TrustToken secures $20M from Andreessen Horowitz and others
Jun 19, 2018 05:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
Asset tokenization platform TrustToken has raised $20 million in a strategic round, with support from leading investment firms Andreessen Horowitz, BlockTower Capital, Danhua Capital, GGV Capital, and...
Square receives cryptocurrency license from NYDFS
Jun 19, 2018 04:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has granted a virtual currency license to Square, a financial services company that already holds a money-transmitter license from the DFS. The DFS said that it...
Jun 19, 2018 03:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
Enterprise software firm SAP unveiled a new a new blockchain as a service (BaaS) earlier this month alongside a number of products and partnerships. The company announced SAP Cloud Platform Blockchain a new BaaS that...
Russia's Sberbank and Alfa Bank to pilot cryptocurrency portfolios
Jun 18, 2018 11:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading Russian banks Sberbank and Alfa Bank are piloting digital currency portfolios for their private clients, CoinDesk reported referring to a report from local news source Kommersant. The pilot will be conducted...