A report from the U.K. Cryptoassets Taskforce has proposed new regulations for cryptocurrencies, particularly on CFDs and futures that reference cryptoassets
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A deputy governor at the Bank of England has warned financial institutions to be wary when dealing with crypto assets.
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The Bank of England will rebuild its Real Time Gross Settlement system to interface with platforms using distributed ledger technology.
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The former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair thinks that the Federal Reserve needs to “get serious” about looking into issuing its own digital currency.
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Representatives from several central banks in Europe and one in Canada spoke at Money20/20 today about why fiat is not particularly threatened by crypto.
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UK’s central bank explores a centralized DLT system, which would offer inter-participant privacy, regulatory oversight and keep data distributed.
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UK financial watchdog will publish a joint cryptocurrency review with the Treasury and the Bank of England.
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The UK Treasury has launched a cryptocurrency task force, but do UK financial institutions believe in cryptocurrencies?
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The UK Treasury will support a crypto task force made up of the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority, in collaboration with Australia.
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by Helen Partz
Cryptocurrency markets continue fluctuating, still do not show a significant drop.
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Bloomberg has acquired a draft of a G20 document that implies that crypto should be considered an asset rather than a currency.
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The chairperson of the European Banking Authority has said it may be a better idea to keep financial institutions from holding and selling crypto, as opposed to...
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by Helen Partz
BoE governor Mark Carney says the time has come to incorporate the crypto ecosystem into the rest of the financial system and hold both to the same standards.
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The UK Parliament’s Treasury Committee will be launching an examination of the role of cryptocurrencies in the UK economy and their effect on consumers and busi...
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by Helen Partz
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney claims cryptocurrency is not a legitimate currency, arguing it is neither a means of exchange, nor a store of wealth.
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