Economy News

Former Japan Central Banker says that Facebook’s Libra is likely to undermine sovereign monetary policy in countries with low market trust.

A recently passed Blockchain Promotion Act may indicate the desire among U.S. lawmakers for clear regulations, as Facebook’s Libra received a harsh welcome...

The president of a major Brazilian trade association said that a proposed tax reform could invite people to turn to crypto to evade taxes.

The concept of CBDCs has been steadily drawing the attention of jurisdictions worldwide.

Crypto was a hot topic at a forum featuring Russia’s top people from the economic sector.

A subsidiary of Overstock.com has reached an agreement to help Liberia digitize government services.

The Bundesbank president said that easy access to digital currencies could destabilize the financial system during periods of crisis.

Russian state-owned firm Rostec offers a $1.3 billion plan to apply blockchain in all the state data systems.

Nikolai Arefiev, a senior official in the Russian State Duma, argued that cryptos were created to hide money from the government.

A cross-market platform says it allows users to trade in crypto, forex, precious metals, shares and commodities — and offers a wealth of intelligence for invest...

Bahamian tech company PO8 wants to boost the local economy by putting the data of excavated sunken artifacts on blockchain.

An MIT professor of engineering claimed that blockchain can allow for a borderless economy if implemented in a decentralized, secure and scalable way.

Russia’s Ministry of Finance believes launching a single digital currency backed by the EAEU is inevitable due to U.S. sanctions.

A blockchain project led by the creator of PoS, Sunny King, revealed five milestones for 2019 to bring a “brand-new digital economy era.”

A startup is enabling individuals and businesses to tokenize real-world assets and says the concept will become “the new driver” of growth in the global economy...