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The city of Philadelphia rolls out its own blockchain initiative

City of Philadelphia Chief Innovation Officer Mark Wheeler announced an initiative to bring blockchain technology to city government on Monday. The project has invited people

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Block.one’s Bullish exchange wins license from Gibraltar regulators

Block.one, the developer of the EOS.IO protocol — the blockchain network of the EOS cryptocurrency — continues progressing with its cryptocurrency exchange subsidiary known as

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Spanish banks required to report 3-year digital currency plans

Digital currency plans by Spanish banks must now be reported according to sources at the Banco de Espana, which claimed that the central bank wants

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Huobi to halt services in Singapore after China exit

Huobi Global, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volumes, is winding down operations in Singapore shortly after exiting China. Huobi will shut

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SEC Commissioner: DeFi must address transparency and pseudonymity

SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw has highlighted the benefits of Decentralized Finance while warning of the dangers of failing to embrace a protective regulatory framework in

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Democratic challenger to crypto-friendly senator’s seat is interested in space

Morgan Harper, a former senior advisor at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is coming out as ‘crypto curious’ in her race to be the Democratic

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PBoC governor says digital yuan to be more privacy-enhanced than payment apps

During a virtual video session at the Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies’ 30th Anniversary Conference, People’s Bank of China governor Gang Yi discussed

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UK Treasury and central bank will consult on CBDC, potentially launching by 2030

The Bank of England and the U.K. finance ministry are planning to launch a consultation on the possible rollout of a central bank digital currency

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Crypto’s climate impact: Are carbon offsets good enough?

As global leaders discuss what needs to be done to address the concerns surrounding climate change at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, businesses throughout

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Russia to change laws for digital ruble, while central bank mulls 2022 prototype

On Tuesday, the governor of Russia’s Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, said that the country will have a prototype of its digital rouble platform ready by