A group of US legislators wants the US Treasury to introduce a fully anonymous digital dollar, countering plans for the central bank to take the responsibility of digitising the national […]
According to UK prime minister Boris Johnson, Britain and its Western allies will increase the economic pressure on Russia by examining whether more can be done to prevent President Vladimir […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance today regained access to the UK’s Faster Payments system, which enables 24/7 real-time sterling payments of up to £1m. Binance is using UK-based electronic money institution Paysafe […]
The US central bank has set out its thoughts on a possible future digital currency (CBDC) in a widely awaited discussion paper, released yesterday. In the paper, the Federal Reserve […]
As China launches its state digital currency, the US and UK appear to be stepping away from the idea. Full steam ahead in China Last week China took another big […]
Public infrastructures such as government identity schemes and payment systems can help address the risk of a big tech takeover of the digital economy, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) […]
During the last decade the UK has become a global leader in financial technology (fintech), attracting a volume of investment that’s second only to the US. Light-touch regulation—meant to help […]
The fees collected by cryptocurrency miners for processing transactions on the ethereum network have rocketed more than tenfold in just five months, according to data firm CryptoCompare. Total monthly fees […]
According to the UK government, the country is one of the best in the world at tackling money laundering. Nothing could be further from the truth, says a leading think […]
A Russian hacking group made clever use of bitcoin to prevent law enforcement bodies from impeding its operations, Google has alleged. In a civil case filed on December 2 in […]