Tag: Central Bank

Coinbase to move e-money license for EU from London to Dublin due to Brexit

BlockchainJanuary 26, 2020

It has been recently announced by Coinbase that as a result of Brexit, they will be moving the provision of E-Money services from...

Cryptocurrency News From Japan: Jan. 20–24 in Review

BlockchainJanuary 26, 2020

This week’s headlines from Japan include several central banks collaborating on digital currency research, Binance removing the Japanese yen from its platform, Japan’s...

Raiz to Offer Bitcoin Fund to Australian Retail Investors in 2020

BlockchainJanuary 20, 2020

Australian micro-investment startup Raiz is set to bring Bitcoin (BTC) fund options to its users, Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports on Jan. 20....

Understanding Central Bank Digital Currencies – CBDC

BlockchainJanuary 17, 2020

Are Central Banks going to Adopt Own Digital Currencies/ CBDC? How did we get here? In 2008, the world experienced a financial meltdown, now known...

The Fintech History Book Vol. 5: Back to the Future: Vol. 1 – GAFA

FintechJanuary 14, 2020

The past is over. Its race is run. Vol. 5 averts its eyes from the ugly form of yesteryear, and looks to the...

How unlike cash will CBDCs be?

BlockchainDecember 17, 2019

In this post I discuss several differences between physical cash, and what I imagine retail Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) might end up...

OmiseGO Review: The Blockchain Project Unbanking the Banked

BlockchainNovember 1, 2019

OmiseGo is one of the more interesting cryptocurrency projects that is trying to become a decentralized bank, exchange, and asset-backed blockchain gateway. Developed on...