The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) has unveiled plans to establish a dedicated agency to develop and implement the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital tenge. In an official statement released on September 15, the NBK announced...
Circle has announced a strategic partnership with Grab, a prominent ride-hailing and delivery company in Southeast Asia, to introduce Web3 payment services to consumers in Singapore. 1/ We are excited to unveil our partnership with @GrabSG to pilot #Web3...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub, the Bank of Israel (BoI), and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have released a comprehensive report detailing the outcomes of their joint central bank digital currency (CBDC) experiment, known as...
Anatoly Aksakov, a Russian lawmaker and chair of the Parliament's financial committee, has predicted that blockchain technology and the adoption of Russia's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the Digital Ruble, would lead to a gradual decline in...
DeFi (Decentralized Finance) is all about allowing more people to participate in the financial system. It achieves this by harnessing the security, immutability, and transparency of blockchain technology. It offers benefits such as reduced transaction costs, speedy resolution of...
The State Bank of India (SBI) has added support for the Unified Payment Interface to its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) app, 'eRupee by SBI'. The integration will allow the app users to conduct swift and secure transactions by...
Following the metaverse boom in 2021, regular and big-shot investors dove headfirst into the industry, all hungry for a slice of the action in this incredible virtual world. Activities in the metaverse were off the charts, with virtual lands...
The emergence of decentralized finance (DeFi) exchanges in recent years has revolutionized the financial landscape. While traditional financial institutions grapple with a series of challenges, startups are increasingly turning to DeFi exchanges as a wellspring of innovation and opportunity....
As central banks worldwide intensify efforts to explore the benefits and issue a central bank digital coin (CBDC) in respective countries, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has declared that the nation is not yet prepared to issue its...
Mastercard has announced a new project that brings together top blockchain technology and payment service providers to explore the potential benefits and challenges of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and how to implement them safely and effectively. In its...
