Digital Money news and trends

Monetary Authority of Singapore Unveils Plans for Digital Money 
CBDC // November 16, 2023

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at ensuring the secure and innovative utilization of digital money in the country.  These initiatives encompass the development of a digital Singapore dollar infrastructure, expanding digital money trials, and the issuance of a “live”...

10 US Banks Participating in Test of Interoperable Digital Money Platform 
Cryptocurrency // November 15, 2022

Ten members of the banking community are working with the New York Innovation Center (NYIC), which is part of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to explore the feasibility of the regulated liability network (RLN) — an interoperable digital money platform.  The proposed RLN...

Today in Crypto: Nexo Plans to Buy Vauld; UK Explores DeFi Taxation
Cryptocurrency // July 05, 2022

Nexo, the cryptocurrency lender, said it plans to buy troubled fellow lender Vauld, showing how a consolidated crypto industry might look, Reuters wrote Tuesday (July 5). Nexo will be buying 100% of Singapore-based Vauld and would “reorganize its future operations with the aim to accelerate...

i2c President Says Blockchain Will Unlock Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency // November 10, 2020

Cryptos are having a moment. Scan the headlines over the past few weeks and cryptos, well beyond the marquee bitcoin, are making inroads into mainstream consumer and business activities. PayPal is opening its network to allow consumers to shop using cryptocurrency. Square bought $50 million...

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i2c President Says Blockchain Will Unlock Cryptocurrency

November 10, 2020
Cryptos are having a moment. Scan the headlines over the past few weeks and cryptos, well beyond the marquee bitcoin, are making inroads into mainstream consumer and business activities. PayPal is opening its network to allow consumers to shop using cryptocurrency. Square bought $50 million of bitcoin. J.P. Morgan said late in the month that […]

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Singapore Banking Chief: Private Crypto Has ‘Miserably Failed’

November 28, 2023
We could be witnessing the twilight of private cryptocurrencies, says one of Singapore’s top central bankers. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Ravi Menon argued Tuesday (Nov. 28) that private crypto will eventually be replaced by a monetary system ruled by central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), “well-regulated” stablecoins and tokenized bank liabilities. Private digital coins “have miserably failed the […]

Monetary Authority of Singapore Unveils Plans for Digital Money 

November 16, 2023
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at ensuring the secure and innovative utilization of digital money in the country.  These initiatives encompass the development of...

10 US Banks Participating in Test of Interoperable Digital Money Platform 

November 15, 2022
Ten members of the banking community are working with the New York Innovation Center (NYIC), which is part of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to explore the feasibility...

Today in Crypto: Nexo Plans to Buy Vauld; UK Explores DeFi Taxation

July 05, 2022
Nexo, the cryptocurrency lender, said it plans to buy troubled fellow lender Vauld, showing how a consolidated crypto industry might look, Reuters wrote Tuesday (July 5). Nexo will be buying...