Russia’s CBDC faces opposition; T-Bank dabbles in tokenization
Consumer-to-business payments will be free over the next year, while B2B and C2C payments will be free permanently. Banks say
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Africa’s 2024 in review: Adoption unfazed, regulatory reckoning
It was a year of regulatory reckoning for VASPs, which had operated unchecked in Africa for years. Meanwhile, BSV Association’s
Steve Kaaru
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Macau plans to launch CBDC and link it to digital yuan, e-HKD
The Macau government has published its white paper for a retail e-pataca, with plans to connect it to mainland China
Steve Kaaru
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ESMA publishes final guidelines as MiCA looms
ESMA released the final policy documents just two weeks before MiCA takes full effect, but it remains to be seen
Steve Kaaru
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Russian lawmaker proposes strategic BTC reserve
The legislator urged the finance minister to explore the feasibility of a BTC reserve, noting that ‘crypto’ remains Russia’s only
Steve Kaaru
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Australia new task force targets digital asset ATMs
Australia’s financial crimes agency says criminals have been targeting ATMs to launder money and pledged to focus on other ‘crypto’
Steve Kaaru
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BIS, 7 other banks publish CBDC policy, design considerations
The central banks included England, Japan and the European Union, and delved into privacy, preventing crime, the two-tier system, cybersecurity,
Steve Kaaru
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South Africa denies de-dollarization with BRICS
Donald Trump has threatened to slap BRICS members with 100% tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. if they create
Steve Kaaru
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Russia now treats digital assets as property as CBDC faces delay
Russia's new law caps the tax on digital asset profits at 15%; meanwhile, the Trade Ministry argues that retail outlets
Steve Kaaru
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Microsoft to ship world’s most advanced quantum computer in 2025
Atom Computing and Microsoft achieved the world’s largest logical entangled state to date with 24 logical qubits, built with 80
