Lens
Advanced Blockchain Technologies
Across Asia, projects dedicated to asset tokenization have become a cornerstone of the new digital economy, showing the world the technology’s possibilities.
Daniela Barbosa
Bitcoin News
A rise in Bitcoin prices is the most important factor for a significant increase in the number of new investors, instead of distrust in public institutions, dislike for traditional banks, or search for a store of value, according to a report by the Bank for International Settlements.
Pradipta Mukherjee
DeFi News
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has launched a new project with the central banks of Singapore, France and Switzerland to study the possibility of integrating some decentralized finance (DeFi) features with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). See related article: mBridge participants to end domestic payments of foreign CBDCs Fast facts The BIS announced on […]
Timmy Shen
Advanced Blockchain Technologies
Genesis 2.0 aims to explore tokenized carbon credits and IoT facilities to monitor green bond issuers' emission-reducing commitment.
Ningwei Qin
Bitcoin News
Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, is teaming up with peers in Israel and Norway and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to test instant payments via retail cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to a press release on Wednesday. See related article: Warnings on crypto, Bitcoin have materialized, says central bank body BIS Fast […]
Ningwei Qin
Bitcoin News
For central bank digital currencies to enhance cross-border payments, issuing institutions must take functionality into account to avoid unintended barriers, a joint report by three international financial bodies says.
Lachlan Keller
Bitcoin News
Top blockchain and crypto news: Three Arrows fallout spreads. BIS calls BS on crypto. Chinese regulatory vacuum chills an NFT platform.
Forkast.News
Bitcoin News
Deeper structural flaws in crypto make it unsuitable as the basis of a monetary system that serves society, the Bank for International Settlements said in its annual report.
Lachlan Keller
Regulation
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced a joint research project with the Bank of Israel (BOI) and the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) Hong Kong Centre to study cybersecurity issues in retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). See related article: Hong Kong now exploring retail CBDC in upcoming Project Aurum Fast facts […]
Ningwei Qin
Regulation
Governments around the world are racing to develop their own digital currencies, but an e-HKD may not make sense for Hong Kong's people. John Mitchell of Episode Six explains why Hong Kong is unique.
John Mitchell
