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Private Companies Could Play Role in Digital Currency Issuance, Bank of England Says
Analysts from the U.K.'s central bank said private currencies could work alongside any future CBDC initiative if they offered real utility.
Global Stablecoins May Be Subject to Securities Regulation, Says IOSCO
Global stablecoins may be subject to securities laws, says IOSCO, in a new report that could complicate such projects’ embrace of decentralization.
Libra Wanted a Currency, All We Need Are DeFi's Open Payment Rails
Rather than build an alternative currency like Libra, Facebook should concentrate on building new infrastructure, like the open systems in the ethereum-DeFi space, says ConsenSys's Lex Sokolin.
Libra Plus? A New Global Digital Currency Strategy for Facebook
India’s Supreme Court overturns a crypto banking ban while Facebook prepares fiat-pegged digital currencies alongside Libra.
BIS Paper Reckons With P2P Payments, Tokenized Securities, Central Bank Digital Currencies
Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements say the future of payments may be peer to peer, but a number of considerations must be satisfied before distributed ledger-based systems can go mainstream.
Prime Broker Tagomi Becomes 22nd Member of Facebook's Libra Association
Tagomi is joining the Libra Association.
'Crucial' for Central Banks to Consider Digital Currencies: Bank of England Exec
Governments need to research digital currencies so they can strike a balance with private issuers, said the BoE's chief cashier.
E-Commerce Giant Shopify Joins Libra Association
Shopify is the first major company to join the consortium behind the Libra digital currency since a string of big-name payments brands dropped out.
EU Official: We Can't Regulate Libra Without More Details
The European Union is still trying to figure out what to do about Libra, according to a new memo.
Why Bison Trails Is Staying the Course on Libra
"When we joined the Libra Association, it wasn't like, 'Oh, hey, Facebook is doing something let's join.' It's really about the difference we're making in the world," said Bison Trails' Viktor Bunin.
