South Korea joins a growing number of nations launching central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot programs. The country’s central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), will launch the pilot project to explore the technical infrastructure for a CBDC.  The joint announcement of the CBDC pilot by the BOK, the Financial […]

Representatives of Banque de France, the French central bank, have embraced the global perspective on the central bank digital currency (CBDC) discussion, touting it as the foundation of a new international monetary system. On Oct.3, Denis Beau, the first deputy governor at Banque de France, called the CBDC “the catalyst […]

Ripple Announces Full Licensing in Singapore On October 3, Ripple announced that its Singapore-based subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC Pte Ltd, has obtained a full Major Payments Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This comes four months after the company received preliminary approval for the same license, […]

Earlier today, Helen Boyd, a key figure at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) participated in a Fireside Chat with Alissa Ostrove, Chief of Staff at CCData, during CCDAS, which is the UK’s premier annual digital asset conference that is organized by CCDtata, an FCA-authorized benchmark administrator and a global leader […]

Blockchain analytics investigators have uncovered an individual linked to a cryptocurrency laundering operation offering stolen tokens at discounted prices from recent high-profile exchange hacks. Speaking exclusively to Cointelegraph, a representative from blockchain security firm Match Systems outlined how investigations into several major breaches featuring similar methods through the summer months […]

Bitcoin (BTC) and gold, two seemingly divergent assets, find common ground in the eyes of veteran macro investor Luke Gromen. In a recent interview, Gromen posits that these assets could flourish as the fiscal challenges in the United States continue to mount. Gromen’s argument hinges on the idea that both […]

The blockchain project launched by Neal Stephenson, who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 book, Snow Crash, is pushing forward with its vision despite waning interest in it and some declaring that it’s “dead.”  Compared with its peak in 2021 and 2022, search interest for the metaverse has declined in […]

Embattled crypto lender Celsius Network has told a judge it plans to start paying back its customers by year’s end, amid an Oct. 2 hearing seeking approval for its reorganization plan. In his opening statements at the confirmation hearing in New York, Celsius’ legal counsel Christopher Koenig said the new […]

Ethereum price corrected gains from the $1,750 zone against the US dollar. ETH is holding the key $1,620 support and might start a fresh rally. Ethereum is correcting gains from the $1,755 high. The price is trading below $1,700 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below […]

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis revealed that China and Hong Kong are seeing active over-the-counter (OTC) crypto activities despite prolonged bearish sentiment globally. It also explores whether China uses Hong Kong’s crypto-friendly environment as a testing ground for its next move on crypto regulations. The blog titled “Eastern Asia: Do Recent […]