The Central African Republic, one of the nations served by the Bank of Central African States, passed legislation adopting Bitcoin as legal tender in April.
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Financial Superintendence of Colombia Presents Project to Regulate Crypto Service Providers
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia presented a project that seeks to bring clarity to how links between banks and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) will
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‘Token will defeat cryptocurrency’: Russia debuts palladium-backed stablecoin
Backed by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, Atomyze became Russia’s first legal digital asset manager, obtaining registration from the central bank in February 2022.
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56% of banks say DLT and crypto are ‘not a priority’ in near future — Fed survey
Many respondents from major banks said the technology would likely be unimportant for liquidity management practices until 2027.
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Russian Blockchain Alternative to SWIFT to Prevent Disconnection of Nations, Banks
A Russian university is ready to test its blockchain-based analogue to the global payment messaging network SWIFT, from which Russian banks were cut off as
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US Treasury study finds CBDCs a plus for commercial bank stability
Access to CBDCs reduces banks’ need to insure against liquidity risks and gives policymakers greater information about trouble in the financial system, according to the
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