Few financial topics have stirred more debate in recent years than the prospect of a government-issued digital currency. A ...

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OTTAWA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the public's use of online services and that means the Bank of Canada must move more quickly to research how a central bank digital ...

Kraken Financial, a Wyoming-based special-purpose depository institution operated by Payward Inc., has become the first ...

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President Donald Trump just held a pricey dinner for top owners of a cryptocurrency that bears his name. Meanwhile, lawmakers are working behind the scenes to regulate crypto on Capitol Hill. In other ...

Bank of Japan unveils blockchain sandbox for testing central bank digital settlements, tokenized money, and smart contracts in wholesale and retail systems.

Executives hope the digital currency, which will be tied to the value of the U.S. dollar, will streamline financial transactions between banks.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gave conditional approval for five national trust bank charter applications, including for Circle Internet Group's (CRCL) First National Digital Currency ...

South Korea's central bank has halted its digital currency pilot program, signaling diminishing enthusiasm for state-led digital currencies. The decision comes as President Lee Jae Myung's drive to ...