A new survey of US asset managers and asset owners conducted by State Street forecasts the continued prevalence of digital assets in the industry. According to survey results, only 6% of survey respondents said that...

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has released its 2019 Risk Monitor report that outlined the dangers that the crypto industry brings to the financial market. Money laundering and terrorist financing...

There has been a significant surge in reporting related to convertible virtual currencies (CVCs), director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Kenneth Blanco said recently. In May, FinCEN issued its...

The Bank of Lithuania has published a comprehensive paper on its take on the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Titled CBDC: in a whirlpool of discussion, the paper highlights Lithuanias views on the...

Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin could rise to their full potential and eventually replace cash over the next decade, Deutsche Bank said in a new report. The bank has published the Imagine 2030 report in which it has...

The central bank of India is against the development of private digital currencies. This is the statement released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday, Dec. 5. Das argues that currency...

The infamous North Korean hacking group Lazarus appears to be on the move again, this time targeting macOS. Bleeping Computer reports that the group may be behind the new macOS malware that was found lurking beneath a fake...

Currently, there is no demand for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) from the public, Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said recently. Speaking at the Symposium for the 35th Anniversary of the Center for...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has published an Issues Paper as the initial stage of its upcoming Review of Retail Payments Regulation. The paper discusses and seeks stakeholder views on several potential issues...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has released a research report on central bank digital currency (CBDC), which examined the legal issues surrounding the issuance of CBDC in the country. The report examines the models for CBDC...

EOS New York, a block producer on the EOS Mainnet Blockchain, has raised concerns over centralization of the network. In a series of tweets, EOS New York published data that showed that six registered producers on the...

The cryptocurrency industry has lost a staggering $4.4 billion in thefts and scams so far this year, according to crypto analytics firm CipherTrace. The company has released its Q3 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money...

The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC), along with other regulatory bodies, continue their purging of crypto companies that are involved in crypto trading and other activities deemed illegal in the country. President of the...

The central bank of France has recommended adopting blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT)-based solutions and tokenization to facilitate quick and safe cross-border payment solutions. Speaking at the AFME...

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