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Cryptocurrencies Affect Central Bank Tasks, Dutch Monetary Authority Says, Urges Global Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Convinced that cryptocurrencies are affecting the tasks performed by monetary authorities around the world, the Dutch central bank has urged for comprehensive international regulations. The call comes after research into the development of crypto assets and policy responses. ‘Proper Regulation Indispensable for Risky Cryptos,’ Dutch Central Bank Insists Bitcoin, tether, and other digital coins are affecting many of the tasks and objectives of central banks and supervisory authorities, according to Steven Maijoor and Olaf Sleijpen, members of the Executive Board of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). The two presented a new…

Bank of Russia Suggests Tax Cuts for Long-Term Digital Asset Holders – Taxes Bitcoin News

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The Central Bank of Russia is proposing to introduce tax incentives for long-term holders of digital financial assets. The idea has been circulated with a consultation paper published for public discussions on the development of the digital asset market in the Russian Federation. Bank of Russia Talks Regulation in New Report Devoted to Digital Assets Market Russia’s monetary authority has published a report on the future of the Russian digital asset sector. The document explores the development of the market for digital financial assets (DFAs) and utility digital rights (UDRs),…

Largest Japanese Bank MUFG Projects to Offer Financial Services in Metaverse by 2023 – Metaverse Bitcoin News

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MUFG, the biggest bank in Japan, is projecting to offer financial services through the metaverse in 2023. The financial giant has partnered with ANA Holdings, a holdings consortium focused on air transportation companies, to be part of ANA’s Granwhale metaverse, and explore the possibility of selling financial products on this platform next year. MUFG Prepares to Enter the Metaverse The biggest financial institution in Japan, MUFG, is making its move to enter the metaverse. On Nov. 7, the company announced a partnership with ANA Holdings, a consortium of companies dedicated…

Bank of Russia Suggests NFT, Smart Contract Regulation

The bank of Russia also suggested including digital assets trading into the traditional stock market infrastructure. Rules of access to the digital assets market should be harmonized with the ones for the traditional securities markets, so that unqualified investors can access both within the 100,000 rubles a year limit ($1,640) or more, if they successfully complete a financial literacy test, the report suggests. Source

Russia’s Central Bank report examines crypto’s place in the financial system

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The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is looking at ways to integrate crypto assets and blockchain technology into its local financial system amid a pile-on of global financial sanctions. In a Telegram post by the CBR on Nov. 7, the central bank shared a public consultation report titled “Digital Assets in Russian Federation.”  It considers how the sanction-hit state may possibly open up its domestic market to foreign issuers of digital assets — particularly those from “friendly countries.” Other areas of focus in the report are digital asset regulation, retail investor protections,…

Crypto no more in top 10 most-cited potential risks: US central bank report

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While proponents of traditional finance remain keen on dismissing Bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto ecosystem as financial risks, a survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York — one of the 12 federal reserve banks of the United States — revealed 11 factors that overshadow crypto in terms of risk in 2022. Geopolitical tensions, foreign divestments, COVID-19 and high energy prices were found to be some of the most-cited potential risks for the US economy, according to a central bank survey published by the Federal Reserve System. Federal…

Displaying US Dollar Prices Still Prohibited, Ghanaian Central Bank Tells Actress Lydia Forson – Regulation Bitcoin News

The Bank of Ghana recently warned businesses quoting U.S. dollar prices that the practice is still prohibited and that the cedi remains Ghana’s sole legal tender. The bank said it is working with law enforcement to “clamp down on illegal foreign exchange operations.” In addition to naming and shaming businesses violating the law, a Ghanaian actress urged the central bank to stop Ghanaians from operating USD accounts. Cedi Ghana’s Sole Legal Tender As shortages of foreign exchange and currency depreciation continue to weigh on the Ghanaian economy, the country’s central…

JPMorgan, DBS Bank, SBI Complete Live Defi Trades on Public Blockchain – Regulation Bitcoin News

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JPMorgan, DBS Bank, and SBI Digital Asset Holdings have completed their first lives trades on a public blockchain using decentralized finance (defi), tokenized deposits, and verifiable credentials under the supervision of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Singapore’s central bank is planning two more pilots that involve Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, and UOB. JPMorgan, DBS Bank, SBI, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, UOB Participate in MAS Digital Asset Pilots The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore’s central bank, announced Wednesday that “the first industry pilot under the MAS’ Project Guardian that…

Binance CEO Sees No Threat to Crypto From Central Bank Digital Currencies — Says CBDCs Will Validate Blockchain Concept – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance does not see central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as a threat to cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin and ether. “It will validate the blockchain concept so that anybody who still has concerns about the technology will say: ‘Ok, our government is using the technology now,’” he opined. CZ Sees No Threat to Crypto Coming From CBDCs Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said Wednesday that he believes central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are not a threat to cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), Reuters reported. According…