Central Bank of Cuba Introduces Specific Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News

The Cuban government has issued new regulations concerning the operation of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in the country. In an official resolution, the Bank of Cuba establishes specific procedures that these individuals or companies must follow to operate legally in the country, after establishing a general framework in August. Bank of Cuba Clarifies Rules for VASPs The Cuban government has advanced a new law framework that brings clarity to how virtual asset service providers must proceed to operate legally in Cuba. A new decree, identified with the…

Bank of Russia Seeks to Allow Stock Exchanges to Trade Digital Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News

The Central Bank of Russia has recently proposed authorizing traditional stock exchanges to operate in the digital assets market. Industry watchers say the regulator aims to provide investors with an option to trade cryptocurrencies in a controlled environment. Russian Stock Exchanges to List Digital Financial Assets, Central Bank of Russia Suggests Stock exchanges and central clearing counterparties may be allowed to facilitate the trading of digital financial assets (DFAs), a collective term encompassing cryptocurrencies and tokens under current Russian law. The proposal was put forward by the Central Bank of…

Deutsche Bank Predicts Major US Recession Next Year – Economics Bitcoin News

Deutsche Bank’s economists have warned that the U.S. will suffer a major recession next year. However, several other major investment banks, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, are less pessimistic about the future outlook for the U.S. economy. Major US Recession Incoming, According to Deutsche Bank’s Economists Deutsche Bank has predicted a deeper downturn than its previous forecast for the U.S. economy in a report to clients, published Tuesday. The bank’s economists, including David Folkerts-Landau, group chief economist and head of research, explained in the report why the coming recession will…

The Philippines will launch pilot wholesale central bank digital currency project

The project will be led by an intersectoral domestic team, Diokno said, as well as “external advisers from international standard-setting bodies and multilateral institutions to build on training and knowledge sharing on CBDC development and implementation all over the world.” Diokno called the project “critical in constructing the BSP’s medium- to long-term roadmap for more advanced wholesale CBDC projects that will further strengthen the Philippine payment system.” A presentation prepared in advance of the roundtable stated, “There is minimal perceived added value for the use of retail CBDC in the…

Founders Fund, Pantera Invest in DeFi Investment Bank Ondo Finance

The token will provide voting rights in the DAO, which will include the ability to control components of the smart contracts and to dictate some strategic decisions like partnerships with chains and stablecoins. The tokens will initially be globally non-transferrable, meaning the tokens can’t be sold in a secondary market, Allman told CoinDesk, partly to give Ondo time to set up liquidity mining to drive adoption. Source

Bank of Spain Report Warns About Cryptocurrency Usage and Its Effect on Financial Stability – News Bitcoin News

The Bank of Spain has issued a new report that touches on the subject of the popularity of cryptocurrency usage and the possible effects it might have on the financial stability of the nation. In the document, the bank explains that these assets — which ostensibly don’t have any kind of support behind them — can introduce systemic risks via their adoption by traditional institutions and the lack of regulation over them. Crypto Assets Could Cause Systemic Risks According to the Bank of Spain The Bank of Spain…

Cuban central bank makes it official: VASP licensing coming in May

The Gazette further determines that this decision will enter into force 20 days after its publication, which is May 16. In a move that could potentially foster the growth of Cuba’s nascent tech industry, the Banco Central de Cuba (BCC), the country’s central bank, will begin issuing licenses for Bitcoin (BTC) and other virtual asset services providers (VASPs). According to the Official Gazette, No. 43 published Tuesday, which includes a Central Bank of Cuba resolution, anyone wanting to provide virtual-asset-related services must acquire a license first from the central bank.…