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US central bank digital currency commenters divided on benefits, unified in confusion

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In January, the United States Federal Reserve Board of Governors released a discussion paper on a potential U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) titled “Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation.” The comment period for the paper ended May 20, with the Fed receiving over 2,000 pages of comments from individuals alongside responses from leading stakeholders. Cointelegraph read a selection of shareholder responses to the Fed paper, and it quickly became apparent that there are plenty of confidently stated opinions but little agreement among them.…

Galaxy Digital Leads $20M Funding Round in DeFi Firm Skolem

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Bill to ban digital assets as payment introduced in Russian parliament

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In recent months, Russian legislators have been preparing measures to fully institutionalize crypto as a properly taxable investment asset and a possible tool for foreign trade in Russia. Now, they want to make clear that the upcoming regulatory turn won’t include any windows for adopting digital financial products as a payment method.  On Tuesday, June 7, Anatoliy Aksakov, the head of the Financial Markets Committee of the Russian parliament’s lower chamber — the State Duma — introduced a bill that would prohibit the use of “digital financial actives” (DFA) to pay…

Digital Real Will Be Used by Banks in Brazil as Collateral to Issue Their Own Stablecoins – Bitcoin News

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The Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital real, will be more of a wholesale asset instead of a public retail-focused token, according to statements from the president of the Central Bank of Brazil, Roberto Campos Neto. Campos Neto indicated that private banks in the country will be able to issue their own stablecoins that will be collateralized with digital real deposits. Digital Real Will Not Be Retail Oriented Brazil is planning to issue a CBDC that has a very different design when compared to other CBDCs…

PayPal enables transfer of digital currencies to external wallets

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After rolling out the ability to buy and sell crypto on its platform in October 2020, PayPal is finally allowing users the ability to natively transfer, send and receive digital assets between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges. As of Tuesday, the feature is available to select U.S. users, with the feature expanding to all eligible U.S. users in the coming weeks. The first batch of supported coins consists of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC).  In addition, customers who transfer their crypto onto PayPal can…

105 Countries Are Exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies, CBDC Tracker Shows – Regulation Bitcoin News

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There are now 105 countries that are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Among them, 50 countries are in an advanced phase of digital currency exploration (development, pilot, or launch). 105 Countries Are Exploring CBDCs The Atlantic Council’s Geoeconomic Centre has released a major update to its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Tracker. According to the tracker: 105 countries, representing over 95 percent of global GDP, are exploring a CBDC … A new high of 50 countries are in an advanced phase of exploration (development, pilot, or launch). Furthermore, the…

Kim Dotcom Says ‘US Is Beyond Bankrupt,’ Digital Entrepreneur Predicts a ‘Controlled Demolition of Global Markets’ – Economics Bitcoin News

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On June 5, 2022, the entrepreneur and activist known as Kim Dotcom published a post on Twitter and said it “may be the most important thread” he ever makes concerning a major global collapse. In the thread, Dotcom specifically highlights the American economy and he claims the “U.S. is beyond bankrupt.” Dotcom also talked about the “Great Reset” topic and how a “New World Order” aims to “shift into a new dystopian future where the elites are the masters of the slaves without the cosmetics of democracy.” Kim Dotcom Dissects…

Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Kill Cryptocurrencies – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar says central bank digital currencies could “kill whatever little case there could be” for cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin and ether. RBI’s Deputy Governor Discusses Impact of CBDCs on Cryptocurrencies RBI Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar talked about the potential impact of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin and ether, at a webinar organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), local media reported Friday. He was quoted as saying: We (RBI) believe that CBDCs would actually be able to…

South Korean authorities move to clean up and cool down cryptocurrency markets

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io You can watch this video at Are the brakes being put on Korea’s cryptocurrency craze? The government recently confirmed a plan to impose a 20 percent income tax on capital gains from cryptocurrency transactions starting next year. Now, this is a very sensitive subject that reaches right to the heart of fundamental social obstacles facing younger people in particular. So, what’s going on? ▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Youtube version