The Mayor of the Gold Coast, Tom Tate, has proposed to allow the use of bitcoin as a means of paying municipal taxes. In his third consecutive term as mayor of Australia’s sixth most populous city with a population of around 650,000, Tom Tate is interested in engaging younger citizens and argues that cryptocurrencies would

Interesting initiative by some US senators who, regarding the regulation of cryptocurrencies, with the aim of taking into account different needs, are seeking feedback from all those with expertise to provide it. The senators are looking for comments ‘to ensure that the legislation reflects the innovative nature of the industry it regulates’ and this will

There is interest in the digital sector in Japan, and there is no shortage of interest from institutional investors who see the fall in prices as an opportunity for their own and their clients’ investments. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, one of Japan’s leading financial groups, has decided to enter the cryptocurrency custody sector. The company

China has made the development of CBDCs such a priority in its long-term agenda that it has conducted several pilot projects in recent months to introduce the digital yuan (CBDC) into the economy. While a year ago the pilot test was carried out in four major cities and had seen 2 billion yuan ($299 million)