Regulatory News Proposals for global stablecoins are stimulating debate in financial sectors, both insofar as stablecoins would have to comply with the same safeguards as their more traditional competitors in payments and insofar as they may also pose particular development, as well as macro-economic and cross-border challenges for many countries. Moreover, despite the skepticism he

Regulatory News The world’s Central Banks are intensifying their efforts to prepare the ground for Central Bank Digital Currency, as shown by studies and projects carried out by the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. Meanwhile, implementations of crypto asset regulation are ongoing, as the Italian government is

Regulatory News The need for regulation of cryptocurrencies is growing stronger, in order to give discipline to what has been called a “Wild West” by the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, as well as more clarity on their tax treatment. Meanwhile, Cuba, following the example of El Salvador, is

Regulatory News The last month has been characterized by the strong collapse of Bitcoin, taking the whole cryptocurrency world with it, causing a big sell-off, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin registering impressive drops and being the subject of panic-driven sales. The explanation should be a series of news reversed the sentiment on cryptocurrency. For example, the

Regulatory News April 2021 has been characterized by CBDC news (see e.g. China, Norway, Europe). The Italian regulatory Authorities have issued a warning to the general public about risks of crypto-asset trading, as recently has been done by the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) and Turkey Central Bank banned the use of crypto

Regulatory News Until recently, regulators around the world vacillated between adopting and rejecting the fourth revolution, March 2021 marks decisively the month of adoption. Below, there is a review of the main initiatives adopted in various countries. Business news News specific to the business sector shows a real turning point! All are preparing for a