In recent days, the Federal Reserve has issued more guidance on cryptocurrencies. Adding to that, the FED released a press release announcing that it requires approval before the state bank can issue, hold, and transact stablecoin payments. These new rules on stablecoins come after PayPal announced its new stablecoin, PYUSD.
Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long discussed the ways in which the court’s ruling in the case involving the Federal Reserve is limiting technological innovation in a conversation with FOX Business correspondent Eleanor Terrett. The Custodia Bank has previously sought oversight from the Federal Reserve System of the United States. The
According to Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller, the dollar’s position as a worldwide reserve currency may be being solidified by the widespread use of stablecoins denominated in U.S dollars in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Waller said at a central banking-focused conference on February 15 that the U.S. dollar is
Constraints on Nigerian banks aiding cryptocurrency transactions have been removed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), almost two years after a complete ban on banks working with digital currencies was enforced. Moreover, the CBN acknowledged in a circular addressed to banks on December 22 that the rising worldwide demand
In spite of Hong Kong’s efforts to become Asia’s cryptocurrency capital, major financial institutions remain hesitant to join the trend. According to the most recent FT article, Hong Kong’s banking regulator has been putting pressure on major banks. These include Standard Chartered and HSBC for working with cryptocurrency exchanges. The
When a federal court in Wyoming rejected requests to dismiss filed by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Custodia Bank gained ground in its legal struggle against the Fed. In June of 2022, the digital asset bank filed a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve over
FedNow is an initiative of the Federal Reserve Bank for a new, enriched payment service. The announcement is about launching this payment service in the upcoming July 2023. It is one of several services of the Federal Reserve, including FedWire, a credit transfer service, and FedACH, an automated clearing house.
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced that it collaborated with the Swiss National Bank, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, and Bank of Canada in a coordinated effort to enhance the supply of liquidity through the established U.S. dollar swap line arrangements. The action, which
In the aftermath of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapses on March 10, 186 banks were identified as being at risk, as per recent research. These banks are dealing with problems equivalent to those that led to Silicon Valley Bank’s demise. Federal Reserve’s rapid rate-hike campaign reducing the bank’s assets,
The Federal Reserve of the United States introduced its domestic instant payments system, called “FedNow,” on Wednesday, March 15. A strong collection of fundamental clearing and settlement functions and value-added services will be available from the start. To keep the boxes of security, resilience, and innovation from being checked off,
