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European Central Bank Raises Interest Rates by 75 Basis Points

In July, it saw a half-point uptick—the first increase in 11 years. Lagarde predicts a significant slowdown in economic activity. Following a trend of interest rate increases from major central banks across the world, the European Central Bank decides to do the same. Since the beginning of this month, the

September 9, 2022 2 mins read

Fed Reserve Eyes Payment Facilitation System ‘FedNow’ Launch

Brainard urged U.S. banks and software developers to prepare for the debut. The Vice-chair said the service’s use of cloud computing made it possible. FedNow, a new payment facilitation system that the Federal Reserve plans to roll out, may reduce the need for a central bank digital currency. It is

August 31, 2022 2 mins read

Thailand’s SCBX Bank Canceled Acquisition of Bitkub Exchange

The exchange needs to resolve issues with domestic watchdogs. It was the first bank in the region when it opened in 1904. Formerly known as Siam Commercial Bank, SCBX Pcl abandoned its plan to invest $500 million to acquire a 51% interest in the cryptocurrency asset business Bitkub. The bank

August 28, 2022 1 min read

Thai Billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi Forays Into Crypto Sector

According to reports, Gulf Energy Development CEO Sarath Ratanavadi has pledged to diversify some of the firm’s income by investing in blockchain ecosystems. Despite the widespread market crash and the tough position taken by local watchdogs, the decision was made. Furthermore, as per estimates, Ratanavadi is Thailand’s second-wealthiest citizen. His

August 28, 2022 1 min read

Ghana Central Bank Introduces Financial Innovation Sandbox

The sandbox environment is open to unlicensed financial service businesses. The sandbox has been created in partnership with Emtech Solutions Inc. As part of its aim to continually create a favorable regulatory framework that supports innovation, financial inclusion, and economic security, the Ghanaian central bank has announced the opening of

August 26, 2022 2 mins read

Authorities in India Establish ‘India Blockchain Forum’

It was said that forty influential individuals had signed up for the forum so far. There will be a Web 3.0 regulatory sandbox, as promised by the Telangana government. The trading and dealing of digital assets in India have been met with several regulatory obstacles. But some very important people

August 23, 2022 2 mins read

Binance CEO Shares IMF Study on Crypto Energy Consumption

DLT networks may have a significant impact on the amount of energy used by assets. Energy-efficient contactless payments might be implemented for CBDCs. An IMF research report on how DLT-based payment systems might have a lower energy and environmental impact than current methods was tweeted by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

August 9, 2022 2 mins read

Shiba Inu Community Burns Half a Billion SHIB in Last 6 Days

There have been 111 transactions totaling 550,351,774 tokens (550.35M). The listing of SHIB on the Binance Card was another significant milestone. The SHIB Burn Portal has been used by the community to burn almost half a billion Shiba Inu (SHIB) in the last six days. A total of 120 Bone

August 7, 2022 2 mins read

UK Committee to Investigate Country’s Crypto Policy

The inquiry will look at how the nation currently regulates digital assets and cryptography. All thoughts from the people should be shared by Sep 5 according to the committee. A parliamentary committee in the United Kingdom (UK) called the Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) recently declared

August 6, 2022 2 mins read

US and UK Regulators to Frame a Strengthened Crypto Regulation

The US and UK regulators collaborated to enlarge cryptocurrency regulation. The Working Group wants to strengthen regulatory outcomes for stablecoins across jurisdictions. According to a recent press release from the U.S Department of the Treasury, the Financial Regulatory Working Group of the U.K and the U.S, recently conducted an official

August 1, 2022 2 mins read