Jul 28, 20202 min read
US Congress hot and cold on digital assets, but considers Digital Dollar
A US Senate subcommittee has once again raised the possibility of a digital US dollar, as a means to maintain the dollar's supremacy
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
A US Senate subcommittee has once again raised the possibility of a digital US dollar, as a means to maintain the dollar's supremacy
The Governor of the Bank of England has said that central bank digital currencies has been on the agenda for some time.
United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has confirmed that federal banks can provide cryptocurrency custody services
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has awarded €5 million to six high-impact blockchain solutions designed with a social innovation focus
The National Blockchain Roadmap Steering Committee has invited experts of the Australian blockchain community to join working groups.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released a report on stablecoins, finding that stablecoins are covered by the FATF Standards
With all the excitement from the Telegram case, another ICO issuer BitClave has settled recently with the SEC
Bank of Canada has released a set of staff analytical notes on the design, security, privacy and use of Central Bank Digital Currencies
Telegram and the SEC have settled their long-standing dispute regarding Telegram's ICO, with a $18.5M civil penalty for Telegram
NZ Police have frozen US$90M of funds linked to the alleged MtGox theft money launderer, Mr Alexander Vinnik
The Prime Minister of Australia is considering the potential of blockchain as part of a Deregulation Taskforce under the PM's Department.
Head of the Innovation Hub at the Bank for International Settlements confirms COVID causing reprioritisation of CBDC development
Brian Brooks, former Coinbase CLO, now acting Comptroller of Currency at the US Office of the Comptroller reiterates support for blockchain
