Nov 19, 20202 min read
Australia better hop to it to keep up with a Digital Euro in the race to CBDCs
In a global race to digitise national currencies, the EU has kept good on its earlier promises to explore implementing the CBDC.
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
In a global race to digitise national currencies, the EU has kept good on its earlier promises to explore implementing the CBDC.
PayPal reinforces importance of digital currencies and the inevitability of CBDCs in recent earnings call.
The Brazilian Minister of Economic Affairs, Paulo Guedes, envisions Brazil will step into the new age through issuing its own CBDC.
The first known IPO (Initial Public Offering) to accept digital currency has been announced in Australia. Melbourne-based West Coast...
Jerome Powell expresses his reservations about the purpose of a CBDC in the US at a recent IMF conference
JPMorgan's digital currency, JPM Coin, has made its first live commercial transaction this week by a large international technology company.
Decentralised finance takes mainstream media but the risks and regulatory issues will likely see regulatory scrutiny.
The OECD and the G20 on 12 October 2020 published a report analysing different international tax policy implications of the taxation of...
The RBA has published a detailed paper setting out its continued sceptical position on a possible retail central bank digital currency
Mastercard has announced the release of a proprietary testing environment which gives central banks the tools to test CBDCs
The Libra Association has announced the appointment of its new Chief Legal Officer, Mr Steve Bunnell
US Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard recently gave a speech providing an update on the Fed's approach to digital currencies
The Chinese digital yuan is set to be rolled out in an area with over 70 million residents in coming weeks.
The SEC has come down hard on another ICO, announcing charges against Virginia-based Boon.Tech and its CEO for a 2017 ICO
US Congressional Blockchain Caucus’ co-chairs have written to the IRS expressing concern about the tax treatment of staking
