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With more than a year until US elections to determine control of Congress, a new poll suggested some crypto-minded Democratic voters could be swayed to vote Republican.
Fasset has secured a provisional license from Malaysia’s Labuan FSA to launch the world’s first stablecoin-powered Islamic digital bank, offering Shariah-compliant services.
Experts say India is replacing its "tax-and-tolerate" stance with stricter oversight, favoring state-guaranteed digital currency.
Estimating the total number of CBDC users at around 7 million, RBI's deputy governor T. Rabi Sankar says the central bank is in ‘no hurry’ to project a target for the number of users or open up the pilots for mass use.
The Indian government has expressed renewed skepticism toward crypto while unveiling a new RBI-backed digital currency project and a deposit tokenization initiative.
When Silicon Valley's darkest company is warning about the dangers of the UK's proposed digital identity system, something may be amiss.
RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar discusses CBDC, AI, and financial inclusion at Global Fintech Fest 2025.
The tech sector has a great talent for using words whose superficial meaning is reinforced through intense though misleading marketing but whose actual meaning turns out to be quite different. Consider the name “stablecoin,” a simple term given to a …
India and Nigeria take opposing crypto stances—India cautious, Nigeria optimistic—shaping future Web3 regulation.
Money seems poised for a digital revolution, but don’t be fooled by what crypto revolutionaries are saying. From stablecoins to CBDCs, digital currencies are evolving within state control. Money is too important for states to let go of—how it evolves will be …
Kazakhstan sees opportunities in combining CBDC development with state-supported stablecoin projects, a National Bank official told Cointelegraph.
The stablecoin market topped $300 billion in value this week, a new all-time high. It has grown 42% this year, double the 21% growth of the overall cryptocurrency market. The rapid progression hints at a key aspiration. Rather than serving solely as crypto’s …
The digital euro, issued and backed by the Eurosystem, aims to complement cash, enhance financial inclusion, and bolster Europe’s monetary sovereignty. The initiative is also seen as a strategic move to strengthen the EU’s technological autonomy and resilienc…