​Russia’s Central Bank to introduce limits on digital ruble balances on users’ wallets

Feb 16, 2022

​Russia’s Central Bank to introduce limits on digital ruble balances on users’ wallets

However, as the platform develops, the regulator will decide whether to increase or cancel them altogether

​Mastercard to expand its consulting division with new crypto services

Feb 16, 2022

​Mastercard to expand its consulting division with new crypto services

The payments giant’s cryptography services will cover a wide range of blockchain sectors, from NFTs to CBDC

​Russia’s Central Bank has started testing the digital ruble platform

Feb 15, 2022

​Russia’s Central Bank has started testing the digital ruble platform

The first transfers in the new currency between Russian citizens were successful

​Bahrain Central Bank tested stablecoins payments with JPM Coin

Feb 15, 2022

​Bahrain Central Bank tested stablecoins payments with JPM Coin

The country’s Central Bank, together with Bank ABC, made the first cross-border transaction as part of testing the Onyx blockchain platform

​Central Bank of Jamaica prepares to issue CBDC

Feb 14, 2022

​Central Bank of Jamaica prepares to issue CBDC

The island’s national digital currency may appear as early as this year

​Digital yuan surpassed Visa in number of transactions at Olympics

Feb 12, 2022

​Digital yuan surpassed Visa in number of transactions at Olympics

However, most of the e-CNY transactions were outside the “Olympic” zone

​India’s Finance Minister doesn't know what to do with cryptocurrency

Feb 12, 2022

​India’s Finance Minister doesn't know what to do with cryptocurrency

Nirmala Sitharaman awaits expert advice on digital assets

​Kenya has started to explore the possibility of using CBDC

Feb 11, 2022

​Kenya has started to explore the possibility of using CBDC

The bank sees potential value in using digital currency to facilitate cross-border transactions

​The final theses on the regulation of the Russian crypto market and other key events of the week

Feb 11, 2022

​The final theses on the regulation of the Russian crypto market and other key events of the week

Bitcoin’s recognition as a foreign currency, the metaverse boom and a detailed analysis of digital assets in Getblock’s review

​European Commission to draft a digital euro bill in 2023

Feb 11, 2022

​European Commission to draft a digital euro bill in 2023

The consultations on options for the use of a CBDC will start soon

Digital yuan is not popular at the Olympics

Feb 9, 2022

Digital yuan is not popular at the Olympics

The analysts don’t see much point in a Chinese CBDC

​Russia’s businessman Vladimir Potanin compared the digital ruble and bitcoin

Feb 8, 2022

​Russia’s businessman Vladimir Potanin compared the digital ruble and bitcoin

In his view, the digital ruble and tokens are less risky assets than the first cryptocurrency