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Facebook Hit With Lawsuit Threats Over Libra Rebrand Plan

December 8, 2020

Facebook hit with lawsuit threats over Libra rebrand plan.Facebook has been hit by threats of legal action as a result of its decision to rebrand the Libra stablecoin project as 'Diem' from the same name fina...

Global Economies Demand Clear Crypto Regulations

December 8, 2020

The US Department of the Treasury announced on Monday that finance ministers and central bank officials from G7 countries backed crypto regulations. The attendees discussed the recent developments regarding C...

Facebook Gets Legal Threat for Renaming Libra to Diem

December 8, 2020

Facebook’s aim to launch a digital currency is looking at another roadblock as UK fintech Diem is considering to take the social media giant and its crypto partners to court over the recent rebranding of the ...

ECB Says Evaluation Phase For Digital Euro To Go Well In 2021

December 7, 2020

ECB says evaluation phase for digital euro to go well in 2021. According to an executive at the European Central Bank, the European Financial Authorities could draw up an investigation plan for the digital eu...

German Bank Introduces Crypto Fund Covering Portfolio Of Digital Assets

December 7, 2020

German bank introduces crypto fund covering portfolio of digital assets. German private bank Hauck & Aufhäuser announced its first crypto fund, the HAIC Digital Asset Fund I, to be released on 1 January 2...

Thai Tax collectors To Use Blockchain Tech To Streamline Revenues In 2021

December 7, 2020

Thai tax collectors to use blockchain tech to streamline revenues in 2021. Thailand's tax collection agency will use blockchain technology to make tax payments more effective next year. The Excise Department ...

LayerX To Develop Blockchain-Based Voting System In Japan

December 7, 2020

LayerX to develop blockchain-based voting system in Japan. Japanese firm Layer X will be collaborating with a digital identity application dubbed xID to establish a blockchain-based voting system in the Japan...

Grayscale Reports Growing Interest in Ethereum

December 7, 2020

Michael Sonnenshein, Managing Director at Grayscale Investments, said that Ethereum-first investors have grown significantly during 2020 as the community accepts ETH as an asset class. Sonnenshein expressed ...

HKMA, PBoC Initiate Talks for Digital Yuan Testing in Hong Kong

December 7, 2020

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has initiated talks with the People’s Bank of China’s Digital Currency Institute to test digital yuan in the autonomous administrative region, HKMA CEO, Eddie Yue revealed....

Simplex Launches Banking Service for Fiat-Crypto Conversions

December 7, 2020

Israel-based Simplex, a payments solutions provider, announced on Monday the launch of banking services allowing platforms to offer cryptocurrency buying and selling services using fiat. Dubbed Simplex Banki...