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Markets

Bank of Mauritius Plans CBDC Pilot in 2021

“CBDCs will be here to complement, and to address gaps that the traditional monetary system is not able to fulfill,” Bank of Mauritius Governor Harvesh Seegolam said.

Bank of Mauritius Governor Harvesh Seegolam

Policy

Crypto May Force SEC to Modernize Custody Rules: Commissioner Hester Peirce

“The bottom line message I have is that we have work to do in modernizing our custody rules all across the board,” Pierce said.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce

Finance

Christie’s Auction House Exec: NFTs Are the ‘Art World’s Napster'

"It could be that disruptive to the way people do business," said Noah Davis, Christie's point person on NFTs, at Consensus 2021.

Auction Room, Christie's, 1808

Finance

The Next Mickey Mouse or Hello Kitty Could Be an NFT, Says Gary Vaynerchuk

"This is going to be the greatest era of intellectual property ownership," the media mogul predicted in an impassioned conversation at Consensus 2021.

Gary Vaynerchuk, chairman of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerMedia

Markets

Proposed FinCEN Rule on Crypto Wallets Would Likely Be Ineffective, Elliptic Says

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic said the proposal could “adversely impact” existing anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

Wallets

Markets

Opyn Upgrade Aims to Add Capital Efficiency and Liquidity to DeFi Options Market

Options marketplace Opyn is rolling out an upgrade that targets capital efficiency and liquidity in the DeFi options market.

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Policy

India's State-Led Payment Network Is Growing. Now Nation Wants to Export It

India’s state-led payments system, United Payments Interface (UPI), was first rolled out in 2016 and is currently used by 175 million people.

India

Policy

Ripple Board Lands JPMorgan Veteran and Regulatory Expert Sandie O'Connor

The appointment comes as U.S.-based Ripple is openly contemplating relocating its headquarters to another country, citing lack of regulatory clarity.

Sandie O'Connor (center), now a board member of Ripple, at a YMCA benefit in 2015.

Markets

Kadena Onboards Celo’s Dollar Stablecoin, Plots January Launch for Decentralized Exchange

The hybrid blockchain maker said it is collaborating with fintech firm Celo to on-board its stablecoin, cUSD, to Kadena’s platform using a trustless bridge.

The Kadena team

Markets

Man Gets 6 Years for $25M Diamond and Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Jose Angel Aman, charged with operating the fraudulent investment scheme, was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison and pay over $23 million in victim restitution by a federal court in Florida.

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