central banks

Bank of England: DLT Shift Could Lead to New Securities Monopolies

The U.K.'s central bank has warned that a shift to DLT could bring about both positive and unwelcome changes in the securities settlement industry.

Two Australian lawmakers have formed a parliamentary group to push government to better accommodate cryptocurrency and blockchain.

By Wolfie ZhaoAug 8, 2017

Poland's central bank has said that investors and banks should avoid dealing with digital currencies like bitcoin and ether.

By Wolfie ZhaoJul 7, 2017

Colu is open-sourcing its banking infrastructure known as Bankbox and becoming "blockchain agnostic" to ease adoption among cryptocurrency issuers.

CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson discusses how efforts in the Caribbean to harness public blockchain tech could lead to regional transformation.

By Noelle AchesonMay 30, 2017

In an exclusive interview, Bank of Japan's Yuko Kawai discussed how blockchain is emerging as one of the "hottest topics" among central banks.

By Pete RizzoMay 15, 2017

The People's Bank of China shares new research into how a digital currency economy could coexist with central banks.

By Yao QianMay 11, 2017

The UK’s central bank is looking for partners for distributed ledger projects focused on data privacy.

By Stan HigginsApr 25, 2017

Bank of Korea has published a new working paper that speculates on how a cryptocurrency economy would impact central banks.

By Stan HigginsApr 24, 2017

In a new report, bank consortium R3 compares two competing concepts for moving fiat currency to a blockchain or distributed ledger.

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