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Digital Euro: The Bill Is Ready but Politicians Aren’t Convinced

A plan to legislate for the central bank digital currency may still be on track for publication, but there is still significant political skepticism about the purpose.

The EU plans a digital euro (Hans-Peter/Flickr)

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EU Commission’s Digital Euro Bill Back on Track for June 28, Lead Official Says

The controversial central bank digital currency proposals had been removed from the EU executive’s agenda.

EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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EU Commission Brushes Off 'Data Act' Fears by Crypto Industry

New rules could kill off permissionless smart contracts, the industry worries.

The EU Data Act has raised smart contract fears (Pixabay)

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Australian Payment Provider Cuscal Imposes New Restrictions on Crypto; Industry Body Criticizes Move

"Australians ... expect to be able to spend their money and use their assets as they choose, without undue restrictions," a Blockchain Australia official said.

The Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

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Unified Ledger for CBDCs, Tokenized Assets Could Enhance Global Financial System: BIS

“This would be a game-changer in how we think about money and how transactions take place,” said the central bank group’s Head of Research Hyun Song Shin.

BIS Head of Research Hyun Song Shin (BIS)

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UK Crypto, Stablecoin Laws Approved by Parliament's Upper House

The Financial Services and Markets Bill stands to recognize crypto as a regulated activity and stablecoins as a means of payment under existing laws.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

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EU Legislation for Digital Euro Is Put on Hold: Source

A bill covering privacy and distribution of the central bank digital currency, originally scheduled for June 28, will be delayed

The ECB is considering whether to issue its currency in digital form (moerschy/ Pixabay)

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Do Kwon Sentenced to 4 Months Jail in Montenegro Document Forgery Case

The court has also ordered the confiscation of two Costa Rican passports, two Belgian passports and two identity cards belonging to Kwon and Terra executive Han Chang-Joon.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

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UK Financial Watchdog Cancels Binance Permissions on Firm's Request

U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority said Binance's local unit is no longer authorized to provide any regulated services in the country.

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

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IMF Official Presents Blueprint for Cross-Border CBDCs

The organization wants to help cut the cost of cross-border transactions without abandoning compliance checks or capital controls, Tobias Adrian, director of IMF’s monetary and capital markets department said.

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)