UK parliamentary group urges caution over UK CBDC

A report released by the U.K.'s All Party Parliamentary Group on crypto and digital assets urges the government to carefully consider the introduction of a CBDC, or "digital pound."

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Leader of Thailand’s opposition party has pledged to distribute a $300 crypto airdrop, according to reports.

According to reports, a real estate tycoon turned politician, Srettha Thavisin, who is vying to be the next prime minister of Thailand, is promising every citizen 10,000 Thai Baht (approximately $300) in digital currency if his party, Pheu Thai, wins the upcoming general election scheduled for May.

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Bitcoin banking- A comprehensive guide to Bitcoin

Bitcoin, or cryptocurrency, is a digital currency introduced to the world in 2009 by a developer named  Satoshi Nakamoto. It operates digitally without the influence of any third party and is considered the safest transaction method for businesses.

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Lunar New Year Shindig: McDonald’s To Party In The Metaverse Using Artificial Intelligence

McDonald’s is ramping up its efforts to appeal to a younger generation of consumers and diversify its customer base by featuring a variety of digital and physical components commemorating the Lunar New Year.

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XRP Lawsuit: SEC and Ripple break silence on third party filings

The SEC and Ripple legal teams recently submitted their respective Motion for Summary Judgements to the court. Since then, they have been battling on an old front. Here the Chamber of Digital CommeThe post XRP Lawsuit: SEC and Ripple break silence on third party filings appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Ripple v. SEC: Powerful Third Party Enters Case to Explain to SEC What It's Wrong About

Chamber of Digital Commerce enters case to engage court on behalf of crypto industry

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U.K. Chooses Pro Crypto Liz Truss As PM, Is This Good For Bitcoin?

The United Kingdom has been hostile territory for crypto and digital assets, but its new head of government might lead the country in an opposite direction. Elizabeth “Liz” Truss, from the Conservative Party or “Tories”, has been chosen to replace the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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UK parliamentary group calls for submissions in new crypto asset inquiry

The U.K.’s Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) announced it will launch an inquiry into the crypto and digital asset industry.

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UFO Gaming introduces staking dApp on Polygon

Digital gaming platform UFO Gaming is throwing a Metaverse Launch Party to celebrate the…

The post UFO Gaming introduces staking dApp on Polygon appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Digital Payments Firm Flexa to Buy Drop Party to Engage With Customers

Digital payments firm Flexa plans to buy marketing technology company Drop Party to engage with customers through various online campaigns. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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How Can 0x0 Art Be Beneficial for Artists?

Creating a non-fungible digital asset by tokenizing a real or digital piece of art. In this way, a digital object may be quickly and securely developed and transferred from one party to another. As a result of this method, a digital artwork that can be indefinitely reproduced and distributed worldwide is created without the need […]

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Is US politics divisive enough to make crypto a partisan issue?

While no longer the leader of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton's comments on crypto could have the potential to create more partisanship among lawmakers regulating digital assets.

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China expels party official for supporting crypto mining firm

China has again demonstrated its anti-crypto position by relieving one of its officials from his position because he violated the country’s policies on digital assets. The post China expels party official for supporting crypto mining firm appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Australia: Following in CBA's footsteps, ANZ bank might join cryto party

Many of Australia’s top financial institutions had not engaged with the cryptocurrency sector until recently, despite its huge growth in the past year. It keep pace with the growth in the digital asThe post Australia: Following in CBA's footsteps, ANZ bank might join cryto party appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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New Australian crypto legislation likely in 2022, Senator Bragg tells NFT Fest

Talking about a digital asset plan being cooked up by a Senate inquiry, Senator Andrew Bragg said, “We will want the major parties, including my party, to adopt these policies as part of their election manifestos.”

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Future of Digital Yen to Gain Clarity in 2022; CBDC Has Potential to Reshape Japan’s Financial Industry

Japan's Central Bank could issue its central bank digital currency (CBDC) by the end of next year. This was made known by Hideki Murai, who runs the Liberal Democratic Party's panel on cryptos.

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Japanese Ruling Party Official Says Digital Yen Clarity Will Be Revealed in 2022

While the U. S. ramps up discussions of a digital dollar and China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) draws near, Japan’s CBDC, otherwise known as the digital yen, is getting closer to its realization as well.

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Spain: Ruling Party Proposes the Creation of a National Digital Currency

The Spanish are now showing interest in joining the central bank digital currency (CBDC) bandwagon. Spanish Political Party Proposes CBDC According to a report by Spanish newspaper El Economista, the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) – the governing political body in Spain – has proposed the creation of a Spanish CBDC. For the uninitiated, the PSOERead More

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Spanish Socialist Workers' Party pens public digital currency initiative

Spain’s oldest active political party is reportedly looking to create a public digital currency.

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How PayrLink Will Revolutionize Private Transactions and Online Disputes

In an ever more growing digital world, PayrLink is the decentralized solution that enables people to make secure and zero-knowledge proof transactions without the need to trust a single third party, service, or individual.

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Grow House Holds Crypto After Party in Miami to Push For $GROW Token Adoption

Grow House, a non-fungible token (NFT) game that enables users to grow digital weed and earn cryptocurrency tokens, held an in-person event at Story NightClub Miami, Florida to help push its project.

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Korean crypto exchanges could face harsh laws if new proposal is passed

The ruling party of South Korea has proposed a new bill that aims to limit crypto-related companies’ ability to trade digital assets and increase their liability in case of a hack, local news outlet Naver reported today.

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Communist Party of Cuba Suggests Including Cryptocurrencies as an Alternative to Deal With Economic Crisis

When a country faces a severe economic crisis or living in a long-lasting political turmoil, cryptocurrencies are often discussed as an alternative to deal with the tough times. Although cryptos are not an unfamiliar issue in Cuba, the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) has been recently showing interest in digital assets to face the economic […]

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A live demonstration of what tokenization means for digital finance

There is a lot of talk and excitement about how blockchain tokenization can change the way digital transactions happen. However, so far, there is very little that any interested party can tangibly seeThe post A live demonstration of what tokenization means for digital finance appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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A live demonstration of what tokenization means for digital finance

There is a lot of talk and excitement about how blockchain tokenization can change the way digital transactions happen. However, so far, there is very little that any interested party can tangibly see for themselves… …until now.

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Israel Wants To Classify Bitcoin as a Currency to Amend the High Capital Gains Taxation

Israel is considering making Bitcoin a currency, according to a new bill that was tabled by four members of the Nationalist party Yisrael Beiteinu, which aims to regulate better the taxations of digital currencies in the country.

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Israeli Lawmakers Plan to Exempt Bitcoin From Capital Gains Tax in Draft New Law

Israeli lawmakers have proposed in a draft new law to treat bitcoin as a currency instead of an asset for tax purposes, local media reported. According to a report from Globes, four legislators from the Yisrael Beiteinu political party presented the Income Tax Ordinance (Taxation of the Sale of Digital Currencies) bill in the Israeli […] The post Israeli Lawmakers Plan to Exempt Bitcoin From Capital Gains Tax in Draft New Law appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Israeli politicians want to recognize Bitcoin as currency, not asset 

According to a local news report, four members from the Yisrael Beiteinu political party in Israel have submitted a new bill that proposes to recognize Bitcoin (BTC) as a digital currency instead of aThe post Israeli politicians want to recognize Bitcoin as currency, not asset  appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Japanese political party adopts smart contract based voting from IOST

Japanese political party – SANSEITO has implemented GUILD VOTING, a digital voting application developed and provided by PHI- an IOST core community leader and developer in Japan. IOST’s smart contract will guarantee vote counting and voting mechanism, result storage, and data reliability.

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IOST Blockchain-Based Voting App to Be Used by Japanese Political Party

In a bid to leverage the benefits of blockchain technology for voting purposes, Japanese political party SANSEITO has implemented GUILD VOTING, a digital voting application that utilizes IOST’s smart contracts to bring reliability, and transparency to the voting process.

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Congressman Calls Digital Dollar Hearing 'Encouraging,' but Look Out for Privacy

Congressman Warren Davidson recaps yesterday’s hearing on the digital dollar, which seemed to reach new consensus across party lines — but the devil is in the details.

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The US is discussing the creation of a digital dollar to combat coronavirus

Representatives of the Democratic Party of the United States of America are developing a bill to issue a digital dollar to overcome the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The preliminary document does not contain the concepts of “cryptocurrency” and does not mention the technology of a decentralized registry, and the definition of a digital […]

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Chinese Communist Party Exec Wants State Monopoly on Digital Currency

China Former Vice President of CIRC of the Party openly talks the strategic plan of CBDC and its ICO and crypto bans

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Bloomberg’s 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Campaign Plan Pledges Clearer Crypto Regulations

Democratic Party Presidential Aspirant and CEO of Bloomberg L. P, Michael Bloomberg, pledged to provide a clearer regulatory framework for cryptocurrency and other matters relating to digital currencies, as part of his financial reform policy.

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Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party urge the Government to consider digital currency options

Members of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party have put forward a proposal urging the government to prepare to issue a digital currency.

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Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party urges the Government to consider digital currency options

Members of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party have put forward a proposal urging the government to prepare to issue a digital currency.

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Japanese Senior LDP Lawmaker Calls For Digital Yen Development Within 2-3 Years

Another of the senior lawmakers in the Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has called for the urgent development of the digital yen so that Japan can compete with China in this sector. Kozo Yamamoto, more exactly, said on February 10 that Japan should create its own digital currency in 2 or 3 years. As reported […]

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Digital Yen: Japan May Launch CBDC in Three Years

A senior lawmaker of Japan’s ruling party has advised the government to include plans for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its mid-year policy guidelines and look to launch its digital yen in two to three years.

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Japan Fears China’s Digital Currency, Suggests Timeline for Digital Yen

Rumors that Japan was preparing plans for a digital yen have been confirmed today. A senior ruling party lawmaker Kozo Yamamoto stated: “the sooner the better. ” Digital Yen to Counter Libra Threat As part of a six-central-bank coalition including the UK, Sweden, and the EU, Japan appeared to be taking a slow but steady approach toward a state-backed digital currency.

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Japan Looking to Push CBDC Agenda at G7 Summit in June

Japanese lawmakers want the government to push for talks on central bank digital currency (CBDC) during the next G7 summit holding in the summer. US Should Set CBDC Agenda for G7 Partners According to Reuters, a parliamentary group led by Akira Amari of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) wants the country’s government to consider issuingRead MoreRead More.

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Japanese Ruling Party Lawmakers Push For Crypto Yen Launch

Reports are emerging that Japan has been urged to accelerate its central bank digital currency development in order to compete with China. Crypto Yen in 2020? According to Reuters a group of Japanese ruling party lawmakers has urged the government to issue the country’s own crypto currency.

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Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan proposes state-issued digital currency

According to the Nikkei Shimbun, the ruling Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) will gather recommendations in the spring regarding a state-issued digital currency.

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Japanese Lawmakers to Propose Digital Yen in Response to China’s Digital Yuan 

A group of Japanese lawmakers from the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is planning on a proposal for Japan to issue a national digital currency, otherwise known as the digital yen. The need to develop a digital yen would seek to counter China’s digital yuan; meanwhile, more central banks across the globe are either studyingRead MoreRead More.

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Japanese Lawmakers Are Open to Issuing A Digital Yen To Compete With Libra, Digital Yuan

A group of Japanese lawmakers from the ruling party came forward with the proposal of Japan issuing its own digital currency. It seems China’s determination to create the digital yuan and Facebook’s Libra has alarmed Tokyo more than a little bit.

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Now, Japan's lawmakers push for digital yen (to counter digital Yuan?)

Japan has joined the list of countries looking forward to using Centrally Backed Digital Currency [CBDC]. A member of the ruling party in Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, on 24 January, told Reuters tThe post Now, Japan's lawmakers push for digital yen (to counter digital Yuan?) appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Japanese Lawmakers Will Propose Digital Yen to Counter Libra, China: Report

Around 70 politicians from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to propose the nation issue its own digital currency.

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Direct Democracy Party to Solve Issues With Crypto Rights in Russia

A new political force is being born in Russia out of the country’s tech business circles. The idea has been conceived by representatives of the country’s growing digital economy sector who want to embark on finding solutions to numerous issues that concern the crypto space.

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China Issues Digital Currency Guide for Party Cadres

Understanding a complex subject should be easier with access to educational materials. With blockchain and CBDC now part of Beijing’s political vocabulary, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has issued a guide to digital currencies meant to prepare party officials for upcoming changes in the country’s financial system.

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Digital Currency Manual for Chinese Officials in High Demand, Enters Second Printing

Chinese party officials show interest in a manual on digital currencies as the government opens to blockchain technology

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