Tag: National
NFL’s Russell Okung Will Receive $6.5M of Panthers Salary in Bitcoin
American based National Football League (NFL) star Russell Okung will become the first in the competition to have his salary…
BIS Wholesale CBDC Proof-of-Concept in Collaboration with SNB and SIX was A Success
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS), Swiss National Bank (SNB), and SIX Digital Exchange has completed a wholesale CBDC proof-of-concept…
Swiss Central Bank Successfully Completes National Digital Currency Trial
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) said that it had completed its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) trials to settle large-scale…
US Regulator OCC Proposes ‘Fair Access’ to Banking Services For All Including Crypto Companies
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the US’s national bank regulator, has proposed a rule that would…
IOTA Tangle Tech Project Funded by Japanese Govt, to Build DLT-based Maintenance Solutions
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a national research and development organization under the Ministry of Economy,…
$1.3M in Chinese Digital Yuan Were Spent In The Largest DCEP Test Run in Shenzhen Province
China is on the verge of completing trials and pilot programs for its national digital currency for the Yuan, which…
Bitcoin Mining Legalized in Venezuela But Being Centralized with National Digital Mining Pool
Venezuela has fully legalized bitcoin mining. According to a recent decree from the National Superintendency of Crypto Assets and Related…
Russian Parliament Pushes Forward With the Waves-based Blockchain Voting; Despite ID Issues
Russia’s blockchain-oriented voting system set to be used in the upcoming national elections is yet to be fully efficient but…
Australian National Rugby League Taps Blockchain to Combat Counterfeits & Piracy
ZDNet reports today that IP Australia has partnered with National Rugby League (NRL), the country’s top-level domestic men’s rugby league club competition,…
US Regulator Authorizes National Banks and Federal Saving Institutions as Crypto Custodians
U.S. regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC), allows federal banks and national savings institutions to officially custody…