SocGen Chair, ex ECB board member urges EU to embrace stablecoins – Ledger Insights
The Chairman of Societe Generale, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, urges Europe to embrace stablecoins or be left behind in…
Bank of England eyes stablecoins for wholesale payments, tokenization – Ledger Insights
The Bank of England outlined a notably progressive position on digital innovation this week, with Executive Director Sasha…
Analysis: How XRP could undermine Ripple’s move for national trust bank charter – Ledger Insights
Ripple Labs has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a charter as…
ECB’s interim solution for wholesale DLT settlement will take more than a year – Ledger Insights
In February the European Central Bank announced plans for a two track Eurosystem solution to enable the wholesale…
ECB consults on extending RTGS hours – could help DLT payments, digital euro – Ledger Insights
On Friday the European Central Bank launched a consultation on extending the hours of T2, its main real…
Central banks prepare for a tokenized future – Ledger Insights
Imagine a financial world where every transaction, from billion-dollar treasury purchases to retail payments, exists entirely as digital…
Korean central bank wants influence over stablecoins. Tether available to Koreans – Ledger Insights
Bank of Korea (BOK) has said it wants a role in authorizing Won stablecoin issuers, given stablecoin legislation…
Bank of England hints at stance on UK stablecoins – Ledger Insights
Earlier this week Sarah Breeden, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, gave a speech at the…
Blockchain Interoperability Hits the Right Note for Crypto Payments
As the news Thursday (Jan. 9) that FV Bank is expanding its stablecoin capabilities via a partnership with PayPal underscores,…
Luxembourg passes latest blockchain law making digital fund issuance easier – Ledger Insights
Yesterday Luxembourg passed its Blockchain Law 4, which aims to make it easier to adopt DLT for securities.…