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…
EU ECB Commits to Distributed Ledger Technology Settlement Work
The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council has approved research efforts that will use central bank money to…
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…
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.…