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Ahead of the Union Budget, India’s crypto debate resurfaces, moving beyond the outdated ban-vs-innovation binary.
In the last few years, a conversation has arisen surrounding the implementation of what is known as Central Bank Digital Currencies, or CBDCs. CBDCs would act as modern forms of money that are ...
How do CBDCs compare with privacy coins? Know the differences in transaction privacy, government oversight, and cryptographic anonymity in digital finance.
Since 2016 it has been a tradition for me to deliver a blog on blockchain and crypto in which I present the main trends for the new year. Looking back, 2025 was an eventful year for the blockchain and ...
In July 2025, U.S. “Crypto Week” marked major steps toward clearer regulation, including laws for stablecoins, digital commodities, and preventing government-issued CBDCs to protect privacy. The week ...
Cambodia's Bakong is commonly pointed to as Southeast Asia's most successful CBDC, except it's not a CBDC. Southeast Asia has 11 countries with a combined population of 700 million people, including ...
While some countries are hurtling towards issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) it does not appear the US will do the same. Fears of excessive government control and the lure of snooping by ...
Why are central banks looking at blockchains? Central banks are tiptoeing into the world of blockchain not because it is fashionable but because every part of the money-making machine, from settlement ...
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