(ATF) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a letter on January 7 announcing that US banks are now allowed to participate in public decentralized networks and use stablecoins to conduct payment settlements. The letter also added that banks under the jurisdiction of the OCC – which is …
(ATF) The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has set up a joint venture with SWIFT, the global system for financial messaging and cross-border payments, in a sign that China is exploring global use of the digital version of the yuan - China’s national currency. SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank …
(ATF) With a clear eye on China, the European Central Bank has sounded the alarm that Europe could lose its very sovereignty, not just its economic autonomy, if it fails to develop a digital euro. The warning is a reminder of how much is at stake politically in the global …
