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Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed that talks with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regarding the regulation of cryptocurrencies are ongoing. The securities regulator also reiterated that due to a CBN directive that was issued on February 7, 2021, the crypto guidelines it issued in September 2020 …

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) stated that it would ban the use of cryptocurrency as a means of payment. The upcoming ban comes amid an ongoing inflation crisis in the country.  Turkey Bans Crypto Payments  The CBRT announced the new legislation via the Resmi Gazete, otherwise …

The ECCB has launched a regional central bank digital currency in partnership with Caribbean fintech outfit Bitt. Source link

Microsoft president Brad Smith is not keen on the idea of technology companies issuing private stablecoins. Source link

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has seemingly softened his stance on crypto for individuals, if not banks. Source link

Haruhiko Kuroda, the Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has hinted that the country’s plans to conduct a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is still very much on course and experiments will begin this spring, according to a Reuters report on March 16, 2021. BOJ to Begin CBDC Pilot …

Thailand’s central bank has declared a stablecoin pegged to the Thai Baht illegal, citing violation of the country’s currency law. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is currently working on a regulatory framework for stablecoins. Thailand Bans Baht-Pegged Stablecoin The Bank of Thailand, the country’s central bank, issued a press release …

A French parliament member has signed a petition to amend the laws to enable the central bank of France to buy and hold bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrencies. The petition urges lawmakers to urgently consider the matter, warning that not owning bitcoin will put France “in a financially weak …

Harvard Professor of Economics and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kenneth Rogoff says that central banks won’t allow bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to become mainstream. “Eventually over the long course of history, the government first regulates and then it appropriates, and I think we can see …

In an apparent rebuke of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo says the country’s monetary authorities must consider regulating crypto assets. He adds that instead of “killing the goose that might lay the golden egg”, Nigerian monetary authorities must consider providing a “robust …